EN 139 Medical Ethics 1192005 Sara Prahl Librarian

EN 139: Medical Ethics 11/9/2005 Sara Prahl, Librarian

Welcome! What do you mean by “scholarly”? Looking for Books Looking for Articles Looking for Websites Creating Citations Avoiding Plagiarism Research Resources

EPIC 2014 Scholarly or Popular Information? – – – – Differences in production Differences in medium Differences in publication Differences in audience Differences in distribution Differences in use Differences in attribution/citation Differences in ? ? ?

What do you mean by “scholarly”? Authority – Who is responsible for the presentation of this information? – What are this person's/organization's credentials? – Do other people rely on this information? Who and for what purposes?

What do you mean by “scholarly”? Audience – Who is the target audience for this information? – Has this information undergone a review process preceding publication? – What is the target audience's primary interest in this information? What is your primary interest?

What do you mean by “scholarly”? Depth of Coverage – Does this presentation offer a general overview of a topic or an in-depth analysis of some interesting aspect of this subject? – What information sources were employed by the creator of this presentation? How easily can you trace these sources to gain a broader view of the topic?

What do you mean by “scholarly”? Unique Viewpoint – Does this presentation reflect a unique viewpoint on this topic? – What does this presentation add to the intellectual or cultural conversation surrounding this topic? – How does this presentation enrich/challenge my own unique point of view?

Keyword Searching Concision & Precision Phrase Searching “flea collar” Truncation prevent* Boolean AND & OR cats AND fleas dogs OR cats Complex Searches fleas AND (dogs or cats)

Looking for Books (and other library materials) Colby College Libraries Catalog – Reserves Maine Info. Net – Search public and academic libraries throughout Maine. NExpress – Search the libraries at Colby, Bates, Bowdoin, Williams, Wellesley, and Northeastern. Interlibrary Loan Forms

Looking for Facts (Reference) Reference Sources Quick Search Catalog Reference Search – Choose Advanced Search – Type keyword or subject search terms – Limit search to Miller Reference

Looking for Articles (Journals, Magazines, Newspapers) Alphabetized List of Colby’s Indexes Academic Search Premier (Journals, Magazines, Newspapers, Monographs) – The broadest index we have at Colby. It covers hundreds of subject areas and thousands of journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many of the articles indexed in ASP are available full-text. JSTOR and Project Muse (Journals) – JSTOR is an archive of full-text, scholarly journal articles with a subset devoted to languages and literature. BEWARE: You won't find recently published articles in JSTOR. Depending on the publisher, the most recent articles will be 2 -5 years old. – Project Muse is an up-to-date archive of full-text, scholarly journal articles with a subset devoted to literature and criticism.

Looking for Articles (Journals, Magazines, Newspapers) MLA International Bibliography (Books, Journals, Dissertations) – *The* literature database. The cream of the crop, MLA indexes articles, book reviews, literary criticism, books and essays from books, and even dissertations. This is a citation index, so you'll need to hunt down the full-text of articles you're interested in. Literature Online (LION) (Journals, Reference, Websites) – Be sure to search under Criticism & Reference to find literary criticism, biographical reference articles, and scholarly websites.

Looking for Articles (Journals, Magazines, Newspapers) Newspapers CQ Researcher – In-depth, thoroughly researched articles on a variety of current events topics.

Looking for Websites Infomine – A well-organized directory of hand-selected, annotated, scholarly websites. Worth a look! Literature Online (LION) – Your best source for hand-picked, scholarly websites on literature. Be sure to search under Criticism & Reference to find literary criticism, biographical reference articles, and scholarly websites.

Creating Citations Easy. Bib – MLA citations easy as 1 -2 -3 Duke University: Citing Sources – Templates to help you create the perfect MLA citation for any type of material

Avoiding Plagiarism Colby Libraries Student Resources CBB Plagiarism Resource Site

Research Resources e. Snips – 1 G free online storage space. Blogger – Free online publishing tool, excellent for research logs! End. Note – Bibliographic management software. See Sara for details.

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