SDS 251 R Social Research Library Research Winter
SDS 251 R: Social Research Library Research Winter 2019 Tony Tin Librarian Renison University College Library
Where can I find the information? http: //www. lib. uwaterloo. ca
What I need to know?
Undergraduate Student • https: //uwaterloo. ca/library/undergraduate-students
How to access Library Resources from Home
How to access from anywhere
Library Account
Library Account: Features • Search: finds records using keywords • Query: save your search queries • E-shelf: save bibliographic records from various search results • My account: fines and fees. See checked out and renew these items
How to find books, journal articles, library website and many others. . A federated search tool one stop searching for every thing
More Search Options
Advanced Search options 1. Search: Searches everything, including books, articles, audios, videos and many others. 2. Books +: Searches physical resources (books) and E-books. 3. Articles+: Searches articles available through many of the Library’s electronic subscription
Research Topic: Environmental activism and water issues Brainstorm the topic environmental activism water environmental Analysis social movement rivers environmental protection collective Action lakes water pollution citizen participation
Narrow or Broaden your search results: Boolean can help • Boolean: Operator which links concepts within a search. • OR (to include at least one term / concept) Water OR rivers 16, 905, 499 results • AND (to include all terms / concepts) rivers AND Canada 210, 099 results • NOT (to exclude terms / concepts) Water NOT rivers 15, 949, 178 results Make sure you are using “UPPER CASE”
More Tips: • Phrase Searching: look for two or more words together using “ “. • Instead of: Environmental activism 132, 792 results Try: “Environmental activism” 108, 368 results • Truncation/Wildcards: expands a term to include all forms of the root word using * • Culture* finds culture and cultural 13, 271, 279 results
Truncation Examples”
Beyond Boolean: Faceted Searching • Search information organized according to a classification system such as peered reviewed, material Type, library location, date and Subject.
Research Databases (Journal articles) • 3 different access points: • Primo Article+ • Research Journal Database • Browse Research Databases by Title: (Proquest) • Browse Research Databases by department or broad subject area (Social Work) • Browse Special content type (video and images) • Find E-Journal Title (Journal of scientific research ) • Example: (Peer-Reviewed Journal) Malakoff, D. (2010). AIR POLLUTION Taking the Sting Out of Acid Rain. Science, 330(6006), 910 -911.
Borrowing books: 3 steps
Returning books: • Loan term: books=2 weeks; journals=3 days; Reserves= 3 hrs. • Return at any designated library book return (N. B. Renison’s in hallway), except Reserves.
What is a Peer reviewed article? • Articles evaluated by several researchers or subject specialist in the academic community prior to accepting it for publication. Also known as scholarly or refereed.
SAGE Research Methods Online • An electronic database (700+ titles) of books, reference resources, and videos on a wide range of research methods topics • Content is accessible by searching or browsing by resource type, author, or methodology • Methods Maps, which provide a visual representation of the relationships between different research methods, and Methods Lists For more info: http: //srmo. sagepub. com/page/tips-and-tutorials/
Pro. Quest Sociological Abstracts • Indexes international literature of sociology including journal articles, books, and dissertations from 1952 – current. For more info: http: //proquest. libguides. com/Soc. Abs
Useful Social Sciences Research Databases • Psy. INFO (Proquest) • Social Services Abstract (Pro. Quest) • Social Science Full Text (Ebsco) • Canadian Research Index (Gale) • Lexis. Nexis Academic (Newspapers, including KW Record) • Web of Science (ISI Web of Knowledge)
Resaearch Guides for Social Sciences: • provides instructions for locating Social Science books and journals, a and web-based reference titles. • Lib. Guide to Social work • Lib. Guide to sociology and legal Studies
Research Guide • Lib. Guide to Social work • Lib. Guide to sociology and legal Studies
How to Write a Bibliography • Citation / Style Guides: provide access to different citation styles including APA, Chicago, MLA, and others. • APA intext citations bascis • APA citation generator • Primo Citation: allow you to copy-and-paste formatted citations from search results. • Google Scholar Cites: allow you to copy-and-paste formatted citations from search results. • Refwork: Online bibliographic management program that allows users to create a personal database of references and generate bibliographies in a variety of formats (Group Code* = RWUWaterloo)
Ask US • FAQ • Online chat (various IM interfaces)— 12 p. m. to 4 p. m. , except weekends and holidays • E-mail • Text • In person • Phone
Thank You! E-mail: tony. tin@uwaterloo. ca Online tutorial: http: //alturl. com/i 8 ckx Website: http: //www. lib. uwaterloo. ca
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