1. ISTC 102
Laksamee Putnam
lputnam@towson.edu
Research & Instruction Librarian
Slides:
http://slidesha.re/16MdPD8

2. First…
 Laksamee Putnam
 lputnam@towson.edu
 Cook Library Reference:
 410.704.2462.
 IM/email
 Phone: 410.704.3746.
 Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
 Albert S. Cook facebook profile!
 Slides: http://slidesha.re/16MdPD8

3. Agenda
 Quick review of last class
 Group work
 Finding Books
 Finding Articles
 Finding Newspapers

4. Review
 Keywords
 AND OR NOT
 Check for CRAP
 Currency
 Reliability
 Authority
 Purpose/POV

5. Putting it all together…
 Which age is childhood obesity in the United States
the highest?
childhood
child*
adolescent
young
obesity
over weight
BMI
United States
USA
North America
child* OR adolescent OR young
AND
obesity OR overweight OR BMI
AND
United States OR USA OR North America

6. Real research is complicated

7. Critique Cook OneSearch!
 Small groups
 Discuss Cook OneSearch
 Books
 Articles
 Fill out this worksheet
 http://bit.ly/1eJZQ8Y
 Report back to the class

8. Critique Cook OneSearch!
 Find books
 One here at Towson
 One outside of Towson
 Report back
 A feature which helped your search
 What your group disliked

9. Finding Books
 Plenty of relevant
information in print
 Use broad keywords
 Multiple places to search
 Cook OneSearch
 Library Catalog
 USMAI Libraries

10. Finding Books

11. Finding Books

12. Critique Cook OneSearch!
 Find an article
 Identify
 Article title
 Journal title
 Content Provider (i.e. Database)
 Access
 Report back
 A feature which helped your search
 What your group disliked

13. Finding Articles
 Scholarly – Peer
Reviewed
 Use specific
keywords
 Utilized advanced
search features
Card Catalogue. [Photographer]. Retrieved from
Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.
http://quest.eb.com/images/115_2838287

14. Finding Articles

15. Finding Articles
 Content providers you should use:
 Academic Search Premier
 Education Research Complete
 ERIC
 SocINDEX
 ScienceDirect
 Social Sciences Abstracts
 PsycINFO

16. Finding Articles
 Features to remember
 Yellow Findit button
 Citation creations
 Email yourself
 Also as you are searching
 Take a look at the article citations
 Make note of additional keywords

17. Finding Newspapers
 There is a help guide for this too

18. Find a newspaper article
 Enter your newspaper article information
into the worksheet

19. Next class
 Before class:
 Read the article, be ready to discuss
 Try to create an APA citation
 Discussion on plagiarism and citation style

20. Questions?
 Feel free to contact me:
 Laksamee Putnam
 lputnam@towson.edu
 410.704.3746.
 Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
 Or any reference librarian:
 Visit Cook Library Reference Desk
 410.704.2462.
 IM – tucookchat