Review the presentation of library resources and services for ENGL 1101 English Composition

1. Library Resources
ENGL 1101
Research as Inquiry
Searching as Strategic Exploration

2. Library Homepage
www.clayton.edu/library

3. Library Services

4. Sharing Library Resources
Gil Express
• Borrow books from other
GA universities (USG)
• Search University System of
Georgia catalog. Request
online or check books out in
person.
• Arrive in 2-4 days
• 28-day loan, renewable
Interlibrary loan (ILL)
• Request electronic
copy of an article
• Arrive in less than a
week by email
• Borrow books from all
types of libraries
• Arrive in 2-3 weeks
• Loan period varies

5. Information:What types of resources are available?
http://clayton.libguides.com/informationsources

6. Reference books
• Background information
• Quick facts, Encyclopedic
• Historical data
• Topical overview
• Timelines
• May be e-Book format
• Print copies are available
on the main (upper) level
of Library

7. eBooks @ the Clayton State Library

8. Searching for books!

9. Searching in the Catalog
gilfind.clayton.edu

10. Tweak my results- Subject

11. Details of a book record in the catalog
Virtual browse feature

12. URL: Off Campus Login to Electronic Resources

13. Symbols in GALILEO

14. Is it Scholarly, Popular, or Trade?
Journals Magazines Trade Publications
American Sociological
Review, Journal of Physical
Chemistry, Child Development
Newsweek, Ebony, Sports
Illustrated, Vogue
Aviation Today, Chronicle of
Higher Education,
Construction Today
Always provides name of
author(s).
Author may or may not be
provided.
Author may or may not be
provided.
Scholarly information-
a) Primary Source-Unique
research
b) Secondary Source-historical
review of literature
Popular information-
Recipes, hobbies, home
renovation ideas
Limited to industry/trade
information- (i.e. airlines,
construction, accounting)
For
researchers/professors to
stay current on a topic.
For casual readers
seeking general
information.
For practitioners, includes
technical terms for that
career field.
Illustrations include
charts, graphics to
support article
May include bright covers
and advertising.
Glossy covers and pages,
different formats.
Longer articles, footnotes.
Bibliographies.
Short articles. Advertising geared for the
industry or business.

15. Searching for Journals!

16. Journal article
(CITATION)
Title of article
Author(s)
Journal, date, vol. pages

17. LibGuides - Tools to help you!
LibGuides INCLUDE:
• Tutorials-- “how to” guides
• Suggested resources
• Detailed guides about
• eBooks, multimedia, etc.
• Research databases
• Quality websites
• Quick help boxes

18. Library Resources and Tools
Start at:
• Library homepage http://www.clayton.edu/library
• English 1101 http://clayton.libguides.com/engl1101
• LibGuides http://clayton.libguides.com/

19. Topics and Research
• What kind of information? How much? Professor’s guidelines?
Creating a Good Research Question
1. Find an issue that interests you.
2. Explore the issue.
3. Start asking questions.
4. Refine and focus your questions
Source: Georgia State University Center for Instructional Innovation

20. Topics and Research
Research Process Source: Erin Nagel Clayton State University
• People think: Define topic-Implement search-Get results
• Reality: Circular continuous process: Evaluate results and implement
new search terms until satisfied with the results of the search.

21. Watch this short tutorial clip produced by North Carolina State Libraries!
Picking Your Topic IS Research!*
Source: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/picking_topic/
For a successful research experience you should ---
Understand the assignment!
Understand that your topic may need adjustments.
Realize that adjusting your topic is an integral part of the
research process.

22. Search Strategies include …Boolean Operators
• AND = narrow
• OR = expand
• NOT = exclude
women AND hypertension
hypertension OR
“high blood pressure”
dolphins NOT football
AND is automatically used by Google and other search engines to combine terms

24. The Topic-Building a Search Strategy
1. Try to rephrase your topic into a question.
Does the use of solar panels save money on energy bills? What is the evidence of cost savings to users of
renewable energy sources? What are the pros or cons of using solar or renewable energy sources?
2. Break down the topic into keywords.
Keywords or phrases: financial, benefits, solar panels
Alternative keywords/phrases: cost, money, savings, advantages, solar
energy
3. Are there any related topics or sub-topics?
Identify cities using solar panels? Statistics about savings?

25. Sample of Advanced Search

26. Searching in Academic Search Complete

27. Searching in Newspaper Source

28. The Internet: How Search Works
YouTube video showing an internet search in action
https://youtu.be/LVV_93mBfSU

29. Evaluate all Information!
“Freddie's 10 Tips to Ferret Out Fake News”
Lesson Plan: Spotting Fake News and Images on the Web. EBSCO Resources for Educators.2018,
help.ebsco.com/interfaces/EBSCO_Guides/Resources_for_Educators. Accessed 22 Aug. 2018.

30. How to Avoid Plagiarism
Three Suggested Resources
• Plagiarism Tutorial-University of Southern Mississippi. Includes pre-
and post-tests and quizzes to check your progress.
• Is it Plagiarism Yet?-Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) has
tutorials, exercises, examples, and guides.
• You Quote It, You Note It! A funny 10 minute tutorial by the Vaughan
Memorial Library of Acadia University.

31. Do you have questions?
Library help is available!