Learning Objective(s): After completing this challenge, you will be able to use an online APA style guide to correctly format the reference page entry for an article found online through a database.
Challenge: Choose one of the articles on your results list, and use the Quick Guide to APA Style (linked from the bottom of the library class page) to put the citation in the right format.
Type the correctly formatted citation as a comment to this post.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Article Challenge #3: Finding Articles using Databases
Learning Objective(s): This challenge will help you figure out where and how to start searching for articles; after completing the challenge, you will have an opportunity to evaluate your search strategy.
Challenge: Think about and record answers to #1 and #2. Then do #3 and #4.
1. Based on what you think your research topic might be, which database(s) do you think you’ll need to use?
2. List some search terms that might work, and decide upon two to combine with AND.
3. Navigate to that database from the library home page, decide whether you want to search for full text or not, then type your search terms and take a look at the first page of results.
4. Find the "narrowing" terms along the left side of the page. Which ones may help focus or narrow your search down?
Please comment on this post and include: your probable topic, database(s) used, search terms entered, narrowing terms that look promising. Also, briefly discuss whether your strategy has you on the right track. Be prepared to share your search story with the class.
Challenge: Think about and record answers to #1 and #2. Then do #3 and #4.
1. Based on what you think your research topic might be, which database(s) do you think you’ll need to use?
2. List some search terms that might work, and decide upon two to combine with AND.
3. Navigate to that database from the library home page, decide whether you want to search for full text or not, then type your search terms and take a look at the first page of results.
4. Find the "narrowing" terms along the left side of the page. Which ones may help focus or narrow your search down?
Please comment on this post and include: your probable topic, database(s) used, search terms entered, narrowing terms that look promising. Also, briefly discuss whether your strategy has you on the right track. Be prepared to share your search story with the class.
Friday, January 11, 2008
More Progress...at last!
Well, with the new year, lots of exciting things have happened!
I am team-teaching a one credit elective LIBM course called Electronic Information Retrieval. We have been asked to modify the content as we see fit to make it more hands-on and interactive, even though it is entirely online (through Blackboard, our current CMS).
Also, I have been asked by our Interim Director of Libraries to work with others on creating the content for a possible one credit course covering information literacy in general.
These are two EXCELLENT opportunities to develop this project further, as well as test its effectiveness.
And the best news of all: I got notification today that my IRB application has been approved! I can create a survey and begin administering it to volunteers in my first library instruction one-shot session, which is next Wednesday.
Yea!!!
I am team-teaching a one credit elective LIBM course called Electronic Information Retrieval. We have been asked to modify the content as we see fit to make it more hands-on and interactive, even though it is entirely online (through Blackboard, our current CMS).
Also, I have been asked by our Interim Director of Libraries to work with others on creating the content for a possible one credit course covering information literacy in general.
These are two EXCELLENT opportunities to develop this project further, as well as test its effectiveness.
And the best news of all: I got notification today that my IRB application has been approved! I can create a survey and begin administering it to volunteers in my first library instruction one-shot session, which is next Wednesday.
Yea!!!
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