English 1213 Dr. Jones

							English 1213
Dr. Logan-Woltz
      Session 2
      •Library Services

      •Finding Articles
Library Services
Library Services
Off Campus Access
Off Campus Access

 Library Catalog is open to public
 E-Book usage is restricted to SWOSU

 Article databases are restricted to
  SWOSU
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

 Requires time management skills
 Normal processing time is 5 to 7
  business days (M-F)
Ask-a-Librarian
Finding Articles
Books vs. Periodicals

   Arranged by call         Arranged by the
    number                    title alphabetically
   Location: 2nd floor      Location: 1st floor
         LIBRARY LINGO ALERT!
The term “periodical” is a generic description
     for a words “magazine” or “journal”
Periodicals

   MAGAZINES                  JOURNALS
       Popular Info               Scholarly Info
       Audience:                  Audience:
         • General Public            • Researcher
         • Casual Reader             • Professional Who Needs
       Purpose:                       to Stay Up-to-Date
         • Hobby                   Purpose:
         • Pleasure                  • Goal-Driven
         • Curiosity                    • Research Paper
                                        • Certification, Tenure
                                        • Job Requirement
Class Activity

   What’s the Difference?
          Difference Between Scholarly
          and Popular Periodicals
POPULAR MAGAZINES                SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
   USUALLY SOMEWHAT SLICK          HAVE A SOBER, SERIOUS LOOK
    AND ATTRACTIVE IN
    APPEARANCE
                                    ALWAYS CITE THEIR SOURCES IN
                                     FOOTNOTES/BIBLIOGRAPHIES
   RARELY CITE SOURCES. INFO.
    IS USUALLY SECONDARY,           ARTICLES WRITTEN BY A SCHOLAR
    REPORTED FROM SOURCE             OR RESEARCHER “HORSE’S MOUTH”

   ARTICLES SHORT, WRITTEN IN      PEER-REVIEWED BY SCHOLARS
    SIMPLE LANGUAGE AND FOR A
    MINIMAL EDUCATION LEVEL         LANGUAGE OF JOURNAL ASSUMES
                                     SOME SCHOLARLY BACKGROUND ON
                                     THE PART OF READER
   USUALLY LOT OF ADVERTISING
    AND PICTURES                    ADVERTISING IS SPECIALIZED TO
                                     THAT DISCIPLINE
   PAGINATION RESTARTS IN
    EVERY ISSUE                     PAGINATION IS CUMULATIVE
Databases 101: Differences
Between Brands & Products
   Nike                            EBSCOHost
       Shoes for…                      Academic Search
         •   Men                         Premier
         •   Women                      ERIC
         •   Children
                                        Newspaper
         •   Basketball
                                         Source
         •   Baseball/Softball
                                        CINAHL
         •   Running
         •   Soccer                     Medline
         •   Golf                       SPORTDiscus
Citing Databases
Citing Databases

Will, George F. “The GOP--Grand Old Pulpit.”
 Newsweek Jan 14, 2008: 64. Academic
 Search Premier. EBSCOHost.
 Southwestern Oklahoma State U Lib.,
 Weatherford, OK. 31 Jan. 2008,
 <http://search.epnet.com>
Citing Databases
Will, George F. “The GOP--Grand Old Pulpit.” Newsweek Jan 14, 2008: 64. Academic Search Premier.
      EBSCOHost. Southwestern Oklahoma State U Lib., Weatherford, OK. 31 Jan. 2008,
      <http://search.epnet.com>


Will, George F. = author’s name
“The GOP--Grand Old Pulpit.” = title of article
Newsweek = title of publication (magazine or journal)
Jan 14, 2008 = publication date / copyright date
64 = page number(s)
Academic Search Premier = name of database (product name)
EBSCOHost = name of vendor / company (brand name)
Southwestern Oklahoma State U Lib., Weatherford, OK. = location where you accessed the

     information
31 Jan. 2008 = date when you accessed the information
<http://search.epnet.com> = standard web address (URL) for the database product
Academic Search Complete:
Limiters
Full-text Articles

    Full-text articles indicate the entire
    article can be found within the
    database, no physical searching is
    necessary. Full-text articles are
    accessible in the following ways:
   HTML (displays like a web page)
   PDF (displays like a photocopy; best for citing info)
   Linked (hyperlinks to full-text in another location)
Moving Towards Evaluation
 Scholarly sources are concerned with academic study,
 especially research for individuals such as, students,
 teachers, professors, or any other professional who
 need current information to stay informed of changes
 to their profession or area of expertise. Many scholarly
 journals are peer reviewed or refereed, that is, these
 articles have been subjected to a rigorous approval
 and editing process by other scholars in that discipline.
 This process doesn’t apply to popular magazines.
End of Session 2



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