SOCIOLOGY 100

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SOCIOLOGY 100

• Welcome to the
• U of A Libraries

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U of A Libraries

• One of the largest libraries in Canada
• Over 4.5 million volumes
• 18,000 serial subscriptions
• 750,000 government documents

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OVERWHELMING?
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Rutherford Library Complex

• Humanities Social Sciences collection
• Rutherford North books, bound journals,
  circulation and reference
• Rutherford South unbound journals, computer
  labs ...

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What do you need to get started?

• OneCard bar code and PIN
• library card (check out, renew, fines, requests)
• photocopy card (add value)
• printing card
• use it at the fitness centre too!

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And

• CNS (GPU) Id and Password
• lab authentication
• off-campus access to library
• CNS assigned e-mail
• to use MY ACCOUNT Features

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For Your Assignments the Library is your best
source for

• Books and book chapters
• Academic journal articles

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Where to begin?

• www.library.ualberta.ca (aka the library website)

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Check here for books you have signed out,
fines etc.
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WERE NOT USING GOOGLE ANYMORE!

• Internet is a delivery mechanism and is the one
  used to deliver many Library Resources
• What IS DIFFERENT about using Library delivered
  INTERNET Resources? Library resources
• Are restricted to U OF A users
• Most cost big bucks
• Use specialized search techniques
• Have been evaluated selected as useful and
  reliable resources

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Whats in the CATALOGUE

• Books
• Journals, magazine and newspaper TITLES
• Electronic journals
• Links to web sites
• i.e. what the library provides access to and pays
  for

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Wheres the stuff?

• IN NEOS LIBRARIES
• The 24 NEOS members include
• U of A
• Rutherford Library plus all other campus
  libraries
• Red Deer College, Concordia University College
• Alberta Economic Development, etc.

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Searching Tips for the Catalogue

• Boolean Searches
• and homosexuality and religion both concepts
  must be present in the results
• or anorexia or bulimia if either concept is
  present the item will be included in the results
• Phrase Searches
• date rape (use single quotes if you want words
  to be side-by-side)

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Searching Tips for the Catalogue

• Keyword searching looks for words anywhere
• Browse searching looks for the word at the
  beginning of the title, subject etc.
• If you know youre searching for a periodical,
  select periodical title from the drop down menu

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And, more tips

• Leave off words like a, an, the at the beginning
  of titles or names
• Limit your searches by Library if you want to
  know whats physically at the U of A
• Limit by format if you want to find only books,
  only videos etc.

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Use other search options
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Click here to get call no. location
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Click on the subject link to find more on your
topic
Pull down to see call no. locations
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FINDING PERIODICAL TITLES
Change to periodical title
Change to browse
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Follow e-access links to get to full-text. Note
coverage dates!
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Click on pdf button to see full-text
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Whats an Academic Journal?

• Peer reviewed or refereed articles
• Researchers credentials
• Editorial boards
• Blind reviews

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Look at document type
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Limit to peer reviewed
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Whats in a Database?

• Access to info about articles in periodicals by
  subject, author...
• Some include full-text of articles
• Some include access to book chapters ...
• Print, download and/or e-mail results

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Finding the right database

• Subject gt
• Humanities and Social Sciences gt
• Sociology

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To find lists of databases for specific subject
areas
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A portion of the Sociology database list
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4 recommended databases for this class

• Academic Search Premier
• Sociological Abstracts (includes books and book
  chapters)
• Social Sciences Abstracts
• CBCA (Canadian BusinessCurrent Affairs)

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Database Searching Tips

• Boolean Searches
• and abortion and christianity
• or anorexia or bulimia or eating disorders
• Phrase Searches
• date rape

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And

• Truncation
• bodybuild bodybuilders, bodybuilding ...
• Wildcards
• wom?n women or woman
• Limiters
• language,
• date of publication

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Searching Sociological Abstracts
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Type in your search words here
Select limits
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Click here to see if the library owns the journal
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Type in your search terms click on Search button
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Click here to add for later printing, e-mail or
downloading
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Summary

• Analyze your topic
• Search by Subjects or Keywords
• Track your references!
• Read, reflect and then write
• Chicago Manual of Style

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And

• Ask for Help
• Reference Desks
• How do I ?
• Where is ?
• E-Mail Chat Reference

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U of A Libraries

• GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR RESEARCH!