GVPP 384 IDIS 301 Richard Swaim

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GVPP 384 / IDIS 301Richard Swaim

• Thomas Arendall-Salvetti
• Langsdale Library
• 410-837-4275
• tarendall-salvetti_at_ubalt.edu

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Getting Started

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• gvpp384_swaim_SP06.htm
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• Renew every semester (in person/online)

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Outline

• Background Sources
• Search Strategy
• Finding Articles
• Finding Books
• Evaluating Sources

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Background Sources

• Europa world year book
• Call number XJN 1 .E89

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Background Sources

• Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe From the Congress
  of Vienna to the fall of communism.
• Call Number XDJK 6 .E53 2000

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Background Sources

• Eastern Europe An Introduction to the People,
  Lands, and Culture.
• Call Number XDJK 9 .E25 2005

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Background Sources

• World Factbook 2005 (Central Intelligence Agency)
  
• http//www.odci.gov/
• cia/publications/
• factbook/index.html

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Background Sources

• Country Studies (Library of Congress)
• http//lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

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Search Strategy

• Broad Topic
• Hungary and the European Union

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Search Strategy

• Medium Topic
• How will Hungarys entry into the European Union
  affect its economy?

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Search Strategy

• Narrow Topic
• Will Hungarys entry into the European Union
  increase its employment rate?

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Find Keywords

• Narrower Topic
• Will Hungarys entry into the European Union
  increase its employment rate?

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Keywords
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Keywords
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Combining Keywords
Hungary AND European Union
Hungary AND European Union AND Jobs
Hungary AND Free Trade AND Employ
(Hungary OR Central Europe) AND (European Union
OR Free Trade) AND (Jobs OR Employ)
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Finding Journal Articles

• Databases
• Academic Search Premier (General)
• Business Source Premier (Business)
• Historical Abstracts (Non-US History)
• PAIS (Political Science)
• Humanities Abstracts (Arts Culture)

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Finding Journal Articles

• Do we own it?
• DatabasesList of Full Text Periodicals
• Off-Campus Access
• Research Port

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Finding Newspaper Articles

• LexisNexis Academic (News more)
• Look up newspaper articles from your country!

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Finding Newspaper Articles

• LexisNexis Academic (News more)

1. Pick News
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Finding Newspaper Articles
2. Pick Types of News
3. Select Date Range
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Finding Books

• UB Catalog Books at U. of Baltimore
• USMAI Catalog Books in Maryland
• WorldCat Books worldwide
• on Databases page

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Finding Books

• Borrowing
• 4 weeks
• Any USMAI Library
• Books from USMAI Libraries
• Takes 3-5 days
• Interlibrary Loan
• Takes 1-2 weeks

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Evaluating Sources (Journals)

• Popular or Scholarly?
• Appearance dynamic or plain?
• Frequency weekly or quarterly?
• Types of Articles news or original research?
• Length short or long?

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Evaluating Sources (Journals)

• Popular or Scholarly?
• Audience general public or academics?
• Sources bibliography?
• Publisher university press?

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Questions?

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