EDU 125 Finding Journal Articles on Language Disabilities

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EDU 125 Finding Journal Articles on Language
Disabilities

• Connie Cameron
• Beatrice Pulliam
• Providence College
• April 1, 2005

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We Will Cover

• Annotated Bibliography Description and Samples
• Finding Background Info on Your Topic
• Selected Databases
• Wrap Up and Discussion

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Annotated Bibliography

• Is an evaluative note added to each reference or
  citation with the goal of helping the reader
  assess whether the cited work is relevant to a
  specific research topic or line of inquiry.
• Is NOT an abstract. An abstract is simply a
  brief statement that summarizes the main points
  of a work. Primarily descriptive.
• Annotations can also be descriptive but your
  assignment calls for critical comment.

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More Annotated Bibliography Samples

• Booth, Pat F. (1987). Thesauri Their uses for
  indexers. The Indexer 15, 3, 141-144. This
  article expands awareness about the variety of
  uses of a thesaurus. Booth reminds us that
  thesauri are useful for 1. subject
  familiarization (Cliff notes for self-education)
  2. meaning and authenticity checks (better than
  dictionaries because provide hierarchical context
  and more frequently updated because in active
  use) 3. vocabulary control (associated with
  indexing activity-most commonly understood use),
  and 4. standard vocabulary for successive
  indexes (quality control). It is valuable to
  keep these four applications in mind in order to
  create a fully developed, mature and effective
  tool. These applications are also good measures
  for evaluation.
• Davis, R. (1991). Learning how to learn
  Technology, the seven multiple intelligences and
  learning. Paper presented at the Spring CUE
  Conference, Palm Springs, CA, May 11, 1991. (ERIC
  Document Reproduction Service No. ED338214)
  Davis reviews a number of educational software
  programs to support learning through the seven
  multiple intelligences. He uses Snooper Troops as
  an example and enumerates activities that
  highlight each of the intelligences. Although the
  activities for musical intelligence are weak, I
  have used this software in conjunction with
  songwriting to list the clues musically.

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Getting Background Info On Your Topic
Encyclopedias...Life Beyond Britannica

• Specialized vs. General encyclopedias?
• The Encycl. of Special Education, REF
  LC4704.5.E83 2003 
• Use for background info only
• Make use of bibliographies
• Good starting point for further research
• Found at end of scholarly articles and published
  separately
• Map to research done on a topic or subject

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Use HELIN to

• Find Books
• Locate Journals

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Peer-Reviewed and Popular Journals

• Peer Review vs. Popular
• Created by academics and subject experts for
  academic audiences
• Many published by professional associations and
  societies
• Critical evaluation of an article before
  publication. Typically by editorial board.
• Popular
• General interest topics meant for wider audience

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ERIC and LLBA A Brief Overview

• ERIC (via EBSCO, federal gov website and CSA)
• The major index to the literature of education
  and closely related fields.
• Provides citations and brief abstracts to
  articles from almost 1000 magazines and journals
  as well as hundreds of thousands of ERIC
  documents.
• Contains external links to full text in Academic
  Search Premier.
• LLBA (Linguistics Language Behavior Abstracts)
• Core and comprehensive coverage of the study and
  use of language and linguistics
• Covers articles published from 1973 to present.
  Over 300K records.
• Quick, Advanced and Hierarchical Thesaurus search
  features and more
• Can search LLBA and ERIC at the same time!!
• Academic Search Premier
• Largest scholarly, multidisciplinary full-text
  database with over 8000 journals
• Covers nearly every area of academic study
• More than 3600 peer-reviewed journals
• Coverage from 1965

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Conclusion

• Remember, subject encyclopedias are useful
  background resources for familiarizing yourself
  with your topic
• Use the HELIN catalog to locate books and
  journals
• Click on the Article Linker logo in any library
  database to see if your article is available
  full-text
• Maximize your search strategy by using the
  thesaurus or subject index available in most
  research databases
• Need one-on-one help? Email us to set up an
  appointment bpulliam_at_providence.edu or
  ccameron_at_providence.edu