This session will cover the following:
- How to find a citation
- Selecting a database
- Planning your search strategy
- Sample searches for types of information: Biography, Newspapers, Business, Website
Examine your citation and determine the journal title (NOT the article title).
Lariscy, R., Avery, E., Sweetser, K., & Howes, P. (2009, September). An examination of the role of online social media in journalists source mix. Public Relations Review, 35(3), 314-316. Retrieved September 17, 2009, doi:10.1016/j.pubrev.2009.05.008
Click on the Journal Titles; tab on the library’s website. Type your title in the box and click search.
Lariscy, R., Avery, E., Sweetser, K., & Howes, P. (2009, September). An examination of the role of online social media in journalists source mix. Public Relations Review, 35(3), 314-316. Retrieved September 17, 2009, doi:10.1016/j.pubrev.2009.05.008
Click on the Journal Titles; tab on the library’s website. Type your title in the box and click search.
If you know what database you need, use the Search a Specific Database A to Z list on the library’s homepage
If you don’t know which database to search, use the Research by Subject guides.
For Journalism resources: Find that subject in the drop-down menu and click Go!
For Journalism resources: Find that subject in the drop-down menu and click Go!
1. What is your information need? Write down your research topic:
2. Circle keywords. Think of synonyms for your terms. Write your search strategy using Boolean operators:
KEYWORD: SYNONYMS:
KEYWORD: SYNONYMS:
KEYWORD: SYNONYMS:
SEARCH STRATEGY:
3. What are the subjects of the terms? Write down 2 or 3 subjects and corresponding databases.
SUBJECT: SELECT THIS DATABASE:
SUBJECT: SELECT THIS DATABASE:
4. What types resources provide that information? Begin searching.
TYPES OF RESOURCES | EXAMPLES OF SPECIFIC RESOURCES |
REFERENCE | Encyclopaedia Britannica online Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection subject dictionaries Facts.com digest of news stories through history + almanac AP Stylebook (43rd ed., 2008) REF PN4783 .A83 2008 Generally: biographies, dictionaries, directories, almanacs, encyclopedias, etc. |
BOOKS | |
JOURNAL ARTICLES | |
BIOGRAPHICAL RESOURCES | |
WEBSITES: Organizational & governmental information | Thomas (legislation) http://thomas.loc.gov/ Society of Professional Journalists http://www.spj.org/ |
LEGAL RESOURCE | LexisNexis Academic (case law, codes, law reviews) |
BUSINESS RESOURCES | |
NEWSPAPERS & TRANSCRIPTS | LexisNexis (national and international news & transcripts) HISTORY (New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Facts.com) LOCAL (Newsbank, the Ithacan) PHOTOJOURNALISM (AP Images) |
| STATISTICS & Polls | Statistical Abstract of the United States Polling the Nations |
