English 5033
Information Services
Librarian/Instructor
Office:
Northeastern
E235 Library (
3100 E.
Telephone (918) 449-6453
FAX (918) 449-6454
Email: louderba@nsuok.edu
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All the resources
listed below may be accessed remotely 24/7 through the links listed below.
NSU
Browse periodicals, professional web sites. Look for suggestions of needs for further research.
Check
for a Call for Papers.
In your field, what doesn't make sense or what interests you?
As you read, narrow your topic.
Ways to narrow topic include geographically, by date, by specific interest group, by issue.
Do cross disciplinary studies.
1. Identify authors who are outstanding in their fields, determine the
credentials of the author. Does the
author
have a degree in the field, is the author a professor?
2. Date of publication--is it recent?
3. Does the publisher have a good reputation?
Is it published by a professional association or university press?
Is the journal refereed?
4. How was the book received by the critics?
5. Completeness of the material. Does it have an index, bibliography?
6. Is the language slanted or biased?
7. Does it include well known facts or research studies?
8. Do the links work?
1. State problem clearly. Identify desired outcomes. State level of research
(speech, term paper, dissertation).
2. Identify where you have already looked. If you have found one good source on
the topic, bring it.
3. Identify type of resource that could answer the question.
4. List the subject area of discipline
5. If the reference collection is small, browse in the appropriate subject area
by using the Library of Congress numbers.
6. Check standard lists or footpaths.
7. Ask for assistance.
Library of Congres Subject Headings
Keyword vs. controlled vocabulary
Boolean logic
Suggested Key-Word/ Subject Search Terms
One
of the first steps in creating a research plan is to select “key
words” which best describe the topic you plan to research.
If
you are unfamiliar with the terminology you may wish to refer to sources such
as textbooks, dictionaries, and other reference resources in the field of
study. Contact your instructor if you are unsure if a particular topic is
appropriate. It is usually wise to make sure if you are on target with your
topic before you begin to spend much time researching a project.
1.)
Key terms to use individually and in combination with each
other:
feminis*
(truncation)
2.)
Combine key words with Boolean operators (and, or, not). Poe
and criticism, gothic and novel
3.)
Phrase terms ie: literary criticism can be
searched by placing the phrase in quotation marks “literary
criticism”
NSU Libraries Catalog: http://library2.nsuok.edu/
Arts and Letters Reference Sources by Sarah Brick Archer
Searches may be limited to just the
Netlibrary provides full-text access to over 40,000
academic books to NSU students 24/7.
Ebrary provides
full-text access to almost 30,000 academic books to NSU students 24/7.
You may access these ebooks at the following link: http://library.nsuok.edu/Refdesk/vrdbks.html
Article Databases and Indexes
Journal articles may be accessed through our
various online databases available through the following link:
Articles page: http://library.nsuok.edu/Indexes/index.html
Recommended Databases
EbscoHost: (contains the following
relevant databases. You may search multiple databases simultaneously)
Wilson Omnifile
Assessing
the quality of Web sites:
Feline Reactions
to Bearded Men
http://library.nsuok.edu/collegela/lang/eng1213suse.html
Bibliography and References
Citation Format Guides:
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (MLA)
Call # LB2369.G53 2003 Reference
Useful General Internet
Search Engines
Search engines page http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~messner/eresearch/e%20research.htm
Internet Search Engines Available
The Internet Public Library
JVL NSU
Subject Listing of Web Resources
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Search Engines Showdown
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Last updated: 05/19/08.