To engage with information proficiently, you must recognize six characteristics that impact information quality and research outcomes:
As you seek to develop your research skills, you are expected to:
This module focuses on one of the six characteristics described above: Searching for information is strategic Academic Libraries and Technology: An Environmental Scan Towards Future Possibility - Scientific Figure on ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-ACRL-Framework-for-Information-Literacy-and-the-Six-Major-Frames-From-Burress-T_fig6_320992321 [accessed 07 March 2023] |
Let Keenious help: Keenious is a tool that analyzes an article and finds relevant and similar scholarly articles (read more) Searching Like a Scholar This video explains the basics of effective searching - https://youtu.be/LTJygQwYV84:
Subject searching vs keywords. This video explains the difference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Rb52wr_as |
This video explains the process of reading research articles:
To engage with information proficiently, you must recognize six characteristics that impact information quality and research outcomes:
As you seek to develop your research skills, you are expected to:
This module focuses on one of the six characteristics described above: Authority is constructed and contextual |
Evaluating Sources |
For help related to Citing sources, refer to the Citation Management@CMU guide
Before you start researching, here are some useful things to know:
Using "Advance Search" has its advantages, when you are searching for books:
LOCATING ITEMS:
The brief view of the record (before you click on the title) provides you with three key pieces of information:
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The long view (once you click on the title) allows you to see a map of the actual location of the book:
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UNDERSTANDING THE RECORD
When you locate a record, click on the title to see the full record. This view may provide content information (see example below - click on image to enlarge):
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FINDING SIMILAR ITEMS:
Once you locate a book, viewing the full record can lead you to similar items by examining the "Subject" and "Similar Items" fields as in the sample record illustrated here:
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LOCATING ITEMS ON THE SHELF
Most of the Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System.
PS3551 | The numbers following the letter(s) are read as a whole number (three thousand five hundred and fifty-one). PS3551 would come before PS3650. |
.5 | If there are additional numbers immediately after the whole number, you should treat them as a decimal.PS3551.5 would come between PS3551 and PS3552. |
.N257 U53 |
For the next part of the call number, go to the letter(s) and then treat the number(s) as a decimal. .N257 U53 would come between .N257 U450 and .N257 U6. |
1999 | The final number, if included, is the year of publication.This book was published in 1999. |
This video explains the process of reading research articles:
The quality of your search and results depend on your search strategy: