History 52 Role of Women in U.S. Dr. Ellen Joiner Fall 2011 Library Information Competency Library Basics Logging in to computers – instructions on workstations in the library lab. Books – most check out for 2 weeks. You need student ID to check out materials. Reference books – cannot be checked out. Reserve books – most are for building use for only two hours unless the instructor allows the material to be checked out. Periodicals – most print magazines & LAHC Library journals can be checked out for two days. Today we will cover the following issues Developing a search strategy Selecting information sources Choosing the right format to retrieve the information Accessing the Online Book Catalog & the Electronic Databases Evaluating Information Sources Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources LAHC Library Developing a Search Strategy State your topic in the form of a question For Example: – What were the rights of women in the 19th century? Determine keywords in your question, vocabulary, unique spellings, synonyms – What were the rights of women in the 19th century? • Rights • Women • 19th century Developing a Search Strategy (cont’d) – Using Boolean Operators to connect terms AND – Narrows a search. A record must have all the terms in citation – Example: “women AND education” OR – Broadens a search. Either term may appear in the citation – Example: “homemaker OR housewife” NOT – Narrows a search by excluding articles containing the second search term – Example:”women engineering NOT computer engineering” LAHC Library Selecting Information Sources Types Primary vs. Secondary Sources Please see (handout 1 for definition and examples. LAHC Library Select Information Sources Types (cont’d) It is important to understand the difference between a "magazine" and a "scholarly journal". It can sometimes be difficult to make the distinction but here are several clues to help you with that process: Journals Scholarly Bibliographies Abstracts Intended for a specific audience Refereed Very plain, no photos Target audience Long articles Magazines Popular (News) No bibliographies Advertisements Intended for a general audience Non - refereed articles Colorful and flashy General audience LAHC Library Short articles Choosing the right format to retrieve the information Online Catalog (http://www.lahc.edu/library/) Electronic Databases – Academic OneFile, Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) Selected Reference Works (please see handout 2) Internet – www.google.com and http://lii.org LAHC Library Accessing the Online Book Catalog & the Electronic Databases 1. 2. From Campus Connect to the LAHC Library Homepage http://www.lahc.edu/library The Online Book Catalog and Electronic Databases are available to students, faculty and staff from campus computers without a password From Home Connect to the LAHC Library Homepage http://www.lahc.edu/library You need a password LAHC Library Evaluating Information Sources 1. Are they up-to-date? Check date of 2. 3. 4. 5. publication Is the author credible? Check the author’s credentials Is the content objective? Is it useful? Is it well written? LAHC Library Quoting & Paraphrasing Sources Citation Links http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/ RES5e_ch10_s1-0001.html http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Do cumentation.html Copyright Link http://www.whatiscopyright.org/ LAHC Library Distinguishing between Primary and Secondary Sources Primary Sources – Material written or produced in the actual time being investigated. This implies that the researcher cannot go further back to any existing sources for this source. – Examples: • Diaries, journals, speeches, interviews, letters, memos, manuscripts, memoirs, autobiographies, government records, records of organizations • Published materials (books and journal/newspaper articles) written at the time about a particular event • Documentary: photographs, audio recordings, movies or videos • Public opinion polls, field notes, scientific experiments, artifacts • Reprinted primary sources • Maps, oral histories postcards, court records, paintings, sculptures, consumer surveys, patents, schematic drawings, technical reports, personal accounts, jewelry, private papers, deeds, wills, Distinguishing between Primary and Secondary Sources Secondary Sources – Records generated by an event but written by non-participants in the event. Based on or derived from primary sources, but they have been interpreted or analyzed. – Examples • • • • • Encyclopedias, chronologies, fact books Biographies, monographs, dissertations General histories Most journal articles (except those written at the time) Most published books (except those published at the time, reprints of primary sources, or autobiographies) (Primary vs. Secondary Sources) LAHC Library (Wells-Barnett. Ida Bell) LAHC Library Determining Main Ideas of a Source What is Ida Wells’ main objective in these documents? Write a brief version of the letters in your own words. LAHC Library Issues for further research When were women granted the right to vote? When were African-Americans granted the right to vote? How many African-Americans were registered Republicans in 1928? What was Herbert Hoover’s position on racial equality? LAHC Library Analyzing Sources Evaluating reliability, validity, accuracy, authority, timeliness, point of view, bias. – Acquaint yourself with background information. • Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History – Wells, Ida; Barnett, Claude; Suffrage, Republican Party • Corroborate facts with external sources. – Recognizing prejudice, deception, manipulation. LAHC Library Making Conclusions Does the inclusion of these sources support your thesis statement? Would you revise your thesis statement based on the information provided by these sources? What knowledge have you gained by reading, interpreting, and researching your primary source? LAHC Library Bibliography Primary vs. Secondary Sources. Oct. 2002. Grossmont College Library. 10 Oct. 2003. http://www.grossmont.edu/library/libraryinstruct ion/flyers&handouts/primary_vs_secondary.pdf Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell. Letter to Claude Barnett. 1928. Claude A. Barnett Papers, Chicago Historical Society http://chicagohistory.org/ LAHC Library Other Resources Harbor College Library Home Page www.lahc.edu/library American Memory Collections (Library of Congress) Jane Addams Primary Sources – Hull House and Its Documents – Urban Experience in Chicago: Hull-House and its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963. – http://www.authentichistory.com/images/1900s/suffra ge/suffrage02.html – http://www.authentichistory.com/1898-1913/2progressivism/6-civilrights/2-women/index.html LAHC Library Chicago Style Documentation The Purdue Owl Webpage http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource /717/02/ Diana Hacker Webpage http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/ RES5e_ch10_s1-0001.html LAHC Library List of Names of Notable American Women: Sojourner Truth Amelia Earhart Billie Jean King Sandra Day O'Connor Jane Addams Susan B. Anthony Ida B. Wells Jane Cunningham Croly LAHC Library