Find Scholarly Research Articles
from the Library
Dr. Jun Wang
Professor of Library & Information Studies
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Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy
Library
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Student Learning Outcome
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Be able to get on Delta College Library’s website and log
on to the subscription online Databases on and off the
campus
Understand the functions of the online databases
Be able to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Jstore
and PowerSearch
Be able to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles
Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in
MLA/CSE style
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Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu
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Conduct an Effective Keyword Search
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Identify keywords for the search
Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to
thread your keywords together
Limit your search to full-text articles and peerreviewed publications
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• Click on the title
link to display the
full-text article
• Evaluate the source
to see whether it is
a research article
• Word Count serves
as a clue that this is
too brief to be a
research article
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To be tweaked as the following
Works Cited
Braun, Claude M. J., et al. “Does So-Called Interhemispheric Transfer Time Depend
on Attention?” American Journal of Psychology 108.4 (1995): 527+. General
OneFile. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
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Use Citation Guides
to facilitate your
source citations.
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How to Cite the Source in CSE?
• Bibliography:
Braun, Claude M. J., et al. Does so-called
interhemispheric transfer time depend on attention?
American Journal of Psychology 108.4 (1995): 527+.
Available from: http://go.galegroup.com
• In-Text:
(Braun et al. 1995)
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• Use Boolean operator(s) for an effective
keyword search
• Use quotation marks around a phrase
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How to Cite the Source in MLA?
Works Cited
Anderson, Stephen J., Noriko Yasmagishi, and Vivian
Karavia. “Attentional Processes Link Perception and
Action.” Proceedings: Biological Sciences
269.1497 (2002): 1225-1232 . JSTORE. Web. 15
Oct. 2012.
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How to Cite the Source in CSE?
• Bibliography:
Anderson, Stephen J., Noriko Yasmagishi, and Vivian
Karavia. 2002. Attentional processes link perception
and Action. Proceedings: Biological Sciences
269.1497 (2002): 1225-1232 . Available from:
http://www.jstor.org
• In-Text:
(Anderson et al. 2002)
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More Boolean Logic Keyword Searches
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Library
Student
Gauging Your Learning Outcome
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2.
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4.
5.
How to log on to the library’s subscription online
Databases on and off the campus?
What are the functions of the online databases?
How to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Jstore and
PowerSearch?
How to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles?
How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in
MLA/CSE Style?
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