Information
Instruction
ASC4170 – The Holocaust
Presented by: Judy Brink-Drescher
Please take a handout and
log into your computer.
Introduction
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Why are we are here.
 You
have an assignment to find a relevant and recent
newspaper article.
 You will be creating a thesis statement and outline on
a Holocaust topic.
 You will be writing a final paper which requires a
bibliography of at least 6 sources (3 primary, 3
secondary) as well creating a PowerPoint
presentation.
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A little about the handouts
Session Objectives:
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By the end of this session today you should:
 know
how to navigate through the library’s website &
its resources as well as utilize resources from the
course guide
 understand strategies for searching for books or
articles for your topic
 know how to determine what is a reputable website
(and what isn’t!)
 housekeeping issues: registration for Blackboard,
Turnitin, Noodlebib & remote database access
Before we go live – Search Tips
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AND: includes both
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Genocide AND Holocaust
Limits results
“Quotes”: Going for exact
phrase
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OR: one or the other
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“Jewish Persecution”
Limits results
Racism or Genocide
Expands results
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* : Wild Card
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NOT: excludes common
association
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Genocide NOT Rwanda
Limits Results even more
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AKA truncation or proximity
operator
Jew* will look for Jew,
Jews, Jewish etc…
Expands results
Before we go live
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What’s a primary source?
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Memoirs - Eli Wiesel, Victor Frankl, Anne Frank, Wladyslaw
Szpilman (The Pianist), Primo Levi
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Original Documents or Copies of Original Documents
News from the time period (video clips, newspapers, magazines,
radio broadcasts)
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Movie versions don’t count!
Even movies that show historic footage are considered secondary
sources
Citations for these might be unusual in format – if you’re not sure –
look it up or ask a librarian!
Secondary sources cite, comment on or build upon primary
sources
Let’s take a tour…
Summary of Search Strategies
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Start broad & pare down
Use the operators AND, OR, NOT as well as “”
and * for better results
Limit your results to peer-reviewed (articles only)
Don’t limit to Full Text Only: It might eliminate
relevant material that could either be found in
another database or ILL’d
Good Stuff on the Internet
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How do you tell a site is
credible?
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.org = non-profit, .edu =
educational, .gov =
government
When was it last updated?
Is it recommended by any
educational associations? (or
your professor)
Is the person or site an
authority in the field?
Check out your course guide
weblinks tab
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What’s wrong with Google
& Wikipedia?
What about Google
Scholar?
Alternative search engines
are out there:
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http://www.dogpile.com
http://www.mamma.com/
http://www.clusty.com
http://www.carrot-search.com
http://www.picsearch.com
Websites Designed to Deceive:
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Due to the subject matter of this topic there are
fake and misleading sites out there – here’s an
example:
 http://www.ihr.org/ (The Institute for Historical Review)
 http://www.codoh.com/revisionist/tr03butzhr.html
(The Study of Holocaust Revisionism)
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Here’s a good watch dog site:
http://www.memri.org/
Two great overall sites: http://www.ushmm.org/ &
http://www.yadvashem.org/
Housekeeping #1: Are you registered for
blackboard?
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Go to: http://blackboard.dowling.edu/
If you don’t have an account, choose “about usernames
and passwords” or go to this URL:
http://www.dowling.edu/mydowling/tech/bbpasswords.html
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Username is the same as your student network/email – if you
don’t have this or forgot it go to: http://username.dowling.edu
Password is The first five numbers of your NEW student ID
number, plus the six digit date of birth (total of 11 digits)
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For example, John Q. Smith (jqs12), Student ID number
900123456, born on July 4, 1976 might be:
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Username: jqs12
Password: 90012070476
Housekeeping #2: Are you registered for
Turnitin?
Go to http://turnitin.com/static/home.html
1. Students must have TWO pieces of information from the professor:
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Class ID #: 2285326
Enrollment Password: rescue1933
2. The enrollment password is case sensitive
3. If students have used Turnitin before, log in with their old password (or click
on "forgot password?" to reset it). Once inside, click on "enroll in a class"
using info from #1 above.
4. Students who are new to Turnitin click on "new users" and choose "I am a ...
student." Then enter the info from step #1.
5. Students cannot submit a paper if it's past the specified due date, your
professor would have to approve this and change the setting.
Turnitin.com
Seeks thousands of sources for similar
text passages
 Understands some occur by coincidence
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 Coincidence
factor less than apx. 85%
 Green is Good – Red is Bad!
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Avoid the red!
 If
you are unsure whether to give credit or not,
cite the source just to be safe
More on avoiding the red!
when creating your research paper – build the
citations page first!
 Tip
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Use reputable sources and track where you are getting your
information from
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Develop your own ideas
Keep organized, use note cards
Use the feature to save items in your database profile
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You can save searches, articles or email directly from it
Use the Course Guide
When in doubt – cite, Cite, CITE!
Housekeeping #3: Are you registered to
Noodlebib?
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Noodlebib will format and build your citations for you.
Initially you must access it from the library website – after
you register you can go directly to from any computer:
http://www.noodletools.com/
A handout has been provided with general instructions.
A tutorial on how to use it is available here:
http://www.dowling.edu/library/help/noodlebib.html
Speaking of Citations
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Cheat sheets provides tips
So does the Library Website
Two main components
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Within text
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APA: (Last name, year, p.#) ex: (Henderson, 1999, p.30)
MLA: (Name (no comma!) page) ex: (Henderson 30)
Works cited (use Noodlebib!)
These good ones (but there are many):
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APA:
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/writer_resources/citation_st
yles/apa/apa.htm
 MLA: http://ollie.dcccd.edu/library/Module4/M4-V/examples.htm
If you are unsure – ask your librarian!
Were the objectives met?
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By the end of this session today you should:
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know how to access and navigate through the library’s website &
its resources
understand strategies for searching for articles that you want
within databases and journals
know how to detect a suspicious website from a valid one
spend significantly less time and effort when performing
researching for your deliverables
be prepared to use blackboard, noodlebib and turnitin
Kindly fill out the evaluation for this session (last section
your course guide)
Contact your Shoah Librarian if you need help!
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Judy’s contact info:
 Chat:
http://www.dowling.edu/library/about/jb.html
 Email: brinkj@dowling.edu
 Phone: 631-244-3081