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CRIMINOLOGY 220:RESEARCH METHODS IN CRIMINOLOGY
JANUARY 21, 2013
Librarian (Surrey)Simon Fraser University
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Today’s class
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Finding Background info (online CRIM resources)
Finding books & articles Choosing a database or search tool Scholarly versus popular articles
APA citation and avoiding plagiarism Getting help
Library Research Guides
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The library’s homepage:
www.lib.sfu.caClick on “Browse Research Guides”
Click on Criminology and then pick Crim 220
Step 1: Background Sources
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What are they? Encyclopedias and other reference sources that
provide a topic overview and hint at sub-topics Why use them?
Helps you narrow a topic that is too big; good starting point
Helps you identify terminology used in the field Helps you identify key researchers Helps you find related readings
Where do you find them? Library reference section Online Reference Sources (or search catalogue)
Encyclopedias/handbooks
Gale: Criminology Subcollection + other social sciences collections
Oxford: Broad range of Reference Sources
Sage: 11 Criminology Titles in Criminology and Criminal Justice Package
DSM-IV Online
DSM-IV-TR® Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Includes current and historical versions The “standard diagnostic tool used by
mental health professionals…. Each psychiatric disorder…is accompanied by a set of diagnostic criteria and descriptive details including associated features, prevalence, familial patterns, age-, culture-, and gender-specific features, and differential diagnosis”
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DSM-IV Online
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Sage Research Methods Online (SRMO)
Online portal to research methodology information in the social sciences
600 + online books Chapter: “Looking Forward: the Future of
Qualitative Research in Criminology” Chapter: “Doing Research on Crime and Justice:
A Political Endeavour?” Research Methods Map Videos
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Sage Research Methods Online (SRMO)
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Where to Search…?
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Catalogue
The “mothership” of SFU Library’s library data Complete information on almost everything
SFU Library provides access to: Books and eBooks (170,000 ebooks and 1,350,000
print books) Movies, (e.g., streaming NFB films) Sound effects Database names (Academic Search Premier, etc.) Journal Titles
BUT: no journal articles
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Catalogue Searching
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Fast Search
Key advantages of Fast Search: Broad search can capture unique
terms/proper names across thousands of sources
Tool for beginning research outside your discipline
3 Branch availability Search for books and articles at the same
time Easy + fun faceted searching
Library Search
Searches 100% of Fast Search content, (which contains 100% of the library’s catalogue)
Divides Fast Search content by info type – books & media, newspaper articles & more, journal articles
Additionally, includes: Summit, the Institutional Repository The library website – FAQs, Research Guides &
other web pages Course reserves
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Library Search
no results? WorldCat Interlibrary loan request form
Best Bets Criminal Code
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Databases
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Which Databases?
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Criminology specific/appropriate databases: Criminal Justice Abstracts PsycINFO Sociological Abstracts
General databases: Academic Search Premier Google Scholar – Access through library!
Subject Databases
Why use subject databases? Key strengths: Allow for literature reviews Sophisticated search limits, based on higher
quality metadata Extra tools (times cited, bibliometrics, etc.) Subject-relevant data fields, E.g. PsycINFO
Research methodology (from brain imaging to twin study)
Age group (child, teen, adult, senior) Population type: male, female, animal, human,
inpatient, outpatient
Access Google through the library for free access to subscription resources (automatic on campus)
PRO: Fast and easy! BUT: Mysterious algorithms – what is
covered? Are some publishers favored? Can the database accurately judge what is scholarly?
AND: inaccurate data AND: less control over search
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Articles: Scholarly versus Popular
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Scholarly versus Popular
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Audience: Academics Writers: Unpaid scholars and
researchers Often visually boring with
tables, charts but no advertising
Include abstracts and citations Good for historical, current,
scholarly, in-depth perspectives Subject-specific jargon Key criterion: peer-reviewed
Macleans Audience: General public Writers: Paid, non-specialist Colorful, graphics,
advertisements Does not include abstracts
or citations Good for broad overview
and popular perspective Accessible language
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Scholarly Journal Articles
Popular Magazine Articles
Finding Scholarly Journal Articles
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You must use scholarly journal articles Look for synonymous terms such as:
Scholarly articles Academic journals Peer-reviewed Refereed
Definition of a Scholarly Article: Articles in scholarly journals are peer-
reviewed*
“Peer-reviewed journals are publications that include only those articles that have been reviewed and/or qualified by a selected panel of acknowledged experts in the field of study covered by the journal” --EBSCO
Peer-reviewed articles = Refereed articles “Academic article” used interchangeably with
“scholarly article”*key criterion = peer-reviewed
APA guides and plagiarism tutorial
APA guides
Plagiarism tutorial
APA Guides
Actual APA guides available for check-out in the library
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APA Guides
APA provides much guidance for citing scholarly journal articles – quite straightforward
More unusual items – course pack materials, Facebook posts, data tables from Statistics Canada, etc., can be trickier – grey areas that may require some interpretation
In these cases,1. Follow APA general citation guidelines (order
of elements)2. Check out APA blog for extra guidance
Always proofread auto-generated citations!!!
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Writing and avoiding plagiarism If you don’t know how to correctly cite a
document, feel free to ask a librarian for help.
If you want help with writing/structuring your paper or quoting/paraphrasing documents, see the Student Learning Commons
Workshops One-to-one appointments Drop-in consultations Online handouts
Patchwriting?
What is “patchwriting”? 1. Copying portions of papers from other
classes and then resubmitting them as part of a new paper in a different class (a form of plagiarism)
2. Using an inappropriately informal and colloquial writing style
3. A form of plagiarism in which a writer relies too heavily on the words and sentence structure of the author’s original text
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Is this plagiarism?
Direct quotation: “When a significant violation of public trust has
occurred, lying is a common corollary because the wrongdoing invites concealment” (Fleming & Zyglidopoulos, 2008, p. 838).
Student A’s paper:If a serious violation of public trust occurs,
lying is often the result because this action invites concealment (Fleming & Zyglidopoulos, 2008).
Is this plagiarism?
Direct quotation: “When a significant violation of public trust has
occurred, lying is a common corollary because the wrongdoing invites concealment” (Fleming & Zyglidopoulos, 2008, p. 838).
Student A’s paper:If a serious violation of public trust occurs,
lying is often the result because this action invites concealment (Fleming & Zyglidopoulos, 2008).
Is this plagiarism?
Patchwriting =
A form of plagiarism in which a writer relies too heavily on the words and sentence structure of the author’s original text.
Is this plagiarism?
Direct quotation:
“When a significant violation of public trust has occurred, lying is a common corollary because the wrongdoing invites concealment” (Fleming & Zyglidopoulos, 2008, p. 838).
Student B’s paper:
Organizations often feel compelled to lie about their actions when they are discovered to have taken advantage of the public (Fleming & Zyglidopoulos, 2008).
Need Help?
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The library provides many ways to get help: In-person at the reference desk Telephone Email Chat reference - AskAway Txt Us Learning Commons
Andrea Cameron, Criminology Liaison [email protected]