Finding papersusing electronic resources

Electronic resources

• Retrieving books and articles

• Finding references

• How to search

• Some relevant journals

• Citing resources

• See slides at end for screen shots

Retrieving books and articles

• Rosenthal library– www.qc.cuny.edu/Library– Also: Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad); advice; and much

more• CUNY+

– http://apps.appl.cuny.edu:83/F/• Electronic journals

– http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/Library/, click “Find E-journals” in QuickLinks menu

Off campus: complete access to electronic resources with GOTO QC: http://down.qc.cuny.edu/OCT/gotoqc/Save documents on desktop and e-mail them to yourself

Finding references

• Databases and full-text resources, like LLBA and ERIC– http://

qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/Library/research/databases.php

• Google– scholar.google.com

• The author’s website (use regular google)

How to search

• AND, OR, NOT• Evaluating the results

– Well-known author?– Peer-reviewed journal? (go to journal’s

webpage)– Many citations (e.g., on google scholar)?

• Availability:– In library? On-line?– Pay-per-view or pay-per-print

Example: LLBA

• Find the databases and click on “Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts”

• Click the tab “Advanced Search”• Enter search terms

– Select AND, OR, NOT– Select Keyword, Author, Publication Year, …– Select Date range– Etc.

• Use “Find it” button• Select records and print, save or e-mail them

Some relevant journals

• Applied Linguistics• English for Specific Purposes• Journal of Child Language• Language Learning• Language Teaching• Language Teaching Research• Second Language Research• Studies in Second Language Acquisition• TESOL Quarterly• The Canadian Modern Language Review• The Modern Language Journal

If you’re not sure if a journal is good, check with me.

Make sure the journals you cite are peer-reviewed.

Citing resources

Reference list and in-text citations• APA style

– APA style manual, 5th edition– http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

• MLA style– MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (6th

edition)– http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

• Citing electronic resources– http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/Library/online/citation.html

Screen shots

Remote access

• Use GOTO QC to get remote access to:– The library catalog– LLBA Database– E-journals– “Find it” feature

• GOTO QC: http://down.qc.cuny.edu/OCT/gotoqc/ (follow the instructions on that website)

• Google scholar and OWL are freely accessible

QC/CUNY Catalog

E-journals

LLBA Database

Google scholarscholar.google.com

LLBA Database:How to search

LLBA Database:How to search

Use “Find it” to get access to the paper (or see if

the library has it)

Interlibrary loan

Interlibrary loan

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APA Reference Style