Library Research

A Guide for Senior Thesis I

What is a Literature Review?

“A review of the literature is a classification and evaluation of what accredited scholars and researchers have written on a topic, organized according to a guiding concept such as your research objective, thesis or the problem/issue you wish to address.”

Books? Articles? Websites?

Your Goal

Your objective is not to rack up points by listing as many articles as possible.

Instead, you want to demonstrate your intellectual

ability to recognize relevant information, synthesize and evaluate it according to the guiding concept you have determined.

Your reader not only wants to know what literature exists, but also your informed evaluation of the literature.

The Process

Know what a literature review is! Examples of Senior Theses are “on reserve” in the library.

Choose and develop a topic! Research, summarize, synthesize and evaluate! Write! An annotated bibliography is most helpful!

http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill28.htm

Do not discard your USB or any articles you have gathered!

Timeline to Success

First Class Columbus Thanksgiving Last Class

Class Class Class Class Class Class Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Choose Research Write First Draft Revise Turn In! Topic

Library Hours

Monday—Thursday 7:30 a.m.---midnight Friday 7:30 a.m.—8 p.m. Saturday 11:00 a.m.—5 p.m. Sunday noon---midnight

Reference Help

Monday--Thursday 8 a.m.—midnight

Friday 8 a.m.—8 p.m.

Saturday 11 a.m.—3 p.m.

Sunday noon--midnight

E-mail: end@noblenet.org

What Are Peer-Reviewed Articles?Where Can You Find Them?

EBSCO (EconLit new!) InfoTrac (Academic OneFile) Lexis/Nexis Emerald (Business Management) Proquest--Criminal Justice Periodicals ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Wilson Web’s Education Full Text Journal of Intercollegiate Sports Google Scholar? Internet Web Sites? Boston Public Library Electronic Resources

New Databases from the Boston Public Library

You must sign-up for a BPL e-card.

www.bpl.org My library account Get a BPL e-card

JSTOR, MLA, PsycInfo and many others!

What Is Boolean Searching?

____________ and _____________ ____________ or ______________ ____________ not ______________

Movies Music Sports Athletics Advertising

“AND” “OR” “NOT” print

For MLA, APA & Chicago Style Guides

Go to: http://www.endicott.edu/library

Select: Guides and Tutorials Select: Bibliographic Formats

Visit the Writing Center!

How to Find Books

Go to:http://www.endicott.edu/library

Select: NOBLE Book Catalog Select: Keyword

Remember Boolean searching ___ and ___

What is the Virtual Catalog?

You may also request books from the Massachusetts Virtual Catalog!

Go to:http://www.endicott.edu/library

Select: NOBLE Book Catalog Select: Virtual Catalog

How long may I borrow books?

You may renew Endicott books without limit UNLESS there is a hold.

Endicott does not limit the number of books you borrow.

Books from other libraries within NOBLE have different loan rules. We must abide by the loaning library’s rules. You may usually renew these books once.

Virtual Catalog and Beyond

Books borrowed from the Massachusetts Virtual Catalog cannot be renewed. They must be shipped and returned within 56 days.

Books borrowed from our NOBLE Interlibrary Loan Center (from across the world) cannot be renewed.

Managing Your Account

Go to:http://www.endicott.edu/library

Select: NOBLE Book Catalog Select: Login to My Account

You will need your library barcode (bottom of your Gull Card) and a PIN (ask at the library).

Remember…

If you register your library barcode and get a PIN Number (Personal Identification Number), you will be able to order your library books from other libraries in our network and renew your books. You may also check on your account at any time!

You may now also request books from the Massachusetts Virtual Catalog!

Make sure your current address, telephone number, e-mail address and library barcode are registered with the library!

How To Use EBSCO

Go to: – http://www.endicott.edu/library– Library Databases

If you are off-campus, you will be prompted to enter your library barcode number (bottom of your Gull Card) and your last name.

To limit your search to peer-reviewed, click on scholarly (peer-reviewed) at every location.

Sample Searches

customer behaviorcustomer behavior and brands

so=Journal of Market Research so=name of journal

au=Driesener au=name of author

ti=Comparing methods of brand image ti=title of article

Business and Industry Analysis

Go to: EBSCO Business Source Premier Enhanced Business Searching Interface

--Company profiles (Datamonitor)--Country reports--Industry profiles--Market research reports

Enhanced Business Searching

How to Use InfoTrac

Go to: – http://www.endicott.edu/library– Library Databases– InfoTrac (Academic OneFile)– Proceed

If you are off-campus, you will be prompted to enter your library barcode (bottom of your Gull Card) and your last name.

Do an Advanced Search. Click Peer-Reviewed Publications.

You may search by: Publication TitleEx: Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Administration Quarterly

How to Use the Emerald Database (Business Management)

Go to:http://www.endicott.edu/library

SelectLibrary Databases Select: Emerald

If you are off-campus, you will be prompted to enter your library barcode (bottom of your Gull Card) and your last name.

Emerald

Lexis/Nexis Academic

News

New York Times back to 1980, WireServices, Transcripts, Blogs

Business

Company Profiles, SEC Filings Legal

State and Federal Cases, Tax Laws

Lexis/Nexis Academic

Proquest (Criminal Justice)

Criminal Justice Periodical Database indexes over 100 journals, newsletters and law reporters.

Make sure you click “scholarly.”

Criminal Justice Periodicals

ACM

Association for Computing Machinery

Magazines and Journals Newsletters Full-Text Conference Proceedings

Building Green Suite

Green Spec Product Listings Articles about Green Buildings Peer-to-Peer Comments 200 Project Case Studies

Journal of Intercollegiate Sport

Theoretical and practical research on sport in higher education

WilsonWeb Education Full Text

International in Scope Several Hundred Journals Nearly Half Full-Text

Find the Journal? Find the Article?

Go to:

http://www.endicott.edu/library

Journal Titles

**This strategy may help you find half of your sources!

Journal Titles

Tips for Success

Visit the library often. Organize your information and keep track of

the articles you requested. Save copies of your articles. Constantly save your work on e-mail, cd-rom. Go to the Writing Center often. Plan ahead. Get enough sleep. Eat properly. “Start Earlier.”

Good Luck!

Looking forward to seeing you walk across the stage at Commencement next May!