Today’s PPT File

1. Go to Sociology Subject Guidehttp://libguides.nus.edu.sg/sociology

2. Select Tutorials tab a. Look under SC2205 Sociology of the

Family (26 Aug - 4 Sep 2013)b. Select Library session PPT file

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SC2205 Sociology of Family

Library TutorialHayati Abdul clbha@nus.edu.sg

Umarani Jeyapal clbuj@nus.edu.sg

Information Services, NUS Libraries

Today’s Session Research Process

Evaluate Sources Where do I start?

FindMore@NUSL Sociological Abstracts

Output Results Introduction to EndNote

Cite your Sources Avoid Plagiarism

Access full-texts from Google Scholar Find IT! @NUS Libraries & Proxy Bookmarklet

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Research Process

The Research Cycle

Devise a search plan

– search terms and strategies

Search for information

Scan and review results

Critically evaluate results

Enough information

Assignment topic

Write report,essay &

presentation

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Interpret ReferencesBookStraughan, P. (2009). Marriage dissolution in Singapore: revisiting family values and ideology in marriage. Boston: Brill.

Book ChapterChan, P.C.W. 2010. "Shared values of Singapore: sexual minority rights as Singaporean value“. Pp. 9-26 in Protection of sexual minorities since Stonewall: progress and stalemate in developed and developing countries , edited by Phil C.W. Chan. London: Routledge.

Journal ArticleTeo, Y. 2010. "Shaping the Singapore family, producing the state and society." Economy and Society 39(3):337-359.

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CRAAP Test

Acknowledgements: Western U.ca 7

Evaluating Resources (CRAAP Test)

Currency When was the information published, updated or revised? Does your topic require current information, or will older sources work

as well? Relevance (for intended audience)

Is it relevant to your topic/subject?Authority

Is it from a reputable publisher, society or association. Look at the author’s credentials & institutional affiliation.

Accuracy Does your source match your understanding of the topic? Can you verify the claims in other sources? Is there a bibliography or list of sources cited?

Purpose Is there a range of viewpoints to support or reinforce the arguments

presented? Are the arguments comprehensive?8

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Where do I start?

What’s in, what’s not in FindMore?

Google-like search

experience

Single search box

Refine by facets

Powerful discovery engine

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Sun, Shirley Hsiao-Li. 2012. “Care expectations, mismatched: state and family in contemporary Singapore." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 32(11-12):650-63.

Known item search in FindMore: Journal article

AuthorPublication

year Article title

Volume (issue no)

Source title

Pages

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Morillo, Hannah M., Joseph J. Capuno and Jr Amado M. Mendoza. 2013. "Views and values on family among Filipinos: an empirical exploration." Asian Journal of Social Science 41(1):5-28

Find another journal article in FindMore

Authors

Publication year

Article title

Volume (issue no)Source title

Pages

Journal article not found in FindMore?

Article not retrieved because it is not

available in FindMore

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Click on “Log in…” to show more results

After login…

Select to access full text

FindMore successfully retrieves the article from indexing &

abstracting databases

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filial piety

Singapore

Filial piety and intergenerational relationships in contemporary Singaporean society

Identify Keywords

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Topical search in FindMore

intergenerational

Select to view full text

Refine by…

Search results

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About 70% is full-text searchable

Books/e-BooksJournal ArticleNewspaper ArticleConference ProceedingDissertation/ThesisNewsletterTrade PublicationMusic RecordingVideo Recording

Music ScoreBook ReviewAudio RecordingMapGovernment DocumentBook ChapterResearch GuideTranscriptDataset

Content Types in FindMore

Source Useful for How to Access

Books Overview of topics FindMore; LINC

Journal articlesIn-depth treatment of topics, usually current and scholarly

FindMore; Specialised Databases

NewspapersRecent events, anecdotes, book reviews, interviews, biographical information…

FindMore, E-Newspapers, microfilms

Theses & dissertations

Students’ exploration of topics under faculty supervision

FindMore; ScholarBank@NUS

Websites(.edu, .gov, .org ) Exploring the topic FindMore,

WWW…

Content Types

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online dating

mate

Challenges of online dating in the search for a soul mate

Identify Keywords

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Topical search in FindMore

Refine by…

Refine by Book/E-Book & Date

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Select to view full record of print book or E-book

Remember book details!

Call number

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On the shelves… Call numbers :

Help to determine a book's placement (address) on the shelves

Collocate books on the same subject

Consists of letters and numbers based on the subject, author's name and publication date

HQ801Ben 2004

Call numberHQ801Ben 2004

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Select to read E-book

View E-Book

Print/Download E-book

http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/ebook_printdownload

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Refine by Subject Terms

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Refine by Items from peer-reviewed journals

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Peer Review

Acknowledgements: NCTC Libraries 27

Peer review…

A researcher reads the literature

Performs an experiment - builds upon previous

research

Results of experiment are written and

submitted to a journal

Peer review process - experts in the field review and suggest changes

A journal article is published

Journal article is read & indexed in databases such as Scopus, Web of Science

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Output Results

Click to mark records

Export Results

Click to view saved records

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Output results

Alternatively export to EndNote

Format in your preferred citation style

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A bibliographic management software that: stores and organizes citations inserts citations into a Word document format references in a predefined

citation style For technical queries (e.g. installation),

contact IT Care at 6516 2080 or email itcare@nus.edu.sg

EndNote video

Online guide: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote

Look out for our EndNote training sessions in

Introduction to EndNote

SEPTEMBER!

FindMore Version 2.0

Refine by…

http://nus.preview.summon.serialssolutions.com

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FindMore Version 2.0 - Advanced Search

http://nus.preview.summon.serialssolutions.com

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Boolean Operators

Boolean OperatorsAND: both terms must be present fewer results

OR: either terms may be present more results

NOT: exclude a term use with caution

Video: Search smart using Boolean operatorsAcknowledgements: Singapore Polytechnic Library

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Topical search in DatabasesShifting gender roles in the

dual income family

dual income

gender roles

Identify Keywords

family

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Sociological Abstracts Specialised database for Sociology and related

disciplines from 1952- Subjects:

Culture and social structure; Evaluation research, Family and social welfare; History and theory of sociology; Management and complex organizations; Methodology and research technology… User friendly features in Advanced Search modeProvides links to full-texts

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Advanced Search

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Search Results

Click to access full-text

Output records

Mark records

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FindMore vs. Specialised Databases

Q: When should I use FindMore? How does it compare to specialized databases? A: The main strength of FindMore:

It combines a Google-like search that allows you to search through the bulk of our collection with one search.

It can be a good starting point for a quick search to see what is available out there particularly if you are unsure what specialised database to use with your topic

A: Specialised databases: They may include results not found in FindMore They provide more focused results.

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Suggested search topics1. Discuss the ways in which globalization affects family life and structure?

6. For better or for worse? Young adults’ perceptions on marriage and social well-being.

2. “Choosing a life-partner and getting married is a private and personal choice.” Discuss from the sociological perspective.

7. Unpaid work, such as caring for children and housework, is often the women’s responsibility. Why?

3. Single mum versus single dad! Who makes a better a parent?

8. Assortative mating and marital quality.

4. Asian values and the state of the Singapore family.

9. What can the state do to bring about higher rates of marriage and childbearing?

5. Explain how advances in technology affect all or any of the aspects of family life and structure?

10. Marriage has changed from an “institution” to a “companionship”.

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Accessing full-texts from…

Like Google, but only searches for scholarly results!

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Install Find It! @NUS Libraries in GS

Installation instructionshttp://libguides.nus.edu.sg/googlescholarlinks

After installing Find It! in GS

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Find IT! links appear on the right panel

Find It! @NUS Libraries After installing, clicking on Find It! @NUS Libraries

button will: automatically attempt to check against the subscriptions of NUS

Libraries online holdings if a match is found, you will get the full text directly.

However, there is no guarantee that clicking on the Find It! link will definitely link you to the online item.

Reasons why this may not work: NUS Libraries does not have access to the online item (but may or may

not have the it in hard copy) There is a technical issue preventing a successful link to the online item.

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What if I have to pay for full-texts?Click on one of these links for full-texts: http://spr.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/12/26/0265407511431184 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118269923.ch8/summary

Solution: Install the proxy bookmarklet

http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/proxy_bookmarklet On the page that requires payment, click on the bookmarklet that was

earlier installed in your Favorites The NUS proxy will be auto inserted into the URL of the required article

You can then access full texts via NUS Libraries subscriptions.Note: NUS Libraries do not have subscription to every online article. If for some reasons, the proxy bookmarklet method fails:

Check LINC for access via another online provider or if a print copy is available.

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Cite your SourcesTo provide

evidence for your

arguments and to add

credibility to your work.

To help readers find your sources & go through some of the

steps you took to reach

your conclusions.

To show your lecturers the

work that you have done

To help avoid charges of plagiarism.

What to cite?Anything that you read

in any format:- books, journal articles, web

pages, etc.

Anything that is presented or spoken:

- speeches, lectures, personal interviews, performances, etc.

Other works like films, songs, dramatic performances, etc.

- that are the intellectual property of someone else.

You don't need to cite: - what would be considered common knowledge, such as facts, events, concepts, etc. that are widely known and

accepted as true.

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Avoid Plagiarism

Acknowledgements: Sheridan Library 51

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Citation Styles

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ASA style

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