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    English 201:

    Research in the Disciplines

    http://www.pace.edu/library
    Click on: Subject Guides, then
    “Research in the Disciplines”
    Our goals for today:
     Know where to find Reference tools in your
    subject area.
     Recognize the Call Number area that
    corresponds to your discipline.
     Choose an appropriate database in which to
    conduct your research.
     Understand the advanced features that library
    databases offer.
     Know where to locate scholarly journals
    published in your field of study.
    Disciplines and Research

    Taking a particular disciplinary


    perspective on a topic is important to
    your research because:
     Libraries (public and academic) are
    organized by discipline.
     Many electronic search tools (i.e. library
    databases) are discipline-specific.
    Reference Tools

     See handout, or search the library


    catalog by Keyword, limiting your
    location to PACE and then “Mortola
    Reference”
     Note the Call Numbers!
    The Pace Library Catalog
     Contains information about items in
    all Pace University Library locations
    Request items from other campuses
    for delivery

     Connect NY – request books from a


    group of academic libraries around
    New York State
    Scholarly Journal Sources
     What is a scholarly journal?
     Where do you find them?
     Subject-specific databases
     General databases, with search limited to
    Scholarly or “peer reviewed,” JSTOR
     Directory of Open Access Journals
    http://www.doaj.org/
     Google Scholar
    http://scholar.google.com
    Choosing a Database

     Things to think about:


     Subject content
     Date coverage
     Type of information contained
     Availability of items (do you need/want
    full text?)
    Using a Database
     Educate yourself about its basic
    functionality (is there online help?)
     Use advanced search capabilities
     Combining search terms using AND and OR
     Truncation
     Make note of subjects the databases uses
    to describe articles related to your topic
     Rephrase your search to find more articles
    Using a Thesaurus

     Not Roget’s Thesaurus…


     Controlled vocabulary is the language
    and terminology used in a discipline
     For example:
     MeSH – Medical Subject Headings
     Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms
     Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors
    Finding Articles
     Use the service to determine
    the subscription status of the journal
    in which an article appeared.
     If we do not subscribe to the journal,
    InterLibrary Loan - ILLiad
     Articles will be e-mailed when possible
    Citation Formats
     Vary by discipline
     MLA format is often used in the
    Humanities
     APA format is used in the sciences
    and sometimes in the social sciences
     Chicago and Turabian format are also
    used in the social sciences
    Good Luck With Your Research!

    Pace University Library Home Page:


    http://www.pace.edu/library

    Mortola Library Reference Desk:


    (914) 773-3505

    Doug Heimbigner’s Site:


    http://librarypace.blogspot.com

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