Claire Dinkelman

ENGL 1001 • Pronouns: she/her/hers

October 2021
• Your librarian for this class
Quick intro class icebreaker

1) Go to the google
doc at:
https://bit.ly/2z3fvg

2) Write your name

and last movie you
watched
Goals for today

How to contact How to set up a

me and get help search strategy

Explore
How to Evaluate
Database &
Sources
Library
Where to get help

Right on the
MU Library’s
homepage!
 How to contact me
Phone: 414 – 288 – 5214
Email:
claire.dinkelman@marquette.edu
Make a Research Appointment –
bit.ly/askclaire

Ask for help! Chat 24/7 (yes!) -

https://www.marquette.edu/library/
Librarians like a good on the Marquette Library
mystery! homepage
 MarqCat – great for
books!
Overview of Library
Homepage video
MarqCat+ - great for
initial exploration!
Library
Homepage Gold Toolbox!
Articles &
Overview Databases – great
for in-depth/subj
specific research
Hours and Reserve
Study Rooms!
Research Guides –
great research
guideposts for new
areas/other resources
English – First Year Research Guide:
https://libguides.marquette.edu/engl1001
English - First Year Research Guide → Finding Articles page → links to
multidisciplinary databases - Academic Search Complete and ProQuest
Research Library

*** There are other guides on this page that you will find helpful!***
Research 101 Guide :
https://libguides.marquette.edu/research
101

Contains easy
to follow
research help
from starting
your project to
citations!
 Writing!
Initial
Ideas
Research
is circular
Final
Project
Background
Research
– not linear

In-depth Research
Research Question
Pre-database
search steps:
• Pick a topic
• Think about
keywords
• Determine where
to search
What words
would you
use to
describe
this photo?

In the
google doc
– write 3-4
words
 Brainstorming Concepts & Keywords

WHY DID WE WHY SHOULD YOU WHY ARE

DO THAT BRAINSTORM KEYWORDS
ACTIVITY? KEYWORDS? IMPORTANT FOR
SEARCHING?
Bonus question – what do we bring with us when we do research?
 Let’s try it out in
Academic Search
Complete
Activity: Behavior article vs. National
Geographic

https://bit.ly/2z3fvg
Source Types • Nature
• Journal of Environmental
Psychology
• Sociological Quarterly
• Academic or Scholarly Journals
• The New York Times
• Popular Sources • The Atlantic
• National Geographic
• Sports Illustrated
oMagazines and Newspapers
• Advertising Age
• Trade Publications • Library Journal
• Variety

• Books • Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban

• Cloning: A Beginner's Guide
• Government Documents • Department/Agency reports (Ag, FDA,
etc.)
• Census Data
Characteristics of a Scholarly Article
• Published in an academic journal with a peer-review process
• Published by an expert in their field
• Presents a research question or concept
• Reviews related research/ideas in that field
• Structure/Format
• abstract, intro, methods, results, discussion, conclusion
• Specific focus for specific audience
• Lack of advertisements
• Works Cited/Bibliography page
How Do You Tell?
• Determine the source type - will help determine the review
process
oTIP: not all sources are created the same (Wolf’s Outrages)
• Use database checkboxes for peer-review
• Look at the record details
oTIP: click on the publication title
• Google!
oTIP: Try "journal title" AND "peer review" OR "review process" OR
"review“
• For books – look at the publisher!
oTIP: university presses generally have a peer-review process similar
to journal articles.
Source Types • Rigorous Editorial
Or Peer Review
• Journal Articles Procedures
• Books (typically!)
• 12+ mos to publish
• Newspapers and Magazines
• Have some
• Trade Publications professional editorial
• Government Documents review procedures
• < 6 mos to publish
• Twitter
• Wikipedia • Very little to no
• Blog Posts oversight/review
procedures
• < week to publish
Different source types have different publishing and
review processes
1) Think about the publishing cycle
• how did it go from idea to published?
• Who would be involved?
• How long does it take for something in this medium to be
published?

2) How is the item reviewed?

• Is it reviewed?
• Who reviews it?
• What’s the publishing timeline?
InterLibrary Loan
Marquette InterLibrary Loan – ILLIAD
• Get articles or books that you can’t access at
Marquette
• FREE service for students

Two ways to request articles:

1) Go to ILLIAD portal
2) Findit@MU screen
End of Class Survey

https://bit.ly/2z3fvg
For more help–
review the next
few slides
Covid-19 & What’s Different?
• Masks and green Covid cheq are
The Library required to enter

What’s the Same?

• Check out books, laptops, chargers,
mics, cameras, and more
• 24/7 chat available
• Class reserves is available
• Help desks are open
• Online materials available
• Can have water/soda while in library
• Water bottle fill stations are open
• Study rooms are open
• Over 2000+ seats in Raynor/Memorial
How To Get to Databases & Find Articles

• Gold Tool Box → Articles &

Databases →
• A-Z list
• By Discipline (subject area)

• Gold Tool Box → Research

Guides →
• Browse for your topic area and find a
related Research Guide → will link to
discipline specific databases
Where do you start?
To FIND keywords:
• Break apart your topic/research question into main concepts
• Start with what you know!
• Google it. Get that background knowledge.
• Think about related or similar terms
• Look at subject headings in databases
• Use your network! Ask classmates, professors, librarians
Picking & Refining Your Topic is Research
So where can you start that process?
• Browse databases like CQ Researcher
Why use these sites?
●Check out the hyperlinks or
• Wikipedia - yes! cited references
●Look for keyword/search terms
●Gain background information
• News outlets - NPR, The Atlantic, New ●Learn key components of topic
York Times, Wall Street Journal, PBS, ●Learn about leaders in the field
BBC, etc.

• Non-profit or Professional Organizations

related to your topic, i.e. libraries - Draw on and value your
American Library Association personal lived experiences!
Search Process
• Identify your “research question” or topic you want to
explore
• Break it down into core concepts → main keywords
• Find other related keywords for those core concepts
• Search.
• Find good stuff.
• Modify search
• Find more good stuff
• Repeat as necessary
What is a scholarly article? (video)
How to Get to
Full Text
• PDF icon
• HTML icon
• Findit@MU
How to Find Full Text and Save Articles
Look for the PDF icon or words “PDF” or HTML –
typically in the upper left hand corner
PDFs can be saved to read off-line
HTML articles can be read online
• Save to:
• One Drive
• Google Drive
• Flash drive
• Computer
• Tips:
• Give article unique identifier like title or why
you saved it
• Create folders for projects so easy to find
later
• It’s ok if you can’t find it or it’s hard to see! Send me
a link or the title and I can help
 No PDF button –
can still get to full text through Findit@MU!
After you click the “Find it @ MU” button, it will open a new tab “Full
Text Finder”

Click “Find this article” -- will direct you to the article itself.
If the first link doesn’t work – try the other ones on the list. If
you are still having trouble – use the 24/7 chat on library
homepage
That didn’t happen – what next??

If you don’t see a link for the article, then click on

“Request this item via interlibrary loan”

If the ILL option doesn’t show up - take a

screenshot or write down all of the information at
the top (in the red box) You can then input this into
an ILL request through this page.

There is more information interlibrary loan later!

Picking & Refining Your Topic is Research
So where can you start that process?
• Browse databases like CQ Researcher
Why use these sites?
●Check out the hyperlinks or
• Wikipedia - yes! cited references
●Look for keyword/search terms
●Gain background information
• News outlets - NPR, The Atlantic, New ●Learn key components of topic
York Times, Wall Street Journal, PBS, ●Learn about leaders in the field
BBC, etc.

• Non-profit or Professional Draw on and value your

Organizations related to your topic, i.e. personal lived experiences!
libraries - American Library Association
Find Multi/Interdisciplinary Articles
Try Here First on your own:
• English 1001 Research Guide:
https://libguides.marquette.edu/engl1001
• Look at the multi-disciplinary databases first to do some initial
research
• Try a more subject-specific database later – use the list below to
find those
• List of A-Z databases:
https://libguides.marquette.edu/databases?_ga=2.258979
854.503021177.1563803423-1035091647.1559335782
• Can filter by SUBJECT on the right hand side
Where to Search
Library Catalog = Books
• MarqCat
Databases = Articles
• Academic Search Complete (multi-disciplinary)
• LION (Literature Online – great for literature topics!)

For more resources, check out the:

• Research 101 Guide
• Subject specific databases
Search Tips
Boolean “Quotation Wildcard/
Operators Marks” Truncation*
• AND OR NOT • Type an * next to
• Put “ “ around a word “trunk” of word to find
• Will narrow or variations of the word
to search entire phrase
expand your search
• I.e. “pet therapy” → • i.e. therap* →
results therapist, therapists,
only results where the therapy, therapies
• To learn more about
phrase appears and not • Will expand search
it - watch this
as single words results but still return
Youtube video from results related to your
McMaster Library • Will narrow search topic
(there are cats!) results
Courtesy of Kelly Blanchat @kellyblanchat
 Don’t get discouraged!

Search Strategies
Use Filters!
• Can help narrow your results
• Usually located on left-hand side of
webpage
It’s ok to fail! Mistakes happen and
Use Subject Headings searches don’t always work perfectly.
Searches are and should be iterative.
• LINKED - “controlled” vocab
• Can help lead to search terms and
other related topics
Practice! Practice! Practice!
• The more searches you run, the more
you will discover and get better at
refining what you want.
That look of joy when you find the perfect source!