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KINS 2643 — Kinesiology Studies — Bounds
Welcome!
I am Ona Lou Britton, Reference/Instruction librarian at Chambers Library. Please consult this blog for assistance with Dr. Bounds’ assignments.
Popular or Peer-Reviewed?
Below are examples of a popular and a peer-reviewed article.
Try to determine whether the following articles are popular or peer-reviewed. Answer the questions on your worksheet.
Database Searching
This section provides and overview of database searching. These databases retrieve many scholarly articles.
Primary Article Databases
These databases are the best places to start for your topic. All are located at the Kinesiology/Physical Education subject guide.
SportDiscus. Articles and other material on sports sciences and sports medicine.
Healthsource Nursing/Academic. Selected articles on various health topics. Includes scholarly and popular articles.
Medline. Articles for physicians and health care professionals on all health topics.
ERIC — Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse. Articles on all aspects of education. Useful if the topic pertains to education in primary and secondary schools.
TIP: Need help finding synonyms for searching? Try the Visuwords Graphical Dictionary.
More Article Databases
These databases may contain useful articles depending on the nature of the topic.
SocIndex — Articles on the impact of gender, ethnic, and economic factors.
PsycInfo — Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of psychology
You may choose several databases to search several database simultaneously. Watch this video for a demonstration.
Information Cycle
This session discusses where popular literature fits in with scholarly literature. Sites Consulted:
The Claim: Gargling With Salt Water Can Ease Cold Symptoms
Childhood Viral Infection May Be a Cause of Obesity
Study: Breast, ovary removal cuts cancer risk in high-risk women
Are Sports Drinks Part of a Healthy Teen Lifestyle?
Parents Can Make A Difference With Anorexic Teens
More library tools to note:
Library Website: Journal Titles
Library Website: Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory
Handouts
The Basics library guide — Consult to review searching techniques, locations, call numbers, etc.
APA Style Guide — Consult this guide for correct information on citing sources.
Need Help? Just Ask Us! for more assistance!
KINS 2643 — Kinesiology Studies — Redus
Welcome!
I am Ona Lou Britton, Reference/Instruction librarian at Chambers Library. Please consult this blog for assistance with Dr. Redus’ assignments.
Session #1 — Database Searching
This section provides and overview of database searching. These databases retrieve many scholarly articles. Consult page ? of The Basic handout for a complete definition of scholarly articles.
Primary Article Databases
These databases are the best places to start for your topic. All are located at the Kinesiology/Physical Education subject guide.
SportDiscus. Articles and other material on sports sciences and sports medicine.
Healthsource Nursing/Academic. Selected articles on various health topics. Includes scholarly and popular articles.
Medline. Articles for physicians and health care professionals on all health topics.
ERIC — Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse. Articles on all aspects of education. Useful if the topic pertains to education in primary and secondary schools.
TIP: Need help finding synonyms for searching? Try the Visuwords Graphical Dictionary.
More Article Databases
These databases may contain useful articles depending on the nature of the topic.
SocIndex — Articles on the impact of gender, ethnic, and economic factors.
PsycInfo — Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of psychology
You may choose several databases to search several database simultaneously. Watch this video for a demonstration.
Session #2 — Information Cycle
This session discusses where popular literature fits in with scholarly literature. Cites Consulted:
Library Website: Journal Titles
Library Website: Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory
Handouts
The Basics library guide — Consult to review searching techniques, locations, call numbers, etc.
APA Style Guide — Consult this guide for correct information on citing sources.
Need Help? Just Ask Us! for more assistance!
Dr. Farnell’s KINS Class-
Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=nwTQT_2f7P6uUHCi4es2PD5A_3d_3d
Article link (for later): http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090126082343.htm
Dr. Farnell’s KINS 2643 Class (FALL 2008) Class #2
Starting From the Library Homepage
Well, in our last class we talked about what you would need to do if you started from somewhere other than the library website for your research… So, now let’s focus if you actually did start from the library website.
Finding Articles
From the library home page select:
Find Articles (Databases) > Databases by Subject > Kinesiology/Physical Education >
This will lead you to the following Kinesiology related databases:
Sport Discus
Health Source: Nursing Edition
Medline
ERIC (Educationan Resources Information Center)
Some additional databases that may be useful can be found by starting at the libary home page and then selecting
Find Articles (Databases) > Databases by Subject > Psychology >
PyschInfo
SocIndex
Remember, if you ever need information about the coverage of a particular database remember to click on the “i” beside the name of the database.
Conducting searches
When searching in our databases, think of it like searching in Google. Just enter your relevant keywords.
Some cool things you can do to make your search more specific or to yeild more results is to use some advanced search operators.
One such operator is OR
OR will increase the number of results retrieved because it is looking for similar terms.
Thus, if you’re searching for steroids, you’re also searching for performance enhancing drugs, etc.
” “ will only search for words right next to each other. It’s called a phrase search.
If you want to do a search on performance enhancing drugs, you might want to put ” ” around the phrase like so “performance enhancing drugs”. Otherwise the database will just look for those words seperately not necessarily next to each other.
Yet another trick is the * ending. This is called the truncation or wildcard ending.
Adding a * to a word like athlet* will search for the following words: athlete, athletes, athletics, atheletic, athletism, etc., etc.
Alrightie, well one more class to go!
See you all on Monday!’
Amanda
Dr. Farnell’s KINS 2643 Class (FALL 2008) Class #1
Hello,
Here’s an overview of our first class together–
Evaluating websites
Remember that when starting at Google, Yahoo, etc. for your research needs that when you search for information, you need to evaluate your information.
Look at the domain of the web address you’re visiting. If it is .com then it’s a commerical site whose usual purpose is to sell your stuff.
Thus, I wouldn’t necessary trust botox.com for the real dangers of chemical injections.
If a site is a .gov or a .edu– You know you’re on a more trusted site but you still have to evaulate!
Ask yourself-
Documentation:
Is there adequate documentation for factual statements?
Is the documentation reliable, verifiable from a second source?
Is there enough information to cite this information in a paper (author, title, source, date)?
Content:
Is the information current? When was the last time the page was updated?
Does the page have good flow, indicating that some thought went into its design?
Are there few or no spelling or grammatical errors that indicate hurried thought?
Is it flashy with little content?
Authority:
Who produced this site – is it a credible source? Anyone can put up a website – be skeptical of the source.
Is this document self-published or does it carry the weight of a publisher or organization? What is the domain of the
Persuasiveness:
Is the document biased or slanted?
Are there few or no logical errors such as appeal to authority, circular reasoning, etc?
If you found this information in a printed source, would you trust it?
What makes a journal/journal article scholarly?
First, just a simple tip– scholarly/academic/peer-reviewed/referred all mean the same thing.
According to our library glossary:
Peer-reviewed means “articles reviewed and critiqued by noted experts (”peers”) in the same discipline; sometimes called ‘refereed’” library.ucok.edu/sp/glossary/index.html
Thus when you’re taking a look at an article from Scientific America or Discover, you’re not looking at scholarly articles. Instead, you’re looking at something called “popular literature” or news that is written for the general public about scholarly and or scientific studies, etc.
Identifying scholarly versus non scholarly literature:
If you ever have a question about whether an article is scholarly/peer-reviewed/referred, you can check the article’s journal via a database called Ulrich’s Periodical Directory.
The periodical’s record will inform you whether you’re looking at a trade publication, a referred journal, or a consumer periodical.
Tracing back to the Original Scientific Study
Sometimes, you might see an article on CNN.com, or a blurb in the New York Times about a topic you’re very interested in terms of your studies. If so, you can always trace back to the original scientific study for your own research.
Take for example this article– Good Moods Prevent Colds
While the article itself on Sciencenews.org might not be a source you can use for your paper. The article does prevent itself many clues, allowing you to trace back to the original study.
Note that the journal name and one of the study’s authors’ names is mentioned. Perfect!
If you know the journal name, all you would have to do is visit our library homepage and click on the “Journal Titles” tab on the far right-hand side of the website. Once clicked, you can enter the journal’s name to find our holdings (print and/or electronic), etc.
From there, you can find the original study. A definite peer-reviewed source perfect for your research and paper!
Ok, well that’s about that. Remember, if you have any questions, you can always contact us at the Reference desk via email, phone (405-974-2878), chat, or text!
See you on Friday!
Amanda Lemon
