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LEARNING
STRATEGIES AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (SLS 1503)
LIBRARY RESOURCE PAGE
LIBRARIAN:
Dr. Darlene Ann Parrish
The selected sources listed below are useful for
finding books and articles on various topics.
FINDING A BOOK
FAU
LIBRARIES CATALOG
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Searching by
Title and
Author:
Go to the "Basic Search" screen and select
"Title" or "Author."
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Subject Searching:
Go to the "Basic Search"
screen and select "Subject Heading." For
example, type in the following Library of Congress subject
headings (type in dashes for subheadings):
Nutrition
Time management--Handbooks
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Keyword Searching:
Go to the
"Advanced Search"
screen and select
"Title" or "Anywhere"
and type in your
keywords.
(Example:
money management and college)
FINDING AN ARTICLE
ELECTRONIC DATABASES
Journal articles can be found in electronic databases by doing a
subject or keyword search. Electronic databases are
available from the
FAU Libraries home page by selecting
"Indexes/Databases" under the heading "Quick Links."
Remember to
select the link entitled "Off
Campus Connect"
for the EZproxy server, when accessing the databases
remotely.
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Academic Search Premier
Gives references to articles from journals, magazines
and other publications, many with the full text. Most
effective way of searching database for specific topics is
by using keywords, which is a "Basic Search."
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ABI/INFORM Complete
This database is primarily a business resource, but can be
used to find articles (some with the full text) on money
management and time management. User can search
multiple databases simultaneously, including the Wall
Street Journal.
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Expanded Academic ASAP
Provides articles from journals, magazines and newspapers on
various topics, including nutrition, money management and
time management. Subject and keyword searching can be
used. There are many full text articles included in
this database.
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JSTOR
This is a collection of full text articles from scholarly
journals dealing with various topics. Articles can be
located by keyword searching or browsing contents of
journals.
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OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition
Provides access to articles on nutrition, time
management and money management and numerous other topics in
journals and magazines from multiple databases, including
Reader's Guide Full Text, Education Full Text
and others.
SCHOLARLY VS. POPULAR
Scholarly journals have articles that contain
original research or an in-depth analysis of a topic written by researchers,
scholars or practitioners who are considered experts in a field. They may
also be referred to as "peer-reviewed" or "refereed" journals. An example
of a scholarly journal would be the Journal of the American Medical
Association (JAMA).
Popular magazines have articles about topics of
general interest for a wide audience and are written by writers or journalists
who may or may not have expertise in a particular field. Examples of
popular magazines would be Time or
Newsweek.
EVALUATING
INFORMATION
If you are not using one of the "Electronic Databases" listed
above or other databases via the
FAU Libraries Electronic Collection, you need to
consider some of the following questions when evaluating information from the
Internet:
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How authoritative is the source of information?
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How accurate is the information?
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How reliable is the information?
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How current is the information?
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How relevant is the information to my topic?
CITING
REFERENCES
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REF LB2369 .G53
2003
Gibaldi,
Joseph.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association,
2003.
FINDING
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE
Ask-A-Librarian
email reference help
Reference desk phone
number: 561-297-3785
Make an
appointment with a librarian:
One-on-one reference consultation
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