Cited by 1041. How important is J. Lofland?
[BOOK] Analyzing Social Settings: A Guide to Qualitative Observation and AnalysisJ Lofland, LH Lofland - 1984 - Arden Shakespeare, TheCited by 1041 - Related Articles - Web Search - Library Search
Thursday, March 27, 2008
J Lofland: Look at the Dates
Ask yourself. What is the value of finding articles and books from decades ago that have been cited by many?
Tip: Try removing quotes from your search to get more results.
Doing Social Life: The Qualitative Study of Human Interaction in Natural SettingsJ Lofland - Chapter One - questia.com... The leadership of Leon H. Mayhew in that milieu has been particularly appreciated.JOHN LOFLAND. Davis, California July 1976. -ix-. Questia Media America, Inc. ... Cited by 106 - Related Articles - Web Search - Library Search
[BOOK] Analyzing Social Settings: A Guide to Qualitative Observation and AnalysisJ Lofland, LH Lofland - 1984 - Arden Shakespeare, TheCited by 1041 - Related Articles - Web Search - Library Search
Tip: Try removing quotes from your search to get more results.
Doing Social Life: The Qualitative Study of Human Interaction in Natural SettingsJ Lofland - Chapter One - questia.com... The leadership of Leon H. Mayhew in that milieu has been particularly appreciated.JOHN LOFLAND. Davis, California July 1976. -ix-. Questia Media America, Inc. ... Cited by 106 - Related Articles - Web Search - Library Search
[BOOK] Analyzing Social Settings: A Guide to Qualitative Observation and AnalysisJ Lofland, LH Lofland - 1984 - Arden Shakespeare, TheCited by 1041 - Related Articles - Web Search - Library Search
JSTOR: Why is JSTOR such an important resource for research?
Click on the title of this article:
An Evolving Logic of Participant Observation, Educational Ethnography, and Other Case Studies - Full-Text @ AlverniaLM Smith - Review of Research in Education, 1978 - JSTORAn Evolving Logic of Participant Observation, Educational Ethnography, and OtherCase Studies. Louis M. Smith. Review of Research in Education, Vol. 6, 316-377. ... Cited by 100 - Related Articles - Web Search
An Evolving Logic of Participant Observation, Educational Ethnography, and Other Case Studies - Full-Text @ AlverniaLM Smith - Review of Research in Education, 1978 - JSTORAn Evolving Logic of Participant Observation, Educational Ethnography, and OtherCase Studies. Louis M. Smith. Review of Research in Education, Vol. 6, 316-377. ... Cited by 100 - Related Articles - Web Search
Using Google Scholar with the Alvernia Databases
This posting is only for the brave and determined. The good news is that we have a wonderful software program that links our articles databases with Google Scholar so that it's easier for us to find full-text or abstract information about the rich resources in Google Scholar. That's the bad news too. Don't give up yet.
First, you can see that my search found 19,000 entries. I searched leadership and the exact phrase "participant observation." Below are the first few results. Note too that under All Results there are several names. These are key names/authors found in the search.
Now look at the first result, and you'll start to see the good news and the bad news. It looks like you can find the full text in the Alvernia database, but it's not quite that simple. Do not despair. Even when you can't get directly to the full- text, often because Alvernia does not subscribe to that particular journal. But sometimes you will find it. At the workshop, I'll show you how to get the most out of this interface.
From Google Scholar Search:
All articles - Recent articles
Results 1 - 10 of about 19,900 for leadership "participant observation". (0.12 seconds)
All Results
J Lofland
A Bryman
L Smith
T Jick
A Vidich
An Evolving Logic of Participant Observation, Educational Ethnography, and Other Case Studies - Full-Text @ AlverniaLM Smith - Review of Research in Education, 1978 - JSTORAn Evolving Logic of Participant Observation, Educational Ethnography, and OtherCase Studies. Louis M. Smith. Review of Research in Education, Vol. 6, 316-377. ... Cited by 100 - Related Articles - Web Search
Qualitative research as the cornerstone methodology for understanding leadership - Full-Text @ Alvernia - all 2 versions »JA Conger - The Leadership Quarterly, 1998 - Elsevier... The author has employed observation and participant observation in two researchprojects on leadership (1985, 1992). Without a doubt ... Cited by 57 - Related Articles - Web Search
Participant Observation and the Collection and Interpretation of Data - Full-Text @ AlverniaAJ Vidich - The American Journal of Sociology, 1955 - JSTOR... In view of this widespread dependence upon participant observation as a ... betweencompeting factions, competing leaders, or leadership- membership cleavages. ... Cited by 37 - Related Articles - Web Search
Grounded theory and social process: A new direction for leadership research - Full-Text @ Alvernia - all 2 versions »KW Parry - The Leadership Quarterly, 1998 - Elsevier... Participant observation Unstructured interviewing Life history Grounded theory analysis ...s (I 99 1) content analysis of the construction of leadership images in ... Cited by 62 - Related Articles - Web Search
Doing Social Life: The Qualitative Study of Human Interaction in Natural SettingsJ Lofland - Chapter One - questia.com... The leadership of Leon H. Mayhew in that milieu has been particularly appreciated.JOHN LOFLAND. Davis, California July 1976. -ix-. Questia Media America, Inc. ... Cited by 106 - Related Articles - Web Search - Library Search
Mixing Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: Triangulation in Action - Full-Text @ Alvernia - all 2 versions »TD Jick - Administrative Science Quarterly, 1979 - JSTOR... same conclusions, provide a more certain portrayal of the leadership phenomenon ... Forqualitative methods such as participant observation, this can be re- flected ... Cited by 1115 - Related Articles - Web Search
First, you can see that my search found 19,000 entries. I searched leadership and the exact phrase "participant observation." Below are the first few results. Note too that under All Results there are several names. These are key names/authors found in the search.
Now look at the first result, and you'll start to see the good news and the bad news. It looks like you can find the full text in the Alvernia database, but it's not quite that simple. Do not despair. Even when you can't get directly to the full- text, often because Alvernia does not subscribe to that particular journal. But sometimes you will find it. At the workshop, I'll show you how to get the most out of this interface.
From Google Scholar Search:
All articles - Recent articles
Results 1 - 10 of about 19,900 for leadership "participant observation". (0.12 seconds)
All Results
J Lofland
A Bryman
L Smith
T Jick
A Vidich
An Evolving Logic of Participant Observation, Educational Ethnography, and Other Case Studies - Full-Text @ AlverniaLM Smith - Review of Research in Education, 1978 - JSTORAn Evolving Logic of Participant Observation, Educational Ethnography, and OtherCase Studies. Louis M. Smith. Review of Research in Education, Vol. 6, 316-377. ... Cited by 100 - Related Articles - Web Search
Qualitative research as the cornerstone methodology for understanding leadership - Full-Text @ Alvernia - all 2 versions »JA Conger - The Leadership Quarterly, 1998 - Elsevier... The author has employed observation and participant observation in two researchprojects on leadership (1985, 1992). Without a doubt ... Cited by 57 - Related Articles - Web Search
Participant Observation and the Collection and Interpretation of Data - Full-Text @ AlverniaAJ Vidich - The American Journal of Sociology, 1955 - JSTOR... In view of this widespread dependence upon participant observation as a ... betweencompeting factions, competing leaders, or leadership- membership cleavages. ... Cited by 37 - Related Articles - Web Search
Grounded theory and social process: A new direction for leadership research - Full-Text @ Alvernia - all 2 versions »KW Parry - The Leadership Quarterly, 1998 - Elsevier... Participant observation Unstructured interviewing Life history Grounded theory analysis ...s (I 99 1) content analysis of the construction of leadership images in ... Cited by 62 - Related Articles - Web Search
Doing Social Life: The Qualitative Study of Human Interaction in Natural SettingsJ Lofland - Chapter One - questia.com... The leadership of Leon H. Mayhew in that milieu has been particularly appreciated.JOHN LOFLAND. Davis, California July 1976. -ix-. Questia Media America, Inc. ... Cited by 106 - Related Articles - Web Search - Library Search
Mixing Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: Triangulation in Action - Full-Text @ Alvernia - all 2 versions »TD Jick - Administrative Science Quarterly, 1979 - JSTOR... same conclusions, provide a more certain portrayal of the leadership phenomenon ... Forqualitative methods such as participant observation, this can be re- flected ... Cited by 1115 - Related Articles - Web Search
Looking for the Acronym
Find the acronym. See post right below:
OBEMLA
Proceedings of the Second National Research Symposium on Limited English Proficient Student Issues:
FOCUS ON EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT
Washington, D. C.September 1991
VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2
United States Department of EducationOffice of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs Published August 1992
Note that the US Department of Education publishes a great deal of research in education and related area.
OBEMLA
Proceedings of the Second National Research Symposium on Limited English Proficient Student Issues:
FOCUS ON EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT
Washington, D. C.September 1991
VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2
United States Department of EducationOffice of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs Published August 1992
Note that the US Department of Education publishes a great deal of research in education and related area.
Conference Paper: Sense-Making and Science Education
If we're trying to find out if sense-making might apply to a research idea we're considering we could look at papers from conferences as well as articles in scholarly journals. Here is an example:
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/pubs/symposia/second/vol2/science.htm
Science Education as a Sense-Making Practice
Proceedings of the Second National Research Symposium on Limited English Proficient Student Issues: Focus on Evaluation and Measurement. OBEMLA, 1992.
Formal Title: Science Education as a Sense-Making Practice:Implications for Assessment
Authors: Beth Warren and Ann S. RoseberyTechnical Education Research Center, Cambridge
Where would you find this acronym? OBEMLA (Think first of using the URL as a way to get more information.)
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/pubs/symposia/second/vol2/science.htm
Science Education as a Sense-Making Practice
Proceedings of the Second National Research Symposium on Limited English Proficient Student Issues: Focus on Evaluation and Measurement. OBEMLA, 1992.
Formal Title: Science Education as a Sense-Making Practice:Implications for Assessment
Authors: Beth Warren and Ann S. RoseberyTechnical Education Research Center, Cambridge
Where would you find this acronym? OBEMLA (Think first of using the URL as a way to get more information.)
Workshop, April 5th: Sense-Making as a Methodology
I'm going to highlight the variety of settings identified by Dervin as appropriate for research using sense-making as a methodology.
http://communication.sbs.ohio-state.edu/sense-making/
Look here to learn about Brenda Dervin's Sense-Making Scholarship...See the quotation below:
"Sense-Making is an approach to thinking about and implementing communication research and practice and the design of communication-based systems and activities. It consists of a set of philosophical assumptions, substantive propositions, methodological framings, and methods. It has been applied in myriad settings (e.g., libraries, information systems, media systems, web sites, public information campaigns, classrooms, counseling services, and so on), at myriad levels (e.g., intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, organizational, mass, national, global), and within myriad perspectives (e.g., constructivist, critical, cultural, feminist, postmodern, communitarian). The approach has been developed by Brenda Dervin and is being expanded, transformed, and enriched daily by the efforts of some 100-plus persons worldwide (academics and practitioners, teachers and students). This web site is designed to provide access to these efforts and links to those who are involved. On this site, Sense-Making (capitalized) refers to the methodology; sense-making (not capitalized) refers to the phenomena of making and unmaking of sense.
Since Sense-Making has been under development since 1972, it cannot be encapsulated in a few sentences or even the intersection of all the documents on this web site. It is important, however, for the reader to know that the project has been based on three central assumptions regarding communication practice: (a) That it is possible to design and implement communication systems and practices that are responsive to human needs; (b) That it is possible for humans to enlarge their communication repertoires to pursue this vision; (c) That achieving these outcomes requires the development of communication-based methodological approaches."
http://communication.sbs.ohio-state.edu/sense-making/
Look here to learn about Brenda Dervin's Sense-Making Scholarship...See the quotation below:
"Sense-Making is an approach to thinking about and implementing communication research and practice and the design of communication-based systems and activities. It consists of a set of philosophical assumptions, substantive propositions, methodological framings, and methods. It has been applied in myriad settings (e.g., libraries, information systems, media systems, web sites, public information campaigns, classrooms, counseling services, and so on), at myriad levels (e.g., intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, organizational, mass, national, global), and within myriad perspectives (e.g., constructivist, critical, cultural, feminist, postmodern, communitarian). The approach has been developed by Brenda Dervin and is being expanded, transformed, and enriched daily by the efforts of some 100-plus persons worldwide (academics and practitioners, teachers and students). This web site is designed to provide access to these efforts and links to those who are involved. On this site, Sense-Making (capitalized) refers to the methodology; sense-making (not capitalized) refers to the phenomena of making and unmaking of sense.
Since Sense-Making has been under development since 1972, it cannot be encapsulated in a few sentences or even the intersection of all the documents on this web site. It is important, however, for the reader to know that the project has been based on three central assumptions regarding communication practice: (a) That it is possible to design and implement communication systems and practices that are responsive to human needs; (b) That it is possible for humans to enlarge their communication repertoires to pursue this vision; (c) That achieving these outcomes requires the development of communication-based methodological approaches."
Using EBSCO for Help with Citation Management
http://www.alvernia.edu/library
Go to Article Databases and select one of the EBSCO databases such as Education Research Complete. EDUCATION -- EBSCO
Using Advanced Search, you can probably find a good list of 10-20 full- text articles on a solid research topic and narrow it down enough to see the trends in the research.
Note that you can print, email, and save your results. Note also that after several searches you can use the "History" feature to see what you have searched and go back to previous results or combine searches. I suggest you save and email results so that you will have electronic files to document your work. We all forget what we have done and found almost as soon as our fingers leave the keys. Keep your results electronically even if you print some. You don't want to have to enter data more than once.
Enter the name of a scholar in the field and see what you find. I'm using Brenda Dervin for the workshop and also one of her dissertation students. Dr. Dervin, Ohio State, has developed and used a research theory and method called "sense-making" for several decades. I think that her work will serve as a good example for our workshop. I've chosen Dervin and sense-making for illustration because (1.) Dervin is well-established and works with the level of theory and with the methodologies most likely to be use or at least understood by students in our program in leadership studies; (2.) Sense-making as a theory and a method is used by students in a wide variety of disciplines and particularly in professional, action-oriented research; (3.) Dervin and sense-making are not so popular that as terms are the easiest to find so I can illustrate some of the subtleties in searching the electronic resources in scholarly communication.
You should be able to find "Dervin, Brenda" and "sense-making" in all of our social science databases, in Google Scholar, and in the academic regions of the web.
Go to Article Databases and select one of the EBSCO databases such as Education Research Complete. EDUCATION -- EBSCO
Using Advanced Search, you can probably find a good list of 10-20 full- text articles on a solid research topic and narrow it down enough to see the trends in the research.
Note that you can print, email, and save your results. Note also that after several searches you can use the "History" feature to see what you have searched and go back to previous results or combine searches. I suggest you save and email results so that you will have electronic files to document your work. We all forget what we have done and found almost as soon as our fingers leave the keys. Keep your results electronically even if you print some. You don't want to have to enter data more than once.
Enter the name of a scholar in the field and see what you find. I'm using Brenda Dervin for the workshop and also one of her dissertation students. Dr. Dervin, Ohio State, has developed and used a research theory and method called "sense-making" for several decades. I think that her work will serve as a good example for our workshop. I've chosen Dervin and sense-making for illustration because (1.) Dervin is well-established and works with the level of theory and with the methodologies most likely to be use or at least understood by students in our program in leadership studies; (2.) Sense-making as a theory and a method is used by students in a wide variety of disciplines and particularly in professional, action-oriented research; (3.) Dervin and sense-making are not so popular that as terms are the easiest to find so I can illustrate some of the subtleties in searching the electronic resources in scholarly communication.
You should be able to find "Dervin, Brenda" and "sense-making" in all of our social science databases, in Google Scholar, and in the academic regions of the web.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Original Research: Following in the Footsteps of Giants
For the workshop on April 5th
Original Research: Following in the Footsteps of Giants
Before the workshop, take a look at some of your key authors in Google Scholar.
Let me share a few of my own random reflections about writing in academic settings and particularly about the process of getting started in scholarly research and writing.
1. Scholars are created by other scholars.
2. The process is more like growing up in a culture and learning to survive in order to multiple than it is like anything else I know.
3. It's probably easier if you imagine growing up to be a dog after being a puppy or growing up to be a cat after being a kitten. For puppies and kittens, it is in their best interest to make the bigger beasts happy.
4. If what you plan to do for a research paper or project makes sense to ordinary people, you may be in trouble.
5. Learning the language and the conventions of the field is essential. Figure out early what seemingly everyday words mean when they are used in an academic context.
6. Original does not mean original like a short story or an editorial.
7. Scholarly work builds upon the scholarly work of those who come before. Try to understand how this works from the beginning.
8. Academic writing doesn't have to be boring but it's probably safer for you if it is. Wait until your dissertation is finished before you try to show any flair for writing creatively.
9. No two scholarly agree on what research is and how it should be done. Look for a basic but not perfect consensus among your professors.
10. Take all criticism gracefully and remember that big dogs take better care of puppies who know how to be respectful. It may not always be right but in my experiences it's true.
Citing Sources: How the databases can help.
For the workshop on Saturday, April 5th
Let's use one of our databases to explore creating and managing citations. We'll also consider some of the current issues in scholarly publishing and communication and what a potential author needs to know.
First, you will find lots of basic help on our website. Look for citation guides and related resources. http://www.alvernia.edu/library
Here are some websites you may want to consult.
American Psychological Association
http://apa.org/
The Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/
Copyright Clearance Center
http://www.copyright.com/
Let's use one of our databases to explore creating and managing citations. We'll also consider some of the current issues in scholarly publishing and communication and what a potential author needs to know.
First, you will find lots of basic help on our website. Look for citation guides and related resources. http://www.alvernia.edu/library
Here are some websites you may want to consult.
American Psychological Association
http://apa.org/
The Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/
Copyright Clearance Center
http://www.copyright.com/
Finding Articles in the Subscription Databases
For the workshop on April 5th
The first part of the workshop on Saturday, April 5th, will focus on the subscription databases. Let me start the presentation by pointing you to our current list at http://www.alvernia.edu/library Click on Article Databases and you should get the list below. If you click on one of these links, you will be able to get inside the databases from on or off campus. The key is to know enough about the databases to make a good selection so your searching will produce the best results. I'll illustrate at the workshop.
Finding Articles
About
Multiple Topics & Disciplines - EBSCO
About
Multiple Topics & Disciplines - JSTOR
About
Book Reviews
About
Business - EBSCO
About
Business, Legal, News - LexisNexis
About
CIAO - International Affairs
About
CQ Researcher - Controversial Issues
About
Contemporary Authors
About
Criminal Justice
About
Dissertations & Theses - ProQuest
About
Dissertations & Theses - World Cat
About
Education - EBSCO
About
Education Journals - ProQuest
About
GreenFILE - Environment & Ecology
About
Health
About
History
About
Human Resources Library
About
Legal - Westlaw
About
Literature
About
National Library of Medicine
About
News
About
OT Search
About
Philosopher's Index
About
Psychology
About
Sociology
About
SportDiscus
About
Religion
About
Ulrich's Periodical Directory
About
wired.MD streaMed Patient Education Solution
About
EBSCO Database Selection
About
Databases for Marywood Students
The first part of the workshop on Saturday, April 5th, will focus on the subscription databases. Let me start the presentation by pointing you to our current list at http://www.alvernia.edu/library Click on Article Databases and you should get the list below. If you click on one of these links, you will be able to get inside the databases from on or off campus. The key is to know enough about the databases to make a good selection so your searching will produce the best results. I'll illustrate at the workshop.
Finding Articles
About
Multiple Topics & Disciplines - EBSCO
About
Multiple Topics & Disciplines - JSTOR
About
Book Reviews
About
Business - EBSCO
About
Business, Legal, News - LexisNexis
About
CIAO - International Affairs
About
CQ Researcher - Controversial Issues
About
Contemporary Authors
About
Criminal Justice
About
Dissertations & Theses - ProQuest
About
Dissertations & Theses - World Cat
About
Education - EBSCO
About
Education Journals - ProQuest
About
GreenFILE - Environment & Ecology
About
Health
About
History
About
Human Resources Library
About
Legal - Westlaw
About
Literature
About
National Library of Medicine
About
News
About
OT Search
About
Philosopher's Index
About
Psychology
About
Sociology
About
SportDiscus
About
Religion
About
Ulrich's Periodical Directory
About
wired.MD streaMed Patient Education Solution
About
EBSCO Database Selection
About
Databases for Marywood Students
Friday, March 14, 2008
New Resources: The Green File
Flowers and Trees and Earth and Sky: Oh My!
GreenFILEGreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for approximately 295,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,600 records.
You'll find it in our list at http://www.alvernia.library/ Click on Article Databases.
GreenFILE
GreenFILEGreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for approximately 295,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,600 records.
You'll find it in our list at http://www.alvernia.library/ Click on Article Databases.
GreenFILE
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Ideas for our website?
We're going to redo our website to make it more friendly and easier to use. Please take a look and let us know your ideas. What do you need to find most frequently? Shall we link to Facebook and other social networking sites? All ideas are welcome.
Friday, March 7, 2008
After Spring Break: Welcome Back
To those who took the week off, welcome back. We missed you. I hope you will take a look at what is coming up from Library and Educational Services.
Hold the Date: April 1: Edible Book Festival Celebration
Alvernia at Philadelphia: You are invited.
Alvernia at Philadelphia
This is a test document to share. Marti Smith Friday, March 7.
Philadelphia Faculty and Students: You are invited to participate in a test using Google Tools for sharing information and collaborating with each other.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Faculty Workshop: Copyright, Fair Use, and the New World of Scholarly Communication
Faculty Workshop (Graduate Students Invited):
Copyright, Fair Use, and the New World of Scholarly Communication
Dr. Marti Smith, Dean of Library and Educational Services
Dates:
Saturday, April 26, 2008, 10am-Noon or 2-4pm
Monday, May 19, 2008, 2-4pm
Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 10am to Noon
Schedule:
Hour 1: The New World of Scholarly Communication
Hour 2: Copyright and Fair Use: Practical Applications for Teaching, Learning, and Research
Register: Email: marti.smith@alvernia.edu or call 610-796-8413
Copyright, Fair Use, and the New World of Scholarly Communication
Dr. Marti Smith, Dean of Library and Educational Services
Dates:
Saturday, April 26, 2008, 10am-Noon or 2-4pm
Monday, May 19, 2008, 2-4pm
Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 10am to Noon
Schedule:
Hour 1: The New World of Scholarly Communication
Hour 2: Copyright and Fair Use: Practical Applications for Teaching, Learning, and Research
Register: Email: marti.smith@alvernia.edu or call 610-796-8413
April 5th Workshop: From Finding Information to the PowerPoint Presentation
Saturday, April 5th, 10am to Noon
Franco Library Learning Center
Library Learning Commons and Help Desk
Dr. Marti Smith, Dean of Library and Educational Services
Schedule: (15 mins. presentation and 15 mins. for questions and personal assistance)
10:00 Finding Information from Quality Sources: Library Subscription Databases
10:30 Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due (Citing sources, print and electronic; Avoiding Plagiarism and Other Intellectual Property Mistakes; Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights)
11:00 Academic Research Sources to Inform Original Research (Google Scholar and Peer-reviewed Sources; Dissertations and Faculty Websites)
11:30 PowerPoint for Impact and Understanding
Dr. Smith will be available from 2-5 for individual or group consultations. You may make an appointment or drop by:
Email: marti.smith@alvernia.edu or call 610-796-8413
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:30
3:30-4:00
4:00-4:30
Catch-up
Franco Library Learning Center
Library Learning Commons and Help Desk
Dr. Marti Smith, Dean of Library and Educational Services
Schedule: (15 mins. presentation and 15 mins. for questions and personal assistance)
10:00 Finding Information from Quality Sources: Library Subscription Databases
10:30 Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due (Citing sources, print and electronic; Avoiding Plagiarism and Other Intellectual Property Mistakes; Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights)
11:00 Academic Research Sources to Inform Original Research (Google Scholar and Peer-reviewed Sources; Dissertations and Faculty Websites)
11:30 PowerPoint for Impact and Understanding
Dr. Smith will be available from 2-5 for individual or group consultations. You may make an appointment or drop by:
Email: marti.smith@alvernia.edu or call 610-796-8413
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:30
3:30-4:00
4:00-4:30
Catch-up
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Off Campus Access to Electronic Databases
Off-Campus Access to Electronic Databases
Alvernia College students may access all electronic databases from off-campus with a single login procedure. The login system, Web Access Management (WAM), eliminates the need to use a different password for each database vendor.
Authorized users will need three items of identification in order to login: Alvernia College I.D. name and number and a PIN (last four digits of the college I.D.). For those who are unable to access the databases, call or visit the library circulation desk (610-796-8223).
After the login procedure, all of Alvernia's subscription databases can be accessed.
Login Procedure
1. Access the library resources page at http://www.alvernia.edu/library/resources.htm
2. Select a database.
3. Enter your name and number as they appear on the front of your Alvernia College I.D. card and your PIN.
4. Click on the “Submit” button.
Note: If you are unable to login, try this trouble-shooting guide.
Alvernia College students may access all electronic databases from off-campus with a single login procedure. The login system, Web Access Management (WAM), eliminates the need to use a different password for each database vendor.
Authorized users will need three items of identification in order to login: Alvernia College I.D. name and number and a PIN (last four digits of the college I.D.). For those who are unable to access the databases, call or visit the library circulation desk (610-796-8223).
After the login procedure, all of Alvernia's subscription databases can be accessed.
Login Procedure
1. Access the library resources page at http://www.alvernia.edu/library/resources.htm
2. Select a database.
3. Enter your name and number as they appear on the front of your Alvernia College I.D. card and your PIN.
4. Click on the “Submit” button.
Note: If you are unable to login, try this trouble-shooting guide.
APA Guide to Electronic Sources and DOI's
From Librarian Leon Weber:
We developed a guide highlighting the APA changes for listing references accessed from library databases. Print copies are available in the library. An electronic version can be accessed from the Library Citation Guides web page http://www.alvernia.edu/library/guides/citation.htm
The new APA guidelines are open to interpretation about how to list the source of library database articles that do not have a DOI. Two options, listing the database or the publisher home page URL, are illustrated in this guide for students. Please let your students know if you have a preference that you require on the references page.
Leon Weber
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Alvernia College Library
400 Saint Bernardine St.
Reading, PA 19607
leon.weber@alvernia.edu
610.796.8352
We developed a guide highlighting the APA changes for listing references accessed from library databases. Print copies are available in the library. An electronic version can be accessed from the Library Citation Guides web page http://www.alvernia.edu/library/guides/citation.htm
The new APA guidelines are open to interpretation about how to list the source of library database articles that do not have a DOI. Two options, listing the database or the publisher home page URL, are illustrated in this guide for students. Please let your students know if you have a preference that you require on the references page.
Leon Weber
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Alvernia College Library
400 Saint Bernardine St.
Reading, PA 19607
leon.weber@alvernia.edu
610.796.8352
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