AHE 599: Information Technology

Education Librarian

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:20:06 -0700

Maureen Kelly

Course Instructor

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:49:14 -0800

Sara Hargrave

Keeping Current with Research

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Learn how to

Ceate "alerts" & RSS feeds for searches in databases
Subscribe to Blogs in your topic area
Use Social Bookmarks in Del.ic.ious

Mini-tutorials on these and other topics are available at the Keeping Current with Research page.

Finding Dissertations

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Finding Dissertations
Use the Dissertation Abstracts database to search for theses and dissertations related to your to research. Many dissertations are now digitized, so try entering the title as a google search to see if the manuscript is online. If not, request the item through interlibrary loan.

In recent years Oregon State University theses & dissertations have been digitized in pdf format. You can search for them in Scholars Archive. Read the OSU Graduate School FAQ on Electronic Thesis & Dissertations. To search for all OSU theses go to the Library Catalog Advanced Search and use the pulldown menu to limit by Material Type to Theses. Type keywords in the search boxes. This search will find both digital & print theses.

Searching Education Databases

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ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) via Ebsco is the largest education database, covering journals, conference proceedings, classroom guides, etc. Many records are linked to full-text. Most academic and public libraries have some version of ERIC. It is government sponsored & made freely available at this ERIC site. However, the free version will not have as much full text as the version OSU Libraries subscribes to.

Education Research Complete via Ebsco also provides access to an extensive collection of journal material, conference papers and books.

Pychological & Behavioral Sciences Collection via Ebsco is a subset of the PsycInfo database via PsycNET. PsycInfo is the the most important resource for psychological literature & covers learning theory, cognitive develpment, group behavior and other areas related to education. However, the PsycNET version does not have full text articles, which may be obtained through ejournals, by requesting articles through the OSU catalog, and by interlibrary loan.

SEARCH HINT! Search 4 Ebsco Education related databases simultaneously (ERIC, Education Research Complete, Psychology & Behavioral Abstracts, & Professional Development Collection) by clicking on the Choose Databases » link above the search box, checking Education, and clicking OK.

Social Sciences Citation Index is helpful when you want to see which articles have cited to an important article in your research. These newer articles may provide a way to update your research & the articles they cite to may be related to your topic.

Google Scholar Search for articles and books on your topic using Advanced Google Scholar You can limit by year and check the category Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities. When you find items you want, go to the OSU Libraries catalog, ejournals or to interlibrary loan to request them. You may also find some articles that are freely available on the Internet, but while attending OSU never pay for articles that require purchasing! You have already paid for library subscriptions and interlibrary loan with your tuition and you may request these articles through OSU Libraries.

AHE 599 Basics

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AHE 599 Course Page
http://ica.library.oregonstate.edu/course-guide/691-AHE599

Don’t hesitate to ask for help!
Contact Maureen Kelly, maureen.kelly@osucascades.edu
541-322-3110 (in Bend, Oregon)
IM clibkelly
Feel free to make an appointment for a phone, Skype or Adobe Connect Meeting

Other Useful OSU Libraries Contact Info
Circulation: (541) 737-2538, valley.circ@oregonstate.edu
Interlibrary Loan: (541) 737-4488, valley.ill@oregonstate.edu
Reference: (541) 737-7293, webpage with help links: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/reference/

Library Basics

OSU Libraries provides delivery service for Ecampus students. This service is exclusively for currently enrolled Ecampus students who live in communities more than 30 miles from Corvallis.
Finding books & videos: Use the OSU catalog http://oasis.oregonstate.edu/ & Summit http://summit.worldcat.org/ catalogs to find books, videos, etc. When you request books & videos as an Ecampus student, they will be FedExed to your home. You are responsible for returning them via mail or to another Summit library: http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/member-institutions

Checkout periods for graduate students are:
- OSU books: 90 days, 3 renewals (an item can be recalled if someone puts a hold on it)
- OSU videos: 3 days, 1 renewal
- Summit books: 6 weeks, no renewal
- Summit videos: 6 days, no renewal
- Interlibrary Loan checkout is determined by the lending library
Finding articles: Use the OSU Education databases. See a comprehensive list at http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/research.php/subject.php?sname=5 . Click on if the article is not full text within the database to see if it’s available at OSU or to request via ILL.
Request articles that OSU owns in print via the OSU catalog http://oasis.oregonstate.edu/ by finding the journal, clicking & filling out the article form.
You may request articles that OSU doesn’t own & books not available in OSU or Summit via interlibrary loan. To prevent any delays in processing, sign up for interlibrary loan now! https://access.library.oregonstate.edu/FirstTime.html
You can see if OSU Libraries has a specific article in electronic format by checking the title of the journal at Ejournals: http://mw8xt6bj7r.search.serialssolutions.com/
Library Events for Grad Students & Faculty: Check this webpage for links to articles & tutorials pertinent to grad students such as using citation managers & keeping up with social software.
http://ica.library.oregonstate.edu/subject-guide/656-Library-Events-for-Grad-Students-Faculty

NOTE: An online Literature Review Workshop for grad students is usually offered during winter quarter.

Requesting Library Materials & Troubleshooting Problems

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Librarian: Maureen Kelly, Extended Campus Librarian

Email: maureen.kelly@osucascades.edu

Phone: 541-322-3110 (Bend, OR)

Chat: Clibkelly via AIM, Yahoo, Meebo -- go to Ecampus page; hours vary

Ecampus Library page: Click on Ecampus in the gray strip below the green banner at top of page. The OSU Extended Campus Librarian's chat is available from this page, as well as other useful links.

More Help: Valley Library Reference

How to Request Library Materials

Information on Receiving Materials

Check Your Library Records/Renew

Questions about OSU materials & Summit items, email valley.remote@oregonstate.edu

Interlibary Loan questions, email valley.ill@oregonstate.edu

Organizing Your Research

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A useful way to organize your research is to use citation software.

Zotero is a free, open source tool that works with many of OSU Libraries' databases and will manage the citations you find in them. One of our librarians has developed a handout that clearly illustrates how to use Zotero. See it the Zotero handout.

Another popular citation software is Endnote. This software is sold commercially, but you can an educational discount while at OSU. You can also try the web version for free while you're an OSU student because it is available through the Web of Science database. The library has instructions for using Endnote. Remember that you will lose free access when you are no longer affiliated with OSU.

There are many other brands of citation software. To read more about your choices, see the Manage Citations page.

APA Style & Tutorial

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If you are not using a citation manager to help you format your bibliographies and notes, you'll want to pay attention to how to follow APA Style for your citations and bibliography. The newest edition of the APA is Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition, 2009. Purdue has a useful guide for writing and citing in APA style:

Purdue OWL APA

APA has a tutorial for the new edition: APA 6th Edition Tutorial

Consider using Zotero to capture and organize your citations. It is free software that is downloadable as an extension to the Firefox browser and it also has a Microsoft Word plugin that you can use to generate bibliographies.