1	Using Research Resources Effectively
2	Overview Research has changed significantly in the last ten years Print resources Electronic (CD-ROMs) Virtual (internet)
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4	"Spend time at the beginning..." Spend time at the beginning of your literature review to clarify your research topic. Determine your major concepts and potential search terms. Determine your approach – one good article/book, identifying the seminal researcher on the topic, etc..
5	Finding Books (aka Monographs) USF Libraries Catalog Provides bibliographic information about books, databases, journals, E-books, video, CDs, DVDs, etc. that are owned or subscribed to by USF Multiple ways to find items in the catalog Author, title, subject Keyword or Indexes May be more than one record on a single item Always read the full record Be aware of which Library within the USF system the item is located Make sure the item is not checked out Make sure you checking the holdings information
6	Finding Journals Are you going to search through each individual issue of a journal!?!? Database Options: Indexing and/or Abstracting Services Citation Indexes Table of Contents Services
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9	"OVID is the preferred platform..." OVID is the preferred platform for accessing two of our most popular and useful databases, PsycInfo and Medline Search by author, title, keyword in all/selected fields Automatically maps term Search History feature Uses LIMIT functions Boolean logic, adjacency operators, command line syntax Special database tools Online Thesaurus, Index, Scope Notes, Trees, Explosions Can search for other articles by author links
10	"Multidisciplinary citation databases" Multidisciplinary citation databases Social Science - from 1972 (1700 inclusive, 3300 selective), Science - from 1974, Arts & Humanities from 1975 bibliographic data on published journal articles, plus # of references, times cited, and related records General search for AUTHOR,TITLE, KEYWORD Cited Reference search you’ve identified a seminal article, broaden your search to find out who else has cited the article since it was published. Online HELP LIMIT by LANGUAGE, TYPE, and SORT print, save to file or export functions
11	"Email links to reprint authors" Email links to reprint authors "E-RAP," or electronic Request-A-Print URL links to publishers Exporting records ProCite & Reference Manager files or ASCII text Change data limits: Save desired search sessions and lists before resetting your data limits Personal Interest Checklist “Save search” feature Last 12 months – currency searches
12	SFX – some full-text library-defined SFX button appears along with each retrieved reference in all USF databases provides a link from database search results to the actual text of the individual document full-text is not always available if USF has an electronic subscription to the journal the full text may be available in the absence of the full-text you may get an abstract or a citation SFX menu also links out to ILLiad, so if the full-text is not available you can submit an electronic ILL request
13	Other User Services Citation Management Download citations/abstracts Cite While You Write Automatically generate bibliography based on thousands of different formats, e.g. APA, MLA, etc. RefWorks (FREE!!!), EndNote, ProCite Request Interlibrary loan (ILLiad) Request items from any USF campus for pickup at your home campus – FREE!!! Ask-A-Librarian Receive reference and research assistance online Personalized MetaLib (My Space) Save frequently used databases or journals Create sets to organize favorites
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