1. TOPS Orientation – Library and
Research Basics
LAKSAMEE PUTNAM
LPUTNAM@TOWSON.EDU
RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN
Please login to the computer, then open a browser and go to:
http://bit.ly/TOPSslides2012
3. Take away…
Where are you?
Search strategies and Search tips
Evaluate the information
Finding books/articles in the Cook Library
Viral Video Research
4.
5. Where do you go to find answers?
http://bit.ly/TOPSpoll2012
6.
7. Preparing to Search
Articulate your topic
Choose important ideas
Identify keywords
Find background
information
Reference books
Websites
Gather, organize and
narrow it down http://youtu.be/HE4FJL2IDEs
8. Search Tips
Boolean “search connectors”
Mammals AND Evolution
Climate Change OR Global warming
9. Search Tips
Similar ideas … different Truncation
words Technolog*
Phone Technolog-y
Cellphone Technolog-ist
Cell phone Technolog-ical
Cellular telephone Technolog-ically
Wireless phone
Mobile
Smartphone
10. Location
Searching the Call number
Catalog Library Map
Cook Library
Other locations
Research
Reserves
Interlibrary loan (Illiad)
Library Catalogs Request
11. Peer-reviewed articles in multiple
Searching journals
Databases
Cook Library
Journals
Towson: 235 journals with the word
Subject Gateways
Biology in the title
Biology
Chemistry
Databases
Academic Search Premier
Computer Science
ScienceDirect
MB3
Scopus
etc
12. Viral Video Research
View a list of the possible videos here:
http://bit.ly/TOPSviral2012
After choosing a video research it in the same way we
did for “Charlie Bit My Finger”
Fill out the form here while researching your video:
http://bit.ly/TOPSws2012
Extra time? Fill out the form for another video!
14. Questions?
Feel free to contact me:
Laksamee Putnam
lputnam@towson.edu
410.704.3746.
Or any reference librarian:
Visit Cook Library Reference Desk
410.704.2462.
IM – tucookchat
Editor's Notes
Google? Wikipedia? Friends/Family? Teachers? Librarians?No matter where you start, the search for information isn’t linear. You might start with one question then figure out it’s too broad and there is too much information out there. You might start with something that is too narrow and you can’t seem to find anything about it. In any case, when you start your search you can do somethings to prepare.
First go over Cook Library Website Help locations: Need Help, Ask a Librarian Quick Tools: Off campus login, Journal List, Help GuidesCatalogs – Towson, USMAI, Worldcat TU Search Bed bug -> Books: Insect How many articles? Look at entry Cite feature