| Anthropology
130: Anthropology and the
Research University
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/anthr130.html |
Developing a Search Strategy
Search strategy is the process of finding information in a logical, step-by-step manner. Using a search strategy insures that you will find the information and materials you need as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Research Steps:
- Choose your topic
- Find background information
- Find books on your topic
- Find periodical articles
- Find networked resources or relevant Web sites
- Evaluate your sources
- Cite your sources
For more information
about library research strategy and using library resources, go to Research
Strategy: a tutorial.
Resources
for researching Cornell
Facts and Data
Facts
About Cornell
The University guide to facts about Cornell.
http://www.cornell.edu/about/facts/
Institutional
Research and Planning
"IRP conducts social science research about students, faculty, staff,
and others activities to support regular, on-going institutional
self-examination" - from website
http://dpb.cornell.edu/IP_E_Surveys_Results.htm
Historical/Archival
Cornell
Research Guide
A library guide to print and online sources about Cornell University.
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/cornellguide.html
Rare and Manuscript Collections / Cornell University Archival Guides
Current Events/Articles
Lexis Nexis University Newswire: Contains Cornell Daily Sun from 1997-present as well as many other university student papers. After clicking on the link choose News search and then select University Newswire under
Cornell Daily Sun Online: Current | Archives
Cornell ChronicleFinding Books
Click
on the image to connect to the Cornell Library online catalog:
- About
the CU Library Catalog
The Cornell University Library Catalog includes the holdings of 19 Cornell University libraries. The catalog contains records for books, computer files, government documents, manuscripts and archives, maps, musical scores, periodicals, serials, sound recordings, and visual materials. There are also records for items that are on order or in process. CU Library Catalog Help Pages
- Interlibrary
Loan Services
If Cornell Library does not have an item you need, Use ILLiad (InterLibrary Loan Internet Accessible Database) to request that we borrow materials from other libraries.
- Borrow
Direct
A new rapid book request and delivery system that enables Cornell faculty, staff, and students to search the combined library catalogs of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton and Yale, and directly request expedited delivery of circulating items.
Finding Articles
Two approaches to finding articles:
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1. Search a Specific Database
Articles about University Issues (see above for resources for articles about Cornell)
AnthroSource
[Restricted to Cornell]
Current issues of American Anthropological Association journals and bulletins, plus searchable archived issues of all the Association's publications. Covers political, medical, cultural, and legal anthropology; ethnology; education; humanism; archaeology; nutrition; gender issues; and linguistics.
ERIC
[Restricted to Cornell]
ERIC abstracts
journal articles and other literature on education. Many materials, such
as curriculum guides, instructional materials, conference papers, program
descriptions, and project reports are available online.
Sociological
Abstracts
[Restricted to Cornell]
Contains records
from 3,000 journals covering sociology, social work, and other social sciences.
Proquest
Research Library [Restricted
to Cornell]
An
extensive number of periodicals, covering
general interest magazines and scholarly
journals in the social sciences, humanities
and sciences. Also included are ethnic and alternative press coverage. Full text of many articles is provided.
Internet Resources
Use web portals, search engines, or Internet subject guides to find resources or sites on the World Wide Web on your topic. Search Engines are software programs that allow you to search the contents of web pages and Subject Guides are web pages that use menus and lists to sort and classify web sites.
Question and
evaluate the information that you find on web pages. As you would do with
books and journal articles, look to see who is responsible for producing the
web page or site that you are accessing. How objective is the information? How
accurate or truthful? How authoritative? Go to the Evaluating
Sources section of this page for more information on how to assess the web
sites you have accessed.
Evaluating Sources
Evaluating the sources you find is a crucial step in the process of scholarly research. The questions you ask about books, periodical articles, or multimedia sources are similar whether you're looking at a citation to the item or have the item in hand.
How
to Critically Analyze Information Sources
Lists some of the critical questions you should ask when you consider the appropriateness
of a particular book, article, media resource, or Web site for your research.
Distinguishing
Scholarly from Non-Scholarly Periodicals: A Checklist
of Criteria
Shows how to evaluate periodicals by looking at their format, intended audience,
and appearance.
Evaluating
Web Resources
Lists ways to analyze the Web sites you find.
Evaluating
Web Sites: Criteria and Tools
See this page for additional suggestions specific to Web sites.
Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Sites
Offers a table of suggestions.
Citing Sources
- Code of Academic Integrity
- APA citation style (Print pdf) Electronic Media and Online Sources
- MLA citation style (Print pdf) Electronic Media and Online Sources
- Chicago Manual of Style Online
- Annotated bibliography how-to
Managing Information using Bibliographic/Citation Software
Cornell University Code of Academic Integrity
Research and Reference Help
- Library Gateway Help
- CU Library Catalog Help
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- Reference Desk Directory
- Reference
Desk Schedules in Olin and Uris Libraries
- Olin Library Reference phone number: 255-4144
- Uris Library Reference phone number: 255-2339
- Writing Walk-in Service (Knight Institute) -- available in Olin Library | Fall 2005
September 15,
2007
Maureen Morris
Reference Librarian
Olin and Uris Libraries, Cornell University, Ithaca
NY 14853
PSA: Public Services and Assessment
Information and reference: 607-255-4144, okuref@cornell.edu
Circulation: (Olin) 607-255-4245, (Uris) 607-255-3537, olincirc@cornell.edu