SOCI 1301 @ NLC Library

 

Using DIIGO to Collaborate

 

Activity:  Use it or lose it: evaluating web sites

Activity:  Use it or lose it: evaluating articles

 

What's up with these links that were posted on SocQuest?  Discuss via DIIGO

       http://e-articles.info/e/a/title/THE-DIFFERENCE-BETWEEN-QUALITATIVE-AND-QUANTITATIVE-RESEARCH/

         http://mra-net.org/press/quant.cfm

 

         Links to articles in databases - Current issues in research in macrosociology -

         https://proxy.nlc.alamo.edu:4443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=5289877&site=ehost-live&scope=site

 

                                                        - Evidence and objectivity in the social sciences -

         https://proxy.nlc.alamo.edu:4443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9308316414&site=ehost-live&scope=site

 

         Other e-resources - e-books via the Alamo library online catalog

                                                        - http://library.alamo.edu/record=b1590078~S1  

                                                        - http://library.alamo.edu/record=b1633084~S1                               

 

Where else can you find authoritative information online?

           See below!

 

 

How to Conduct and Write a Literature Review - tb.docx

      Scholarly V Popular Articles - SAC Lib

 

HANDOUTS

 

    Evaluating Websites 

    Types of Periodicals   

    Using Online Databases

 

Want books (e-books 2)? Use:

ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG 

 

 

Want articles? Use:

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

   Databases by Subject - Sociology

 

INTERNET SITES

     NLC Library Hotlinks - Social & Behavioral Sciences

     NLC Library  Hotlinks - Search Engines

     NLC Library  Hotlines - Scholarly Open Access Journals

Sociology in Cyberspace - http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/index.html

     The Sociolog: Julian Dierkes' Comprehensive Guide to Sociology Online - http://www.sociolog.com/

 

SEARCH STRATEGIES

• Boolean - AND, OR, NOT
• Field searching - Subject, Author, Title
• Quotation marks for exact phrase
• Truncation - root + variants (*) 
• Database Limiters: date, publication type, type, peer-reviewed, etc.

 

OPTIONS FOR FULL-TEXT - Where is the actual article???

•  PDF or HTML in database
• A to Z Online Journal Locator
• IDB & ILL

 

NEED HELP? Contact Us!

Call: (210) 486-5388

Email: nlc-reference@alamo.edu

 

Library Instructors: Tracey Mendoza, Linda Plevak, Laura Tull & Sarah Garrett