LIBRARY SKILLS FOR ACADEMIC INTEGRITYNICOLE PAGOWSKY, MLIS

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LIBRARIES

REASONS STUDENTS VIOLATE THE CODE• Lack of time• Procrastination• Laziness• Hate the class• Hate the instructor• Cultural issues• Difficulty writing• Difficulty researching

• Problems with note-taking

• Not planning ahead• Expectations unclear• Problems with

citations• Pressure to succeed• Not understanding

what plagiarism is• Not understanding

how to paraphrase correctly

From academic integrity surveys

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

How to search library resources effectively

How to identify the right resources you will need

How to cite correctly in your work

How to get help in the UA Libraries

REMEMBER THIS

You can always get help

…AND THISResearch is a process and can get messy, but can also be rewarding

SEARCH STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

1. Topic selection: know what you’re searching for

2. Find keywords to use in searching library databases

3. Evaluate and revise if necessary

4. Develop a search statement

Search Strategy Worksheet1. Topic Statement:

2. Identify Key Concepts

3. “Synonyms” (alternate / related terms)

4. Search Strings with Keywords, “Synonyms”, AND/OR/*

How do social networking sites affect romantic relationships of college students?

social networking

college students

romantic relationships

Facebook undergraduates dating

Web 2.0 early adult* partnership

romance

(social networking OR Facebook OR Web 2.0)AND (college students OR undergraduates OR early adult*)AND (romantic relationships OR dating OR partnership OR romance)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(_______________OR _______________ OR _______________)AND(_______________OR _______________ OR _______________)AND(_______________OR _______________ OR _______________)

AND VS OR

Denzel….

glasses AND hat AND

facial hair (all three) =

fewest Denzels (1)

glasses OR hat OR facial hair = most Denzels (13)

Search Strategy Worksheet1. Topic Statement:

2. Identify Key Concepts

3. “Synonyms” (alternate / related terms)

4. Search Strings with Keywords, “Synonyms”, AND/OR/*

How do social networking sites affect romantic relationships of college students?

social networking

college students

romantic relationships

Facebook undergraduates dating

Web 2.0 early adult* partnership

romance

(social networking OR Facebook OR Web 2.0)AND (college students OR undergraduates OR early adult*)AND (romantic relationships OR dating OR partnership OR romance)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(_______________OR _______________ OR _______________)AND(_______________OR _______________ OR _______________)AND(_______________OR _______________ OR _______________)

LIBRARY DATABASES VS GOOGLE

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuOURskjrQI

BUT WHERE TO START?

SUBJECT GUIDES!

LIBRARY TOOLS TAB(D2L)!

TAKE A DATABASE FOR A SPIN

Library Homepage

Search & Find

Articles & Databases

Academic Search Complete

CITATIONS: WHY BOTHER?

Chicago (History)Wildcat, Wilma. “Psychological Motivations of Mascots." Cat Journal 5, no. 3 (2012): 343-55.

CITATION STYLES

From xkcd.com

APA (Social Sciences, Business, Sciences)Wildcat, W. (2012). Psychological motivations of mascots. Cat Journal, 5, 343-355.

MLA (English, Humanities)Wildcat, Wilma. “Psychological Motivations of Mascots.“ Cat Journal 5.3 (2012): 343-55.

In text: (Wildcat, 2012, p. 349)

In text: (Wildcat 2012)

In text: (Wildcat 2012, 349)

REMEMBER: YOU DON’T HAVE TO MEMORIZE

UA Libraries Citation Guide UA Libraries Tutorials

Citation management software (RefWorks)

Citation function in some databases + Worldcat

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