Course Guide for Communication Skills for Leaders
Research Process:
1. Define your topic
2. Locate background information and identify keywords/terms
· What are the key concepts in your topic?
· What are the main concepts?
· What terms will you use?
3. Translate the topic into a search query
4. Choose the proper search tool
5. Perform your search and evaluate your results
Cavalog - allows you to search for books, e-books, print periodicals, videos, DVDs, CDs
Search by:
▫word or phrase
▫author
▫title
▫subject
▫seriesperiodical title
Suggusted Databases
Characteristics of Scholarly and Popular Articles
Characteristics
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Scholarly Journal
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Popular Magazine
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Presentation
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Articles are lengthy
Serious appearance; glossy pages or photographs are not found
May contain graphs or charts to support the article topic
Advertisements are minimal, if found at all.
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Articles generally short
Attractive appearance
Advertisements
Heavily illustrated
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Audience
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Scholars, professionals, and students
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General audience
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Authors
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Scholars, professionals, experts in a particular field of study
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Reporters, Journalists, usually not experts on the subject
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Documentation
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Sources cited in footnotes and/or bibliography
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Sources not cited or cited informally within the text of the article
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Purpose
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To disseminate information in a particular field of study; to report results of original research or experimentation, present reviews of recently published books, and announce meetings or seminars.
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Provide general information
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Article Acceptance Procedure
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Many scholarly journals are refereed journals - undergoing a process called "peer-review" where other scholars in the field examine the articles before being published
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Written by hired reporters, edited by magazine editors, and published for commercial purposes
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Publishers
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Scholarly societies, institutions, and councils are common journal publishers, as are colleges and universities.
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For-profit companies such as Time Warner or Walt Disney
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Interlibrary Loan (Resource Sharing):
Articles can be requested from within most databases for interlibrary loan. First check to see if your article is available from another database by selecting the “Check for full-text availability” link. If your article is available you will be directed to the article within the other database. If the article is not available, select the “Request through ILL” and complete the request form. You may also contact Sherry Becht directly at (610) 902-8538 or by e-mail at sherry.becht@cabrini.edu
Citation Format:
APA (American Psychological Assoc.):
An APA citation formats information sheet is available by clicking on the Style Guides link on the Library’s homepage. Also, all the suggested databases provide APA and other citation styles for articles found in those databases. These citations can be e-mailed directly to you. After you select an appropriate article click on the “E-mail” link and then select the appropriate citation style under the “Citation Format” heading.
How to cite from ProQuest Science and/or Biology Journals:
Once you have opened the article itself you can either
- Click on the "Cite this" link on the horizontal top tool bar, choose APA format and copy and paste into an email or Microsoft word.
Or
- Click on the "Email" link, also on the horizontal top tool bar and change the Citation Style to APA. Choose if you would like to email Breif Citation, Article Summary or Full text (all include the article citation). From the email you can copy and past into Microsoft Word.
How to use the Microsoft Word 2007 Citation Tool:
To input a new source:
Choose the References tab on the top tool bar.
Choose APA from the Style: drop down box.
Choose the Insert Citation icon in the 3rd box from the left on the top tool bar.
And click Add New Source from the drop down menu.
Input all required information, choose what type of resource you are entering information for.
After inputting all items you can use the Insert Citation icon to insert internal citations while writing and use the Bibliography to create a bibliography or works cited list
Annotated Bibliography
Your annotated bibliography, in addition to providing a complete citation for each source, should highlight the reasons why each of your chosen sources is relevant to your subject. An Annotated Bibliography Help Sheet is available on the Library's homepage by clicking the Information Sheets and Bibliographies link.
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