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SLIS 6000: Seminar in Information Science
Research
- Electronic Resources and recommended Library and Information Sciences databases - Here is the link to Electronic Resources. You can access thousands of journal articles from your web browser. There is also a list of Library and Information Science friendly databases. You can start your database research here. For a more expanded search, access the extended list for Library and Information Sciences databases in Electronic Resources by searching on your course code SLIS. Instructions on how to access the expanded list is in the following link, Presentation on How to Conduct Research.
- eBooks on Ebscohost - Provides electronic access to over 50,000 books and can be located under Electronic Resources.
- Library and Information Science Subject Guide - A subject guide is a reference tool created for a specific discipline that will provide information about resources pertaining to its subject.
- Research Handouts - Tools to help advance your research skills.
Literature Review
- The Literature Review - A Few Tips on Conducting It - A simple, straightforward tip-sheet on how to gather resources, organize, and write literature reviews.
- Mentor Memo: The Literature Review - This article from Inside Higher Ed offers advice to students conducting a literature review. From seminar paper to M.A. thesis to dissertation, the literature review provides both the foundation and the frame for your own research. Its preparation requires careful planning and a well-crafted presentation.
- Literature Review Workshop - This presentation, by UNT Librarian Annie Downey, is a great introductory resource that outlines the guidelines for conducting a literature review and the process involved in writing the review, such as topic selection, research, argument development and literature critique.
- Lit Review 101 - This presentation, by UNT Librarian Frances May, presents information on how to organize and synthesize your literature review research, as well as helpful guidelines on how to break up your literature review into manageable sections.
Book Review
- Book Review Index - This print index contains reviews from over 500 publications, spanning from 1986-2011. This is a great place to start if you are unsure of how to structure your book review, or would like to see what else has been written about your particular book.
- The New York Times Book Review - This print resource contains book reviews that span from the years 1896-2002.
- The New York Times Book Review (Online) - This resource doesn't date back as far as the print version, however more recent book reviews can be accessed here (1981- present).
- Literature Resource Center - This online resource allows access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. It includes information on literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more.
Author Report and Citation Analysis
- Web of Science - This database is composed of Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index, and it is a great tool to use for citation analysis. This video tutorial, published by Yale University School of Medicine, outlines great introductory techniques to get you started with your research. The Yale University Medical Library website contains a full list of all the citation analysis workshops they offer. I highly recommend using these tutorials as a starting point.
- Web of Science Citation Analysis Guide - The University of Michigan Library has published a very detailed guide on how to use Web of Science for citation analysis, including information about citation mapping, citation reports, and how to set up citation alerts.
Writing and Citing
- Writing and citation style manual - Library and Information Sciences uses APA 6th edition as its writing style. You can also find a number of other online sources about APA and other citation styles here by using UNT's Scholary and Professional style manuals.
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Purdue OWL APA Style Guide - The Owl at Purdue maintains an excellent site for help in formatting your paper, in-text citations, and reference lists according to American Psychological Association (APA) 6th edition standards.
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Please also explore the two documents below, which provide both basic and advanced instruction:
- Tips for Coursework - This document, by Dr. Linda Schamber, the Associate Dean for the School of Library and Information Sciences outlines great tips for researching, writing, citing, editing and formatting coursework.
UNT - Online Library Workshops
The UNT - Online Library Workshops page is a special "class" in Blackboard dedicated to hosting instructional workshops. Here you can access scheduled live workshops as well as find archived workshops on RefWorks, APA 6th edition citation style, and various tools helpful in conducting research. There are plenty of handouts and other helpful materials available there too. To access UNT - Online Library Workshops, fill out this form. You will then be "enrolled" in this Blackboard class and will be able to access it from among your list of Blackboard classes.
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