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... Class: EXSC 4910: Research in Exercise Science Date: September 15, 2023 Location: 24-Hour Lab Instructor: Professor Jeremy Keith Class Goal: Experience the tools and techniques for advanced discipline searching Info Literacy Goal: Understand specific strategies to search in the library for exercise science Learning objective: By end of lesson students will be able to demonstrate advanced disciplinary research skills including: differentiating databases creating sophisticated search strategies consider narrowing/broadening/specifying of search and research question and use of controlled vocabularies Part I: Comparing Searches Subject-Specific vs General Database PubMed Central (PMC) CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) Springer Journals Science Direct Complete the search in CINAHL three different ways and compare: Physical Therapy- 69,373 This method is known as a basic search. It searches the database for any instance of the word physical and the word therapy in any field on the record. The words dont necessarily have to be next to each other Physical Therapy - 66,790 If you surround the words in quotation marks it does the same search as above, but it looks for the string of words. Put another way, it searches for the word aerobic and exercise only if the word physical and therapy are next to each other. Point out the subject terms in the article: 2023 Physical Therapy Consumer Survey: Discover What Your Potential Clients Know about Physical Therapy Click on the term to find the search result MM Physical Therapy - 23,891 Controlled Vocabulary - every article has a few subjects that are assigned with it. These are stable words that are used to retrieve content with the subject word. You can search by subject words. You can search by controlled vocabulary: Point out the subject heading option Part II: Adding to you search (Boolean Searching) You can narrow or broaden your search by adding specific keywords to your search using the AND, OR, NOT operators. Its opposite than common use of the words: OR = More, AND = Less Lets practice operators by playing a game. Boolean Simon Says AND Stand Up if you are a college student Remain standing only if you are a College Student AND a Current Student Athlete Remain staining now only if you are a College Student AND a Current Student Athlete AND your sport is in season Explain the AND Operator - combine unlike terms with AND OR Stand up if you are currently wearing glasses Stand up if you are currently wearing glasses OR contacts Now stand up if you are currently wearing glasses OR contacts OR if you ever wear glasses or contacts (to drive or read). Explain the OR operator - combine like terms with OR NOT Stand up if you are a college student Now remain standing only if you are male Explain the NOT Operator Think/Pair/Share What are some ways you can add specific keywords? Think in terms of how to narrow/broaden your search to align with your research question Demographics: Women, gender, geography/region Sport: Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Swimming Issues: muscle sprains, tendon tears, Search Example: Take one minute to add another keyword to our search about physical therapy using AND, OR, NOT operators My example: physical therapy AND soccer - 222 results Part III: Combining Controlled Vocabulary with Boolean Searching Using the Subject Heading function to search for subject headings Physcial Threapy Subject Heading Explode - this option searches the subject term physical therapy and terms nested under it Major concept - this option searches if the term is only in the major concept field of the record Demonstrate searching the database with Physical Threapy as a Major Subject Heading 23,891 results - same amount as when we clicked the subject heading earlier ADDing Boolean Searching Operators to controlled vocabulary Demonstrate how to use the browse additional terms options to combine terms Show how you can combine with with both OR or AND Adding Socccer - 26 results Basic database tools Facets/Filters on the left side ILL vs Full Text Citation Tool Part IV: Wrap Up Library Guide Embedded in Canvas Survey: https://tinyurl.com/libfall23  ...

... Date/Time: 11/7/2022, 12:00 PM Location: HAM 309 Course:MMJ/SPR 135, 15 students ____________________________________________________________________________ Lesson Title: Researching Legal Cases Student Learning Outcomes:. Students will be able to locate court documents about a case Students will be able to navigate legal opinions. ACRL Framework: Searching as Strategic Exploration Anticipatory Set: Video from The View about HP being banned (2 minutes) Input/Modeling: Google search for Counts and Cedarville school (2 minutes) Counts v. Cedarville School District, 295 F.Supp.2d 996 (W.D. Ark. 2003) Overview of a legal citation (5 minutes) Nexis Uni (5-10 minutes) DO NOT CLOSE THE RESULT Have students find the same citation I have - then teach each piece by asking questions about the interface! Choose the type of information youd like to view Export a citation! Case Summary LexisNexis Headnotes Cited By Justia (2 minutes) Only has the legal documents and not the extras Hein Online (5 minutes) Lots of law journals in addition to those found in Nexis Really long articles Choose citation from the drop down at the top of the screen to get the case Read the case (5 minutes) Again, ask students what the answers are for these pieces Author of the opinion Facts of the case Law of the case Concurring and/or dissenting opinions Disposition of the court Guided Practice: Students begin to use Nexis Uni to find their case. Ideally all students find their case before leaving. Template created May 2019 Jessica Mahoney, MLS  ...

... Date/Time: Sept 8, 2022, 3:00 - 5:05 PM Location: Hamilton Computer Lab Course: HIS 400: History Senior Seminar, 8 students ____________________________________________________________________________ Lesson Title: Locating and Using Primary Sources Student Learning Outcomes: Review types of primary sources Identify locations to find primary sources Create keyword search strings with material types. ACRL Framework (one): Searching as Strategic Exploration Anticipatory Set: Think - (2 min); Create a list of types/examples of primary sources. Pair - (2 min); Share with your neighbor Share - (5 min); Share your list with the class to create a joint list. Input/Modeling: 1. Ask: Which of these primary source types do you think you might use for this assignment? Have students come forward and circle the ones they think they will use. 2. Focus on the ones that are not circled. Why are they being used less? 3. What about the ones that are circled more. Why are they being used more? 4. Where do we find each type of primary source? What type of information might be conveyed through each primary source? Examples include: beliefs/opinions/experiences of time period/event; gov/law/policies of a time period; methods of communication; visual representations; culture, everyday life, society, etc. Do this for as many of the primary source types as the class is engaged for. 5. Write the topic Gus Grissom on the board. 6. Show LibGuide. 7. Model the creation of a search string reviewing the use of boolean operators and quotes. For example, Gus Grissom AND letters 8. Model the search in OneSearch and the National Archives (JFK library). Ask students what they notice, what types of sources appear, general characteristics. 9. Discuss other places to find primary sources. Who might be interested in this topic and have collected it? Why cant we just Google this information? (Search Google for Gus Grissom and primary sources) (Google only searches about 0.03% of the Internet.) Whats a finding aid? (Show the one from Googleindianahistory.org). How can you contact and communicate with librarians/archivists at other institutions that may have primary source artifacts related to their research? Advanced google search (to search just .gov or .edu) 10. If time allows, have students suggest other searches and make observations. Checked Understanding: Lets chat for a few minutes about secondary sources - How is your secondary source research coming? - Which databases are you using? - What challenges are you running into? - Advice for other databases and keyword search strategies. Guided Practice: Provide students with the worksheet on the next page and use it for the rest of the class time to complete a guided exploration. Assessment/Metacognitive Reflection: Informal evaluation based on looking at the students work as I circulate. Search Log Using the keywords and/or concepts youve already brainstormed, create a list of possible search strings (column one) to try in your exploration of online primary sources.. Edit, revise, add, or delete search strings as you further your study and notice trends in the primary sources. Remember to include item types in your search! List the search engine or library database (column two) youll search. Record notes (column three), such as your observations, findings, and reflections based on the search results. Search strings Search Engine, Library Database, or Other Search Tool Observations, Findings, & Reflection  ...