Lecture 23: Finding and Citing Scholarly Sources

Today's Lecture:

Lecture 23

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NOTE: Two databases that I mention in the lecture are:
Science Direct
Textile Technology Index

both are accessible via the University Library link to "databases".

During today's lecture you will be asked to find an RSS feed. For the purposes of this class, feel free to practise by using the feed from our class blog: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Ales204CommunicationTheoryPractiseWinter2012



Homework:

•Add a comment to today’s post with the name of a website that you will reference (with an RSS feed) and explain why it is of interest to you

•Note the website information in APA style

•Don’t forget to include your name or twitter alias for participation


Although I didn't mention this in the lecture, you probably will find this very useful to know. You can now set up your preferences in Google Scholar to allow you to import references directly into your RefWorks account.



Here's how to do it:

•Make sure cookies are enabled to allow setting of preferences in Google Scholar
•From the Google Scholar search screen click on Scholar Preferences.
•At the bottom of the screen, in the Bibliography Manager area, select RefWorks in the drop-down menu
•Save your preference
•Search results will now display an “Export to RefWorks link” 

Here is a google doc that librarian Diane Clarke made for us with some tips on how to cite some tricky sources.



Remember, APA style is the format you will use in your e-portfolios when you include images (and of course when you references sources in any of your other assignments for ALES204). You will also use this citation method if you include any images in your assignments (such as your science article assignment).