Databases

Objectives: You should be able to demonstrate an understanding of how to use research databases in order to find relevant sources of information. You should be able to explain how information is used for scholarly research. You should also be able to explain what a scholarly peer-reviewed journal article is.

Assignments and tasks

• Complete the LIT: Research 101 and LIT: Find Sources tutorials and quizzes.
• Do searches in OneSearch and specific databases like EBSCO, Google Scholar, and other specialized databases that might be useful for your topic.
• Have 2 scholarly article citations and annotations in your bibliography.
• Post to the class discussion for the week. 

Readings

• Complete the interactive OneSearch for Articles Links to an external site. and Ebsco databases interactive tutorial Links to an external site..
• Look at “How to Link to Library Content in Google Scholar” page Links to an external site..
• Wager, E. (2006). What is it for? Analysing the purpose of peer review. Nature. doi:10.1038/nature04990  
• Jennings, C. (2006). Quality and value: The true purpose of peer review. Nature. doi:10.1038/nature05032  
• Materials from your own research.