MIS 303 part 1
Summary
TLDRThis tutorial from George Mason University introduces students to the library's resources, emphasizing the importance of evaluating information quality. Librarian Joanne Henson guides viewers through the library's homepage, databases, and subject guides, highlighting over 850 databases and the CRAP test for resource evaluation. She also mentions services like interlibrary loans, study rooms, and research consultations, encouraging students to utilize these resources for academic success.
Takeaways
- 😀 The tutorial is designed to introduce students to the resources available at George Mason University libraries and to teach them how to evaluate those resources.
- 👩🏫 Joanne Henson, a librarian, introduces herself as a resource for students and provides her contact information for research assistance.
- 🔍 The library homepage (library.gmu.edu) is the starting point for research, offering access to articles, databases, catalogs, and subject guides.
- 📚 The library has over 850 databases covering various disciplines, including business, finance, engineering, and computer sciences.
- 🔎 There are multiple ways to access databases, and descriptions are provided to help students determine which ones are most valuable for their research.
- 📖 The library catalog allows students to search for materials within the library's physical and electronic collections, as well as those from the Washington DC Consortium and the Library of Congress.
- 🏛️ Students can utilize services like interlibrary loan, check their library accounts, and reserve study rooms online.
- 📝 Subject guides are organized by subject and created by librarians to provide students with valuable materials for their research.
- ✅ The tutorial emphasizes the importance of evaluating resources using the CRAAP test, which stands for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose.
- 📈 The second video will delve deeper into finding databases and using library resources effectively.
Q & A
What is the purpose of the tutorial mentioned in the script?
-The purpose of the tutorial is to provide an overview of the resources available at George Mason University libraries, how to evaluate those resources, and to guide students on finding the best resources for their research.
Who is the speaker in the script?
-The speaker in the script is Joanne Henson, a librarian at George Mason University.
What is the main starting point for research at George Mason University as per the script?
-The main starting point for research at George Mason University is the library homepage, which is library.gmu.edu.
What types of resources can be found through the library's search box?
-Through the library's search box, one can find articles, databases, catalogs, and subject guides.
How many databases does George Mason University library have, according to the script?
-George Mason University library has over 850 databases.
What are the core resources highlighted in the business and finance section of the databases?
-The core resources in the business and finance section are not explicitly listed in the script, but it is mentioned that they are at the top of the list for finding articles.
What is the significance of the Consortium mentioned in the script?
-The Consortium refers to the research libraries in Washington DC, which George Mason University students have borrowing privileges with, expanding the range of available resources.
What services does the library offer to help students with their research?
-The library offers services such as Library accounts, study rooms, ask a librarian, workshops, research services including meeting with librarians or attending workshops, and instructional services for faculty.
What is the CRAP test mentioned in the script and what does it stand for?
-The CRAP test is a tool to evaluate the quality of research materials. It stands for Currency, Relevance, Authority, and Purpose.
How can students get help from Joanne Henson, the librarian mentioned in the script?
-Students can get help from Joanne Henson by scheduling an appointment through the function on her info guide or by emailing her directly.
What additional resources does the script suggest for citation and evaluation of research materials?
-The script suggests using the 'right site' for citation help and the CRAP test for evaluating research materials.
Outlines
📚 Introduction to George Mason University Libraries
This paragraph introduces the audience to George Mason University's libraries and the resources available to students. Joanne Henson, a librarian, welcomes viewers and offers her assistance for research. She emphasizes the importance of evaluating information and finding the best resources for academic work. Joanne introduces the library's homepage as a starting point for research, highlighting features like the search box, quick search, and the variety of resources such as articles, databases, and subject guides. She also mentions the extensive database collection, with over 850 databases, and guides viewers on how to navigate and select relevant databases for their research. Joanne invites students to utilize the library's services, including interlibrary loan, study rooms, and research assistance.
🔍 Navigating Subject Guides and Evaluating Research Materials
In this paragraph, the focus shifts to subject guides, which are organized by academic disciplines and created by librarians to provide tailored resources for students. Joanne showcases her own subject guide for business, which is designed to offer a comprehensive overview of available materials. She discusses the organization of databases into categories and the importance of using quality materials in research. The paragraph introduces CRAP Test, an acronym for evaluating resources based on currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose. Joanne encourages students to use this test to ensure the quality of their research materials. The paragraph concludes with a teaser for the second video, which will delve deeper into finding and evaluating databases, and ends with a thank you note to the viewers.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡George Mason University Libraries
💡Resources
💡Evaluate
💡Librarian
💡Databases
💡Catalogues
💡Subject Guides
💡Research Services
💡C.R.A.P. Test
💡Library Accounts
Highlights
Introduction to George Mason University libraries and available resources.
Tutorial's purpose: to guide students on evaluating and finding the best resources.
Introduction of Joanne Henson, the librarian, as a resource for research assistance.
Library homepage features and how to navigate them for research.
Explanation of the different types of resources available through the library.
Access to over 850 databases for various disciplines.
Demonstration of how to find and use databases for research.
Overview of the library catalog and its search functions.
Details on borrowing privileges and accessing resources from other libraries.
Information on library accounts, study rooms, and other student resources.
Introduction to subject guides organized by subject and created by librarians.
Demonstration of how to use subject guides for specific research help.
Importance of evaluating resources using the CRAAP test: Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose.
Emphasis on the responsibility of the student to ensure the quality of research materials used.
Encouragement to use library resources and librarian assistance for research excellence.
Preview of the second video with more in-depth exploration of library resources.
Transcripts
welcome to George Mason University
libraries this tutorial along with the
one that follows is designed to give you
an overview of some of the wonderful
resources that you have available to you
here at George Mason University along
with um how to how to evaluate those
resources and find the best resources
for what you're doing I'm hoping that
this is information that you will be
able to use in all of your classes and
also to help you to learn how to
properly evaluate information so we're
going to get
started I'd like to start by introducing
you to what I hope will be a valuable
resource for you as you do your research
and that is me I'm your librarian my
name is Joanne Henson my contact
information is here I hope that we will
get to know each other if we don't
already and that you will uh let me help
you with your
research I'd like to start with just
giving you an overview of the library
homeage page some of the features of the
library and then we'll move into how to
look for the proper resources for the
work that you're doing and I'll show you
more than one way to get to the
databases so that um it shouldn't be too
confusing for you so library.gmu.edu
is where you're going to start with your
research and from this page you can go
into the search box here on the black
bar or you can go into the quick search
I normally recommend that if you're
looking looking for articles that you go
into the search box here and this is
going to show you the different types of
resources that you have to do your
research so we have articles and
databases cataloges covers most of the
items in our physical and electronic
library and then subject guides we'll
look at all these things for starters
though I'd like to show you articles in
databases and we have over 800 probably
over 850 databases in our library
collection this is going to show you how
to find databases if you're not familiar
with our wonderful collection um some
some ways to look into the different
categories that we have for our
databases so obviously we want to look
at business and finance and E economics
of course but let me also point out to
you that we have engineering and also
Computer Sciences and it quite a few
different categories and different
disciplines that are probably relevant
to your research in the in your class so
be sure and go in and take a look at
some of these they're all very valuable
resources I'll just open business so
that you can get an idea of what this
looks like so business and finance and
we have some core resources on the top
that you can go and take a look for
finding articles and then other very
specifics as you can see the databases
all have descriptions which will help
you figure out which ones are going to
be the most valuable for your
research so let's let's go back to our
library homepage now and again back to
the search function um cataloges I'll
just show you what this looks like so
that you can get an idea of the
different resources that we have we have
in addition to our own Library
Consortium which is the research
libraries in Washington DC you can take
a look at those Collections and we do
have borrowing privileges in all those
libraries and Library of Congress you
might want to take a look at that as
well Mason libraries
when you go into this it'll show you
that you can do different types of
searches for the types of materials that
you're looking
for so I'm just going to click back now
and take you back to the library
homepage before we go further with this
I'd like to point out some things that
are um available to you as students at
Mason use the libraries in library loan
is a way that you can request materials
that we don't have in our library we're
have to get those for you at no
additional cost to you um Library
accounts if you want to see if you have
things checked out you can always look
at your own um on the records and see
what you have and then we have study
rooms for our students and all of our
libraries that you reserve online so be
sure and take advantage of some of these
really nice resources while your
students here and um and take advantage
of of ways that we can hopefully help
you to to do better with your schoolwork
under learn you'll see things like ask
librarian the various workshops that we
have a lot of online tutorials Research
Services which include meeting with
Librarians or attending workshops and
instructional Services primarily for
faculty to have us into your classes so
back to search we looked at articles and
databases and again I hope you'll look
at some of those great resources and get
familiar with them we'll get back to
that in a few minutes but for now I'm
going to just show you the subject
guides
and the subject guides are similar to
the database lists in that they're
organized by subject however these are a
little different in that the Librarians
here at Mason have created these so we
try to give you materials that might be
of value to you in different subject
areas and some topics as well so
engineering you can see there and
business and econ and management a lot
of different guides that you can choose
from and hopefully get some very
specific help with your research I'm
going to go ahead and show you my main
info guide now which is
business so you can just click on it and
this is organized in a way to give you a
lot of information um hopefully kind of
give you a better concept of what's
available to you and then I've also
taken databases and arrange them in
these different categories we'll look a
little more at this later but for now I
just want you to get an overview of
what's here if you scroll down you can
um use this function to schedule an
appointment with me or you can email me
for an appointment if you don't see
something that works for you and then my
other guides are listed here as well so
again my email is here my main info
guide is here and back up to the top
different ways to help you find specific
types of things um I'm going take a
moment now because I'd like to show you
right site and evaluate this is a tab
that helps you to figure out how to um
put together a decent
citation and you can look at some
different resources that I have for that
and then underneath important
information for you to really keep in
mind is how to evaluate the resources
that you're using so it's very important
that you understand that you want to use
quality materials in your research we
have access to these fantastic resources
a librarian out in California put
together this crap test crap being an
acronym and it stands for currency
relevance Authority accuracy and purpose
these are all very very important
elements in your research um things that
you could consider should consider
rather every time you look at articles
and make sure that you are really
finding articles that fulfill all these
requirements for Quality material so
keep this in mind and please do go back
to it when um when you're in doubt and
refer to it it's just one of many types
of tools that can help you to evaluate
your research materials and I'll just
mention in passing that if you're using
Library databases you don't have to be
quite so attentive to this because we've
tried to do that work for you but
ultimately of course as the author of
your research papers you should really
want to be responsible for whatever it
is that you're um that you're working on
and and using in your research so we're
going to look a little more at all of
this in the second video I would like to
um just leave you with a little bit of
what we've already talked about how to
find databases in our library catalog of
course we're going to get a lot more in
depth in the second video that you'll
also be seeing soon so thank you very
much
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