Occupy Baruch

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/arrests-in-tuition-protest-at-baruch-college/

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Google Scholar

Newspaper:

“Google introduces new tool for scholarly research.” Associated Press Newswire. 18 Nov. 2004. Factiva. Web. 16 Nov. 2011.

Journal:

“Google Launches Google Scholar.” Advanced Technology Libraries 33.12 (2004): 1, 11. Library Lit & Inf Full Text. Web. 16 Nov. 2011.

Book:

Malcolm, Shannon L. The Next Big Thing?: Google Scholar and Legal Scholarship. , 2005. Print. World-Cat.

Magazine:

Chillingworth, Mark. “Google Unveils Beta Scholar.” Information World Review 208 (2004): 1. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 16 Nov. 2011.

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research question

How does Google’s algorithm exploit a person’s history of search queries, IP address, cookies, and any other information Google acquires through its algorithms, or any other means it uses such as spiders, when providing you with results for your new search, and how does this affect the quality of someones results?

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Subject Headings Answers for Controlled Vocabulary Assignment

I put together a list of the best (most relevant) subject headings in the library catalog and in PsycINFO for the controlled vocabulary homework assignment you recent completed. You can view the list in this Google Doc.

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Class Activity: Google Scholar Citations

Jasco, Peter. “Amazon, Google Book Search, and Google Scholar.” Online. MasterFILE. March 2008. 51-54. Print

Herrera, Gail. “Google Scholar Users and User Behaviors: An Exploratory Study.” Library Literature and Information Science Full Text. College & Research Libraries July 2011. 9 Nov. 2011.

Notess, Greg R. “Google Scholar. (search Engine Update).” Information Today 1 Nov. 2011. Factiva. Web. 14 Nov. 2011.

Miller, William, and Rita M. Pellen. Google Scholar and More: New Google Applications and Tools for Libraries and Library Users. World Cat. London: Routledge, 2009. Print.

 

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Flow of Information

In November 2004 Google scholar was officially launched, and made searching scholarly literature such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports accessible to the public.

newspaper article

Benn, Oliver. “Worthy Adversary; Google Scholar gives Westlaw, Lexis a run for their money; Tools of the Trade.” The Recorder 8 March 2010

magazine article

Young J. “Google Unveils a Search Engine Focused on Scholarly Materials.” Chronicle Of Higher Education December 3, 2004: pA34-A34 . print.

journal article

 Mayr, Philipp, and Anne-Kathrin Walter. “An exploratory study of Google Scholar.” Online Information Review 31.6 (2007): 814-30. Library Lit & Inf Full Text. Web. 14 Nov. 2011.

book

Miller, William, and Rita M. Pellen. Google Scholar and More: New Google Applications and Tools for Libraries and Library Users. London: Routledge, 2009. Print.

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Class activity: Flow of Information

Newspaper:

  • Notess, Greg R. “Understanding Google: How Best to Use Google for Research.” Information Today 1 Nov. 2011, 36th ed., sec. 6. Factiva. Web. 14 Nov. 2011.

Magazine:

  • Neuhaus, ChrisNeuhaus, EllenAsher, Alan. “Google Scholar Goes To School: The Presence Of Google Scholar On College And University Web Sites.” Journal Of Academic Librarianship 34.1 (2008): 39. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 9 Nov. 2011.

Journal:

  • Cothran, Tanya. “Google Scholar acceptance and use among graduate students: A quantitative study.” Library & Information Science Research 33.4 (2011): 293-301. Library Lit & Inf Full Text. Web. 9 Nov. 2011.

Book:

  • Miller, William, and Rita M. Pellen. Libraries and Google. Binghamton, NY, USA: Haworth Information Press, 2005. Print.
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Google Scholar In-Class Activity

Newspaper Article

“Google introduces new tool for scholarly research.” Associated Press Newswire. 18 Nov. 2004. Factiva. Web. 9 Nov. 2011.

Magazine Article

Markoff, John. “TECHNOLOGY; Google Plans New Service For Scientists And Scholars.” New York Times. 18 Nov. 2004: 6. MASTERFILE Premier. Web. 9 Nov. 2011.

Journal Article

Scott, Ralph Lee. “Two New Search Engines: MSN Search/Beta and Google/Scholar [computer file].” North Carolina Libraries (Online) Winter 2004: 235-6.  Library Literature and Information Science Full Text. Web. 9 Nov. 2011.

Book

Miller, William, and Rita M. Pellen. Libraries and Google. Binghamton, NY, USA: Haworth Information Press, 2005. WorldCat. Web. 14 Nov. 2011

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Flow of Information

Newspaper Article: “Google Rolls Out Search Product for Scholars.” Reuters News (2004). Factiva. Web. 9 Nov. 2011.

Magazine article: Chillingworth, Mark. “Google Unveils Beta Scholar.” Information World Review 208 Dec. 2004: 1-1. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 9 Nov. 2011.

Journal article: “Google Launches Google Scholar.” Advanced Technology Libraries 33.12 (2004): 1, 11. Library Lit & Inf Full Text. Web. 9 Nov. 2011.

Book: Miller, William, and Rita M. Pellen. Libraries and Google. Binghamton, NY, USA: Haworth Information Press, 2005. WorldCat. Print. 9 Nov. 2011.

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Basics of MLA Style for Articles

While you may find EasyBib a useful tool for helping you do citations, you should also have a basic understanding of how to do citations, as tools like EasyBib will often make mistakes or won’t catch your mistakes as you enter information.

Journal Article in a Database (MODEL)

Last name, First name. “Article title.” Name of the journal (use italics) Volume number. Issue number (year of publication): first page number-last page number. Name of the database that had the full text of the article(use italics). Web. Date you accessed the full text of the article.

Journal Article in a Database (EXAMPLE)

Kubis, Kathleen E. “Google Books: Page By Page, Click By Click, Users Are Reading Away Privacy Rights.” Vanderbilt Journal Of Entertainment & Technology Law 13.1 (2010): 217-254. Academic Search Complete. Web. 14 Nov. 2011.

Newspaper Article in a Database (MODEL)

Last name, First name. “Article title.” Name of the newspaper (use italics) Date of publication (note that it goes day Month year): page number. Name of the database that had the full text of the article(use italics). Web. Date you accessed the full text of the article.

Newspaper Article in a Database (EXAMPLE)

Richardson, Lynda. “Minority Students Languish in Special Education System.” New York Times 6 Apr. 1994: A1+. LexisNexis Academic. Web. 14 November 2011.

Magazine Article in a Database (MODEL)

Last name, First name. “Article title.” Name of the magazine (use italics) Date of publication (note that it goes day Mon. year): page number. Name of the database that had the full text of the article(use italics). Web. Date you accessed the full text of the article.

Magazine Article in a Database (EXAMPLE)

Albanese, Andrew Richard. “The Googlization Of Books.” Publishers Weekly  31 Jan. 2011: 20. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 14 Nov. 2011.

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