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Hockey Research Strategies Guide

The document serves as a guide for conducting research on hockey and its significance in Canadian culture, detailing library services, types of sources, and research strategies. It emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between scholarly and popular sources, provides instructions for finding books and articles, and outlines the Chicago style for citations. Additionally, it offers contact information for librarian assistance and resources for evaluating and utilizing primary and secondary sources.

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Hockey Research Strategies Guide

The document serves as a guide for conducting research on hockey and its significance in Canadian culture, detailing library services, types of sources, and research strategies. It emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between scholarly and popular sources, provides instructions for finding books and articles, and outlines the Chicago style for citations. Additionally, it offers contact information for librarian assistance and resources for evaluating and utilizing primary and secondary sources.

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Hockey & the Canadian Nation

Research Strategies & Sources


Agenda

 Library Services Overview Call me!


 Hockey Research Guide
 Finding Help
 Types of sources
 Finding Books
 PRIMO
 BibCAT
 Finding Scholarly Articles
 EBSCO Databases
 ProQuest Databases
 Scholars Portal
 Finding Primary Sources Your librarian is here to help!
 Chicago Style & Using Footnotes [Link]@[Link]
 OWL @ Purdue X6047
GH 204
 MS Word tools
Library Services Overview
In Person: GH 204
• Monday – Friday, 8:30-4:30
• Drop in or by appointment
Research Guides
Online: Ask a Librarian Chat Reference
available on our
• Monday – Thursday, 11am-10pm website
• Friday – Sunday, 11am-5pm
[Link]/library
Evaluating Sources: Scholarly vs. Popular

• Purpose = Report or summarize original research


• Author = Expert in a field of study
• Audience = Researchers, professionals, students
Scholarly • References = Extensive citations & bibliography
• Peer Reviewed = Yes
• Images = Tables, Figures & Diagrams
• Publisher = Academic or University Press

• Purpose = General interest & information


• Author = Staff writer, reporter, student
• Audience = Lay people, Joe Public
Popular • References = Few or none
• Peer Reviewed = No
• Images = Photos, Drawings
• Publisher = Popular Press
Finding Scholarly or Peer Reviewed Articles
• Apply Database Limits: Peer Reviewed
• No Limiter Available? Search the Journal Title in Ulrich’s
Hockey Research Guide
Available on the Electives
research guide
Sources for Historical Research
Primary Sources
• Contemporary
• Eyewitness accounts
• No analysis or research question
Secondary Sources
• Collect & analyze primary sources
• Answer a research question
• Removed by time & space
Tertiary Sources
• Synthesis of secondary sources
• Background information for general audience
Finding Books: PRIMO
Search collections at 3 TUG Libraries using the Books at Guelph tab.
Finding Books: BibCAT
Find books in the Humber library using the Books at Humber tab.

Search Hockey as a
Subject

Results
include
Books,
eBooks and
DVDs
Finding Scholarly Articles: EBSCO Databases

Limit to Peer
Search multiple Reviewed
databases

Limit by
Date
Finding Scholarly Articles: ProQuest Databases
Choose Multiple
Databases

Apply subject &


date limits
Find Scholarly Articles: Scholars Portal

Experiment
with search
fields to narrow
results
Find Primary Sources: Newspaper Databases

Search for primary sources


last…

Know what you’re looking for.


Find Primary Sources: Special Collections
Chicago Style & Formatting
 Use footnotes NOT in-text citations – MS Word has a Footnote tool
 Every footnote must have a corresponding reference in the bibliography
 Get help at OWL

Basic format for


a Book

Basic format for an


article
Inserting Footnotes: MS Word
Under the References menu
click Insert Footnote

 Follow the formatting rules for notes


available from OWL @ Purdue.
 Include the permalink for online journal
articles.
Chicago Style & Formatting: Subsequent Notes &
Ibid.

 Shortened footnotes for subsequent citations of the same work


 Ibid. for citing the same source in 2 consecutive footnotes
Hockey & the Canadian Nation

Questions & Session Evaulations

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