GLIS 691 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Scimago Journal Rank, American Political Science Review, Administrative Science Quarterly
18 Jun 2018
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Lecture 6: Subject Domains: February 23rd 2018
**Notes in Week 7 because pushed back from cancelled class.
Overview of the Search Process
oAnalyze the information need
oAnalyze the question
oLearn about the topic
oChoose a database or several and familiarize yourself with their structure
oBreak down your question into its concepts (facets)
oGather synonyms, related terms, and match to controlled vocabulary
oDecide upon a specific strategy
oRun the query
oExamine your results
oModify the search strategy to improve your results
oRepeat, using modifications in various steps
Social Sciences:
oDisciplines concerned with human behavior;
Anthropology
Sociology
Psychology
Economics
Management
Political science
Geography
Education
Media & communication
Information studies
oIdentification of suitable databases;
“Learning to read” may be education, psychology, sociology
Terminology; both soft and hard- synonyms and homonyms
(importance of RECALL!)
Geographical location
Grey literature
oScholarly publications
oScimago journal and country rank (SJR)
Social science
Sociology and political science
oJournal of personality and social psychology
oAmerican sociological review
oAdministrative science Quarterly
oAmerican Journal of Sociology
oAmerican Political Science Review
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Document Summary
**notes in week 7 because pushed back from cancelled class. Social sciences: disciplines concerned with human behavior; Learning to read may be education, psychology, sociology. Terminology; both soft and hard- synonyms and homonyms (importance of recall!) Grey literature: scholarly publications, scimago journal and country rank (sjr) Sociology and political science: journal of personality and social psychology, american sociological review, administrative science quarterly, american journal of sociology, american political science review. Humanities and arts: concerned with human values, subjects; Mix of primary and secondary sources: names. Ex: mao tse tung, mao tsetung, mao zedong. Personal names commonly found as subject terms. Personal names with titles requiring distinction with place/ time. Ex: duke of somerset, prince of wales. Ex: ww1- world war 1: time periods and dates; Ex: russian october revolution of 1917 occurred on 25th october (old style) and 5th nov (new style) Ex: middle ages- dark ages- medieval period. Ex: 19th century, nineteenth century, etc: scholarly publications;
