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COM 103 Seminar on Information Overload Amy Ford 2011

Too much stuff! Not the right stuff (not scholarly or peerreviewed) Wastes time looking at too much of not the right stuff Search tools are less obvious

Need to search large collection


UA databases Books, owned by UA and not owned by UA Scholarly websites Get citations for relevant research

Find out if UA has access to a book or article Researching multidisciplinary topic McMaster University has a chart comparing strengths and weaknesses of Google Scholar: http://pages.citebite.com/h1l2s8e0e9ohv

Thats me Information desk Maryland AskUsNow!

http://www.askusnow.info

Consultation Office phone

301-863-8188 x1013

Email

aford@crimson.ua.edu

What do you find the most interesting about Google Scholar? What types of resources can you get from Google Scholar? Name at least two. What are two ways you can get help from a librarian? Take the quiz at http://goo.gl/bqDH0

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