Research is a critical component of Ethics K111.

For professional instruction on ethics literacy, Reference Librarian Mona Florea addresses our ethics class.  She provides students with the "Library Handbook" and explains how to locate, evaluate and document quality sources.

Below are the highlights of her presentation:

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Mona Florea - instructing ethics students
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• Accessing Online Databases:
  Visit the TRCC library website & click on Library Databases & then on General Databases.
   
• Recommended  online databases are as follows: 

  ·         CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly)    http://www.cqel.com/cqresearcher
  On-campus             Off-campus Banner ID

  o        Offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics including health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.

  ·        Expanded Academic ASAP  http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/23870?db=EAIM
  On-campus           Off-campus Banner ID Library Barcode

  o       Over 1,400 peer-reviewed journals and 1,800 magazines.  Most titles are full text.

  ·         Facts.Com   http://www.2facts.com/stories/digest-home-feature.asp
   On-campus                   Off-campus Library Barcode

  o        Contains five core databases: World News 1940-2005, Issues and Controversies, Today's science, The World Almanac, and The World Almanac Encyclopedia.

  ·         Lexis-Nexis Academic     http://www.lexisnexis.com/universe      
  On-campus  Off-campus Banner ID

  o        Find out the latest news on your topic by checking current newspapers.  Over 350 national and international newspapers, broadcast transcripts, business and company information, legal resources, medical news and journals, and general reference resources.   Most titles are full text.

   Opposing Viewpoints    On-campus      Off-campus Banner ID

  o        Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

   

   

• Recommended Library Materials
  • CQ Researcher.
    •  It is located in the reference section of the Mohegan  library. It is replete with controversial subjects
  •  CQ Weekly and Congressional Digest:
    • These are  in the periodical section of the library.
  • Opposing Viewpoints , Taking Sides , and The Reference Shelf
    • These are two excellent series.  Books in these series can be found at both the Mohegan and the Thames libraries.
      
       

Documenting online databases

 MLA 

1. Author (last name, first name).
2. “Title of article.”
3. Name of periodical, volume and issue number
4. (Date of publication):  (MO DAY, YR):
5. All pages .(100-105)  (do not include p. pp. or page)
6. Name of Database
7. Name of subscription service
8. Library, City, State.
9. Date of access  DAY MO. YR
10. <URL of service>. (if it is available from the home page. Do not include the URL of the article because it is not openly accessible.

Morris, Kelly. "Issues on female genital mutilation/cutting--progress and

     parallels." The Lancet 368.9554 (Dec 23, 2006): S64(2). Expanded Academic

     ASAP. Gale. Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, CT.. 2 Nov. 2007 

     <http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do?prodId=EAIM>.  

APA

1. Author (last name, first initial.
2. (Date of Publication).   (Year, Month).
3. Title of Article.
4. Name of Periodical,
5. Volume and issue numbers,
6. Inclusive page numbers.  (no page pp or p)
7. Date of  access, (Retrieved Jan. 1, 2009),
8. Name of database  (from Expanded Academic ASAP database )
9. (Document number) . (A156652594).

Morris, Kelly.  ( 2006, December 23) .  Issues on female genital mutilation/cutting--

     progress and   parallels. The Lancet,  368.9554, S64(2). Retrieved November 3, 2007,

     from Expanded Academic ASAP database (A156652594 ).

Database page  for above entry

Notice the bottom of the article contains the MLA documentation.

Also note that the documentation is not 100% correct as the city and state of the  TRCC library is omitted.

• Differentiating between scholarly publications and and popular publications
  • Scholarly material is quality material that has  been  written and peer-reviewed by professionals  It is published in a professional publications (journals, for example); articles are generally long; and sources  are included at the end of the article..
  • Popular publications, such as Psychology Today are NOT written by professionals and do not have the same level of review. Articles are relatively short and generally lacks additional sources and references at the end of the article.  Covers are often glossy to attract buyers.

• Documentation and Format Guide  from Mona Florea, Librarian

  Mona Florea  created style guides for both MLA and APA. These are particularly useful because she created examples that reflect research from Three Rivers databases.  These are available in the Learning Resource Center.  As an example, I will quote from the online MLA/APA guide she created .

Elements of an online database article:

Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Title of the Periodical volume number.issue number (Date of publication): starting page number- . Name of Database. Name of Service. Name, City, and State Abbreviation of Library Accessed. Date.

Expanded Academic ASAP

Austin, Linda M. “Children of Childhood: Nostalgia and the Romantic Legacy.” Studies in Romanticism

42.1 (2003): 75- . Expanded Academic ASAP. InfoTrac. Three Rivers Community College Learning

Resource Center, Norwich, CT. 8 Jan. 2004.

Online Database Article

Pace, B. (2000, June). Generalized anxiety disorder. JAMA, 283(23), 3156. Retrieved

             February 19, 2003, from Expanded Academic ASAP database.