Using the Online Library + Google Scholar to Research Your Capstone Paper

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In this video, I interview Professor Ellen Sexton, Associate Professor, Media Library of Lloyd Sealy Library at John Jay College. We discuss how to use Google, Google Scholar, Lexis-Nexus, the Worldwide Political Science Abstract Database, and John Jay One Search to find credible secondary research.

We discuss what "peer review" actually means, and how can you identify if a book/article is peer reviewed.

We also walk through how to evaluate sources online: how to assess if they are credible, if they are partisan or non-partisan, and/or if they should be used as background information, or be central to your literature review.

▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

0:00 Intro
1:26 Which Sources are Appropriate for College Papers?
7:56 Is it OK to Use Partisan Sources in a Research Paper?
12:10 Are U.S. Government Resources Non-Partisan?
17:06 Using Advanced Search Settings on Google.
24:31 Finding a PDF From Your Google Search
27:47 Getting Better Search Results from Google Scholar
31:02 Why Searching for Credible Sources Takes So Much Time
33:44 How to Use OneSearch to Find Credible Secondary Data
51:37 What is Peer Review?
1:05:23 The Worldwide Political Science Abstract Database
1:15:15 What to Do if a Book Isn't Available*
1:16:33 ProQuest Databases
1:20:16 LexisNexis for Court Documents + Law Reviews**


As Professor Sexton mentions at the 1:15:15 mark, there will be times where there is a book and/or book chapter you need that is not electronically available. If that happens, you can go to the JJC Library website and apply for a Interlibrary Loan (ILL). In order to do this, go to this link (https://jjay-cuny.illiad.oclc.org/ill...) login using your JJC username and pw, and fill out the form!


** Within the John Jay Library and CUNY Library database list, LexisNexis is listed as Nexis Uni


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