Education Research &
Reference Management

Kyle Feenstra
Education Librarian

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• Libraries' Home Page

• Education Subject Guide

• Library Advanced Search

• Document Delivery 
  (UM's Inter-library loan service)

Useful bookmarks:

Accessing Library Resources

eBooks & Journal Collections

Print Book Collections

Teaching Materials

• Classroom Instruction Resources
• Children and Youth Literature
• Curriculum Documents

Library Resources

Where to Find Them

Print Book Collections

 

Academic Journal Collections

 

Teaching Materials

• Classroom Instruction Resources
• Children and Youth Lit.
• Curriculum

 

Government Publications and
Statistical Databases
 

 

 

 

Dafoe Library (2nd Fl.)

 

Education Subject Guide & Databases A-Z

 

Education Collections

• Instructional Materials
• CCBC & Young Adult Lit.
• Mezzanine & Gov. MB web

 

Education, Government Pub.
& Statistics Subject Guides
 

 

Use the Advanced Search

The advanced search pages for the library catalogue and ERIC database will allow you to search by additional criteria giving you more control over your results.

Library Catalogue

ERIC

Searching "Locations" in the Library

You can search specific collections by at the libraries by specifying their location in the advanced search.

(Example)

See a list of all Dafoe "Locations".

Searching with Controlled Vocabularies

Library catalogues use "controlled vocabularies" to organized materials by subject area. For monographs we call these subject terms. Use subject terms to search for related materials.

(Example - Books)

Searching with Controlled Vocabularies

Journal databases also use controlled vocabularies often arranged in the form of a thesaurus. ERIC has one of the most widely used thesauri for research in Education.

(Example - Articles)

Finding Controlled Vocabularies
Before you Start your Search

Use the subject heading search to find the appropriate subject terms for books. 

Use the ERIC Thesaurus (in the advanced search) to find the appropriate subject terms for articles. 

A little practice...

1. Do this activity with a partner. On a scrap of paper write down 1-2 topics in education that you are interested in researching in this course.
    
2. Exchange your paper with another group near you. 


3. Choose one of the topics written on the scrap paper you receive and find the preferred subject terms in the Library of Congress Subject Headings and the ERIC Thesaurus. (They may or may not differ.) Return the paper to the group you received it from.
    
4. Using the subject terms given to you, do a "subject search" find at least one article in ERIC and one book in the library catalogue. 

APA Style Guides

UM Library copies of recommended APA Guides

APA References:  In-text Citations

In-text citations are used to give credit for borrowed information and tell the reader what publication is referenced from the bibliography. 

 

 

You can use two formats:

• Author's name included in the text.
• Author's name in the reference. 

APA References:  In-text Citations

Author's name included in the text.

Author's name in the reference.

Corresponding citation in the reference list.

In his examination of how the historian interacts with the history, Foner (2002) states that “our calling requires us to analyze past events” (p. 3).

The recent examination of how the historian interacts with the history states that “our calling requires us to analyze past events” (Foner, 2002, p. 3).

Foner, E. (2002). Who owns history? Rethinking the past in a changing world. New                York: Hill and Wang.

APA Reference List  (Bibliography)

Alphabetize by Author

Hanging Indent

APA Reference List  (Bibliography)

Book
(Multiple Authors)

Article
(With URL)

Article
(With DOI)

Book
(One Author)

Book
(Edited Volume)

The following slides contain information about reference management software.

 

If you would like help with reference management you can make an appointment with a Librarian.

Reference Management

Advantages to using reference management software:

• Keep track of the books and articles you will use in your papers.
   
• Create folders for organizing citations.
   
• Download pdfs to your computer or cloud service.
   
• Generate bibliographies for papers.
   
• Create collaborative folders with colleagues.

Reference Management Options

See the Education subject guide...

An open source citation manager that works with your browser. 

• Mendeley*
• Endnote*
• Refworks* (Discontinued at UM)
• Papers
• Read Cube
• Sente 6
• Refme

Other Citation Managers

* More often endorsed by academic institutions.

*

The Basics of Zotero

1. Create your Zotero account.
    
2. Download the browser extension (and standalone app if you are using Chrome or Safari).
    
3. Add the following to your preferences:
   1. Username & Password (Sync tab)
   2. The UM link resolver (Advanced tab)
   3. Preferred citation style (Cite tab)
       
4. Add records directly to your library.
    
5. Create a folder ("Collections) and add a record directly to that folder.
    
6. Copy citations into MS Word and export a full bibliography.

 

Full help documentation.

Advanced Zotero

1. Microsoft Word Integration 
   Allows you to import citations and bibliographies directly into your Word document.
    
2. Zotfile pdf storage
   Store pdf files on your device or cloud storage rather than the Zotero server.
    
3. Mobile Readers
   Read pdfs and ebooks from your Zotero library on your mobile device. (Note: if you also use the Zotfile plugin you can save any markups you add to the document.)
    
4. Advanced Plugins
   If you feel adventurous.

Full help documentation.

Kyle Feenstra
Education & History Librarian
Elizabeth Dafoe Library

kyle.feenstra@umanitoba.ca

Questions or research consultations?

Ask me by email or schedule an appointment.