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Ph.D. Library Literacy

Search Exploration

Search Exploration

  • Articulate a thesis / search topic
  • Subject (thesaurus) terms / keyword terms (esp. PsycINFO)
  • Boolean logic and application

Find more information:

Modules 1-5 (module starter pages: https://libguides-phd.antioch.edu/getstarted)

Where these resources are introduced and reinforced:

Onboarding, orientation, 1-1 consultations, Power Search workshop, NoL presearch

Format / Access

Format / Access

  • Navigating the GSLC library to find readings / using citations
  • We Deliver / Inter-Library Loan
  • Use of different information formats / platforms
  • Google Scholar and other ‘outside’ information resources
Find more information:

Modules 1-5 (module starter pages: https://libguides-phd.antioch.edu/getstarted)

Where these resources are introduced and reinforced:

Onboarding, orientation, 1-1 consultations, Power Search workshop, NoL presearch

Information Storage

Storage of research / information

  • RefWorks / citation management
  • ‘My’ accounts in databases
Find more information:

Modules 1-5 (module starter pages: https://libguides-phd.antioch.edu/getstarted)

Where these resources are introduced and reinforced:

Onboarding, orientation, 1-1 consultations, Power Search workshop

Ethical Considerations

Ethical Considerations

  • Use of scholar’s copy
  • Issues of scholarly communication (free vs. proprietary access, predatory sites, etc.)
  • Concept of peer-review
  • Attribution
Find more information:

Modules 1-5 (module starter pages: https://libguides-phd.antioch.edu/getstarted)

Where these resources are introduced and reinforced:

Orientation, 1-1 consultations, Power Search workshop