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Research Orientation for PY103:
Acoustical Foundations of Music Fall 2008 Professor Jason Pepe |
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The following simple search statement can be broken down to searchable terms. Each term can be broken down to synonymous, broader, or narrower terms. You will find terms as you progress in your research using Reference sources, citation records and journal articles.
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| There can be many
possible searches using the above terms in computer database searching. |
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| B. Reference Materials | Reference Materials in the Sciences can be found in the
section: Q to T. M is for Music This can be a good place to look for science
specific encyclopedias or dictionaries, statistical sources, Internet guides, and research
guides in different areas of the sciences. Some sources to start with: **Reference Sources: Secondary Source (Can lead you to Primary Sources) -ALS0, Statistical Data Dictionary of Physics Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Access Science - Physics
Fig. 1 Sound wave striking a building
surface. Absorption of a portion of the sound energy in the wall,
reflection of a portion back into the room, and transmission of a
portion through the wall are shown. (Siebein Associates)
 http://www.accessscience.com/content.aspx?a=048700s001&id=048700#048700FG0010 CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics |
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| C. Searching the SMC Online Catalog: | |||||||||
| C. Subject and Keyword Searching |
SMC Library Catalog
Other Libraries: UVM, WorldCat WorldCat The OCLC Online Union Catalog, containing over 50 million records of books, Web resources, and other material owned by libraries worldwide. It is the the world's largest database of bibliographic information, and represents 4,000 years of recorded history. Searching for Books and Materials in the Library Catalog using Subject and Keyword Searching: [Use the LCSH: Library of Congress Subject Headings to find subject headings] **SUBJECT SEARCHING (FOR BOOKS) - possible
headings (not exhaustive) **KEYWORD SEARCHING (For searching Books, Academic
Search Premier Keyword allows you to use "natural language" searching &
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| D. Full text Article Databases (use the same techniques of keyword and subject searching used for the online catalog) Truncation symbols for different databases | |||||||||
| D. Science Indexes and Full text Databases |
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Internet Sources may be found via search engines, subject directories, or
U.S. Government sites. Remember to evaluate Internet information for bias or being
backed by special interests. Actually, information from any source should be
evaluated by currency, authority, authorship, methodology, or bias. Be cautious of any
source that can not provide that information. See
Evaluating
Internet Sources
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F. In-Class Assignment
Write out a search statement in sentence form that you might consider for your Research Proposal. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Identify the two or three main concepts in your search statement and break them down into synonymous, narrower, or broader terms. You will terms as you find new materials as you research - jot them down Concept 1
and
Concept 2
and Concept 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 For the above search statement find a total of 7 (or more) sources that could be used for your
research: Required: You must have a printout of the citation for each source (or the photocopy or printout of the full text article). 4) - 1 Internet sources on your topic 5) - List 2 points about the research process or this assignment that was frustrating or confusing
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