GSFS 101 – Introduction to Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies: Research support

You can always ask us! Members of the Research and Instruction team are here to help you:

• In-person, at the Research Help Desk, or in a scheduled research appointment;
• Over chat—look for the "Ask Us" button on our website; 
• Via email, at reference@oberlin.edu; or
• On the telephone, at (440) 775-5031

Learn more on our website, under:
Services and Amenities > Services for All > Research Support

Here's how we'll spend our time today:

1. Introductions (5 min.)
   • We'll introduce ourselves, and I'll talk briefly about research support at the Libraries.
2. Citation management software (10 min.)
   • Creating an account (Activity): You'll take a moment to create an account in RefWorks, Zotero, or another citation management tool of your choice.
3. Search platforms and searching (30 min.)
   • We'll explore the Oberlin College Libraries website, catalogs, and other search platforms, and practice simple search strategies to improve relevance and accuracy of results.
   • Searching for scholarly and/or peer-reviewed resources (Activity): You'll spend some time finding resources relevant to your topic.
4. Source evaluation techniques (30 min.)
   • We'll review source evaluation techniques, and the core principles that influence these techniques
   • Source evaluation (Activity): We'll look at three example texts, considering each through the lens of these techniques