AV leaving at 4pm on Wed, 2/29

LF off on Wednesday (bl, 2/29)

Please see BL if you can cover any of her 6-9pm desk shift.

BLM leaving at 2:30, medical appointment, 2/29, blm

phone problem at Ref. Desk

We can't pick up a call to 5-0151 by picking up the receiver at 5-0150 and pressing 4.  I've reported it to Donna Myrick.   PJ  2/29

Althea - in by 1:00 2/29

Althea will be in by 1:00 today, Wednesday, February 29th. MM

David in by 3:00 today, 03/28. althea

PS will be in by noon on Tues, 2/28

Mel out sick on Tues., 2/28. jk

LF = vac 2/27

LF is on vacation today, Monday, February 27th. MM

PS = comp 2/27

PS is off today (comp for 2/19), Monday, February 27th. MM

BLM leaving at 3:15, 2/24, blm

BLM out sick, Thur 2/23

Sociology extra credit assignment heads up!

This assignment will go out next week to about 40 students. The instructor is not sure how many will opt for the extra credit.

Task 9: Conduct your literature review
Each student must find one peer reviewed journal article published since 1990 in either a sociology or criminology journal relevant to his or her research topic (the crime you are studying). You need to find an article that helps you learn more about the type of research that has been done on your crime. The article should also look interesting to you. I recommend avoiding articles that use sophisticated statistics. The article may or may not also be about gender. If you are unable to find anything on your specific crime (which is unlikely) you should expand your
search to arrests more broadly.

☐ OPTIONAL: Social science librarian, Steve McGinty, extra credit opportunity. Steve McGinty actually announced that he was going on sabbatical this semester the day before our library scavenger hunt. I have modified this extra credit so that you still have a chance to get up to ten extra credit points and be more confident that you have found a journal article that meets the guidelines described above.

The modified extra credit has two options:
1. E-­‐mail Isabel Espinal to make an appointment with her as she is serving as the sociology librarian while Steve McGinty is on sabbatical. Her email address is: iespinal@library.umass.edu. Isabel has agreed to help you with this.

Or

2. Visit the Reference and Research Assistance Desk located in the Learning Commons of the library. Hours for the Reference and Research Assistance Desk are here: http://www.library.umass.edu/research/reference/reference‐hours/. The Reference Desk can be very busy at times and is less familiar with this assignment.

Worksheet Task 9: Conduct your literature review
☐ 1: Go to the UMass Library webpage
☐ 2: Select “databases.”
☐ 3: Select “Sociology.”
☐ 4: Select “Sociological Abstracts.”
☐ 5: Enter your search terms (e.g., the offense you are studying, maybe also “gender,” “sex,” “arrests”).
☐ 6: Click the box to limit to “peer reviewed.”
☐ 7: Limit the search to articles that were published in 1990 or after.
☐ 8: If you get an unreasonable number of hits, revise your search terms to limit to the title of the article, abstract, or subject.
☐ 9: Read through the abstracts and find the article that you think is most relevant to your paper and most interesting to you. Download the pdf of that article for your personal use. If the pdf is not available request the article through interlibrary loan.
☐ 10: Read the article.
☐ 11: Write down what the author’s main argument was.

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Worksheet: Soc 344: UCR Analysis Extra Credit Opportunity #5
Due Mon 3/12, 9:05

Complete Task 9 (conduct your literature review, pages 10-­‐11) with librarian Isabel Espinal or a librarian at the Reference and Research Assistance Desk.

Answer the following questions and obtain the signature of the librarian who assisted you.

This completed sheet is due in class on Monday, March 12 for up to 10 extra credit points.

Incomplete sheets will not receive extra credit points.

Student’s name:
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1.
What were your final search terms and conditions used to find your article?
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What peer reviewed journal is the article from?
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4.
What did you learn from meeting with the librarian?
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Research librarian’s name
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Research librarian’s signature
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Date and time of meeting
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BL will be in late on Thursday

I have a service appointment for my car, then will head straight to LGRC for the 10am OIT/Librarians gathering (bl, 2/22)

Turnitin

I have added a PDF with Turnitin instructions under "Useful Links" to the left.  Check it out!

MKC will be in around 9:15, Wed. 2/22. PJ

She has a consultation at 9:15.

BLM is out sick, Wed. 2/22. PJ

Need help with 12:30-2 desk shift.

AV will be in around 9:45, Wed. 2/22. PJ

Appt. is running late.

JK is out sick, Wed. 2/22. PJ

JK out sick at 2:00 pm, 2/21. jk

BLM out sick at 1, 2/21, blm

AV leaving at 1pm on 2/21

IE vacation day 2/21

Lockers UPDATE!

Lockers have all been moved to Floors 2 and 3.

BLM leaving at 2:15, Friday, 2/17, blm

DM = FSK 2/16

DM is out on family sick leave today, Thursday, February 16th. I will post a request to fill his 6:00-9:00 pm desk shift. MM

JK = in by 11:00 am 2/16

JK is out sick until 11:00 this morning, Thursday, February 16th. He will come in for his 11:00 am student appointment. MM

PS will be in at noon on 2/15

IE out on 2/15

I need to be out all day today and tomorrow morning.

Madeleine out on Wed. 2/16 (FSK)

Need ref desk coverage from 2-3pm on Wed. 2/16

IE Teaching today

Today I am teaching 2 classes that are not on the R drive schedule:

• 1-2:15 pm, History 494T in 1620
• 7-9 pm, Service Learning 393, Calipari

LF out sick, Tues 2/14

Book for Lisa Clark in Ref Consult Room. JK 2/10/12

JMD = sick 2/9

JMD is out sick today, Thursday, February 9th. He does not have any desk obligations. MM

BLM will not be in for the rest of this week

Hopes to return early next week, but will be back in touch later (bl, 2/8)

AV out at 3:45 on Wed, 2/8

Books to be picked up on Weds., 2/8. JK

Kathleen Scott will be by sometime tomorrow (likely in the morning) to pick up a two-volume set of books (English court records) which you'll find on the chair in my cubicle. There is also a one volume work entitled De arte et libris on the chair; she may or may not need it too. Thanks!

BLM will be out Tu. and Wed., Feb. 7 and 8. PJ

FSK in NC.

DM out family sick on Tues, 2/7

Ref. office door repaired - 2/6

The repairman replaced the core this time. MM

BLM = FSK 2/6

BLM is still in NC today, Monday, February 6th,  and probably will be there tomorrow, Tuesday, February 7th. MM

Ref. door lock broken & reported - 2/6

The Reference Office door lock has broken for the 3rd time (When he was here a few days ago the repairman said these locks have been troublesome). The lock will not remain in the unlocked position. I reported the problem to the Building Monitor this morning, Monday, February 6th. MM

PS = sick 2/3

PS is out sick today, Friday, February 3rd. MM

Althea is out today, Fri. Feb.3. PJ

Child care duty.

BLM leaving at 4:15, 2/1, blm

IE sick time morning of 2/1

I may need to take all day to deal with this issue.

DM will be in by 11am, Wed. 2/1 - PJ

Has a meeting at Tilly's school.