Scholarly Journal
(Labor or work) and overtime
Sabine A. E. Geurts, et al. "Voluntary or involuntary? Control over overtime and rewards for overtime in relation to fatigue and work satisfaction." Work & Stress 22.1 (2008): 33-50. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 14 Feb. 2011.
(Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Behavioural Science Institute, The Netherlands)
This article is printed in a peer reviewed journal and the head of team researcher is affiliated with a reputable institution and University. It includes an abstract and all the sources are cited. The article is dated march 2008, I will consider this very current. This article is of interest to me because it focuses on what parameters will make people happy to work overtime. This includes voluntary work and involuntary.
Magazine
Decline AND Leisure AND (America OR country)
Schor, Juliet. "Decline of leisure time in America." Vital Speeches of the Day 60.24 (1994): 748. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 14 Feb. 2011.
This speech was delivered at the California Credit Union League’s Palm Tree Educational Conference in Palm Springs, CA on June 4 1994. Although this is not current, Juliet Schor is a definite authority on this subject and her perspective chronicles the overworked workforce atmosphere of 1994, therefore it is relevant to me. The article was published in Vital Speeches of the Day, a publication I was not familiar with until now.
Newspaper
"downsiz*" and (overwork* or overtime)
PICOULT, JON. "Here Comes A Turnover Storm." New York Times 17 Oct. 2010: 9. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 14 Feb. 2011.
This article was written by Jon Picoult, a writer for the New York Times, a very reputable paper. The article is only a few months old and is therefore current. This article would be useful to me because it demonstrates that with lay-offs comes a great amount of added work for those who remain working.
This assignment went pretty smoothly. I changed up my search phrases for the sake of engagement and new information. A few that I tried returned information that was completely irrelevant but for the most part, it was all on spot. As I have already completed the majority of my research paper rough draft, I kept my searches fairly broad being that I spent the last week researching and writing my middle paragraphs and now I need to focus more on the broader intro and conclusion. Some of this information I could have used a few days ago, but I guess that is what rough drafts are for!
p.s. let me add a quick question. I noticed upon reviewing my post, a few "and"s and "or"s are not capitalized although I believe they were when I originally searched. Are Boolean operators case sensitive? I would imagine searching Ben and Jerry would be a mess! Oh I guess that would be "Ben and Jerry"... hhmm.
p.s. let me add a quick question. I noticed upon reviewing my post, a few "and"s and "or"s are not capitalized although I believe they were when I originally searched. Are Boolean operators case sensitive? I would imagine searching Ben and Jerry would be a mess! Oh I guess that would be "Ben and Jerry"... hhmm.
1 comments:
Rory:
Good work. I thought I suggested Work/Life balance as a search term, but maybe that was someone else? However, it looks like you found useful relevant articles and did a good job evaluating them. Plus, that academic journal you found looks like a treasure trove of relevant materials for your topic.
I don't think boolean is case sensitive, it is usually capitalized to indicate it is joining terms and not part of them, sort of like your example, but yes, "Ben and Jerry" in quotes would be how to search for that company.
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