25 Tips in 50 MinutesLinda Galloway

SUNY ESF

F. Franklin Moon Library

Fall 2009

Determine what you need:

• Book –

• Article– General – Peer-reviewed, scientific

• Background information

Define your topic!Tip #1

Tip #1www.esf.edu/moonlib

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http://library.syr.edu

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Finding BooksFinding Books

wolves

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Use truncation symbols

Usually an asterisk *

? or % signs

Picks up alternate endings of words:

forest*will retrieve

forest, forests, forestry

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Finding ArticlesFinding Articles

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Find Articles Tab• A “quick and dirty” search

• Searches your term in three pre-selected general databases

• Displays the first 30 results from each database Tip #5

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Databases!Databases!

Do you have your own Do you have your own database?database?

•Cell phone address bookCell phone address book•Online article collectionOnline article collection Tip #6

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Browse Databases to find an appropriate one…

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Know the difference between a magazine and a journal…..

Peer reviewed?Tip #8

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ulrichs

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Primary Sources& Peer Review

Primary Source - Original document containing firsthand information– Diaries, interviews– Original research including journal articles

and preprints

A peer reviewed primary source is a work that is evaluated by experts in the field of study prior to publication. Serves as a measure of quality.

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Other Sources

Secondary Source - Summarize or interpret information

– Review articles, books, compilations

• Example: Annual Review of Energy and the Environment

(2003-present: called “Annual Review of

Environment and Resources”)

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Search Database List for ‘Annual Reviews’

Annual Review of Energy and the Environment

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Use Library Guides!

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Proquest Research Library

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Need full text and peer reviewed in a hurry?

Use a ‘General’ DatabaseTip #11

Use Advanced Search

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Wilson Full Text

JSTOR – use Advanced Search

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colosseum

rome

uses

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When searching databases…

Remember: RATS

• Synonyms

• Subjects

• Suggested topics

• Types of materials– Scholarly Journals, Magazines, etc.

Read All The Screens!

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What’s an E-journal??

Use E-journals when you have a citation or wish to search a particular title

Web Resources

• Find good web resources on your topic using Discover

• Other useful scientific resources:– Scirus – science only search engine

• www.scirus.com

– National Science Digital Library• http://nsdl.org

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Is it an article or a web site??

• Check the source – is there an article title and a journal title? An online journal article is NOT a web site and is considered equivalent to a print article.

• Check the journal title in Ulrichs database

www.doaj.org

Access from Databases Main MenuCheck to see if a publication is Peer Reviewed

Theses and Dissertations

• We have full collection of every thesis and dissertation completed at ESF

• Find print copies in Discover

• We have many of these (especially from 1996-on available full text electronically)

• We have access to databases of theses and dissertations from many other colleges

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Electronic Dissertations and Theses

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Finding Full Text from a CitationSometimes full-text

articles:

Pop up like toast!!!

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Sometimes….they don’t

Click if available,

Then ‘Go’ Button beside ‘Start Page’.

Let’s look at some typical examples:

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SULinks

• Look for the SU links note with the citation. This will lead you to a number of possibilities:– Links to the full text of the article– Link to search SUMMIT– Link for Illiad, for an interlibrary loan

request

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Interlibrary Loan

• Agreement we have with many other libraries

• Allows us to have access to materials we don’t own

• Register for a free account via Moon Library Home Page – Use drop down menu for ‘Library Services’

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•Tutoring•Writing Resource Center•Math Lab•Success Resources•Computer Lab•Graduate School Prep Resources

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Visit the Moon!

• Research

• Homework

• Study

• Socialize

• Meet

• We’re wireless!

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Research Assistance

• Reference librarians assist people with research. Help in locating books, articles and other relevant sources

• Reference hours: 9:00am – 6:00pm Monday-Thursday

9:00am – 4:00pm Friday

or by appointmentTip #25

See you at the Moon!

• Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.

• Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

• Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m

Linda Gallowaylmgalloway@esf.edu470-6724

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