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NSCI 190NSCI 190
Finding Information in the Finding Information in the LibraryLibrary
Khue Duong and Cathy Khue Duong and Cathy OuttenOutten
Fall 2013Fall 2013
Science LiteratureScience Literature
What is it and where does it come What is it and where does it come from?from?
What makes it “scholarly”?What makes it “scholarly”?
Information SourcesInformation Sources
Books Books Magazines, newspapers Magazines, newspapers Journals Journals WebsitesWebsites Government DocumentsGovernment Documents
Let’s explore!Let’s explore!
The Library Webpage: The Library Webpage: www.csulb.edu/librarywww.csulb.edu/libraryWhere would you click to find:Where would you click to find:
the library hours?the library hours? a book?a book? a journal article?a journal article? your librarian’s email?your librarian’s email? the journal the journal NatureNature??
BasicsBasics
Library WebsiteLibrary Website Your Course GuideYour Course Guide My Library Account
PIN/PasswordPIN/Password
Where? (what database)Where? (what database) Identify key termsIdentify key terms Use limiters (pub. year or Use limiters (pub. year or
type, etc.)type, etc.)
Creating a search Creating a search strategystrategy
Use your search strategy Use your search strategy anywhere!anywhere!
COAST to find booksCOAST to find books Databases to find articlesDatabases to find articles Google to find websitesGoogle to find websites
Finding BooksFinding Books
Click on Library CatalogClick on Library Catalog COAST is our library catalogCOAST is our library catalog Use to find books and journals by Use to find books and journals by
titletitle Locations/Call numbers/StatusLocations/Call numbers/Status
NOT FOR JOURNAL ARTICLES!
Try it!Try it!
Conduct a search in COAST Conduct a search in COAST How many items do we have on How many items do we have on your topic? Where is one item your topic? Where is one item
located?located?
Finding ArticlesFinding Articles
Online DatabasesOnline Databases Academic Search Complete Science Direct
Other possibilities:Other possibilities: Link from your course guide or Link from your course guide or
databases by topicdatabases by topic
Getting journal articles Getting journal articles
1.1.Get a CITATIONGet a CITATION
- from - from databases
2.2.Get the ARTICLEGet the ARTICLE
- Get it @ CSULB- Get it @ CSULB
Try it!Try it!
Pick a database and conduct Pick a database and conduct a searcha search
Try to get around 50 resultsTry to get around 50 results
Having Trouble?Having Trouble?
Getting not enough or no results? Getting not enough or no results?
Getting too many results? Getting too many results?
I have a I have a citationcitation, Now , Now What?What?
Write down (or e-mail/save/print) Write down (or e-mail/save/print) everything! everything! TitleTitle AuthorAuthor JournalJournal vol., issue, page numbersvol., issue, page numbers yearyear
Getting the ArticleGetting the Article
Full-text or PDF from the databaseFull-text or PDF from the database Links right from databaseLinks right from database
Click on Click on thethe Getit@ icon Getit@ icon
The SFX WindowThe SFX WindowWhere the Where the
item is item is availableavailable
DownloaDownload d
citationcitation
Search Search COAST to COAST to see if we see if we have it in have it in
printprint
COAST Journal RecordCOAST Journal Record
Check the Check the dates to dates to
figure out figure out where it will where it will
bebe
Call numberCall number
Request Request from from
ORCA ORCA
Try it!Try it!
How would you get the How would you get the article from the citation article from the citation
you found?you found?
Evaluating WebsitesEvaluating Websites
What is its What is its Web AddressWeb Address?? What is the What is the ContentContent, in depth or bits?, in depth or bits? Is the Is the Author/CreatorAuthor/Creator identified and identified and
authoritative?authoritative? Is it Is it ObjectiveObjective (vs. subjective)? (vs. subjective)? Is it Is it CurrentCurrent?? Is it Is it ReviewedReviewed/recommended?/recommended? Let’s try: Let’s try: http://www.genochoice.com/
WikipediaWikipedia
WikipediaWikipedia
Scholarly or not?Scholarly or not?
YesYeshttp://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0705/0705.2106v1.pdf
NoNohttp://www.springerlink.com/content/201h513h406010wg/
Scholarly?Scholarly?
Searched for Prozac:Searched for Prozac: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
health/PMH0000885
http://www.crazymeds.us/prozac.htmlhttp://www.crazymeds.us/prozac.html http://www.dailystrength.org/http://www.dailystrength.org/
treatments/Prozactreatments/Prozac
Citing Your ResearchCiting Your Research
Avoid plagiarism by citing the Avoid plagiarism by citing the research you useresearch you use
Cite not just quotes, but ideas as wellCite not just quotes, but ideas as well Oops I plagiarized! From UCLAOops I plagiarized! From UCLA Plagiarism: What It is and How to Plagiarism: What It is and How to
Recognize and Avoid It from Indiana Recognize and Avoid It from Indiana UniveristyUniveristy
Formatting Your Formatting Your CitationsCitations
APA, MLAAPA, MLA Include Include allall of your citation of your citation
informationinformation Need help? Try the Style Manuals Need help? Try the Style Manuals
and Citation Methods research and Citation Methods research guide. guide.
Library TourLibrary Tour First FloorFirst Floor Reference librarians and booksReference librarians and books Computers, printers, photocopiers, Computers, printers, photocopiers,
add-moneyadd-money Circulation desk and StarbucksCirculation desk and Starbucks Lower LevelLower Level Current periodicals/ microfilm, videos, Current periodicals/ microfilm, videos,
mapsmaps 22ndnd 3 3rdrd 4 4thth and 5 and 5thth floors floors Study areasStudy areas BooksBooks
Feel like this and want help?Feel like this and want help?
Don’t panic!
Cathy Outten: Cathy Outten: Biology Biology
[email protected]@csulb.edub.edu
Khue Duong: Khue Duong: Chemistry, Chemistry,
Physics, Geology, Physics, Geology, Enviro Sci. MathEnviro Sci. Math
[email protected]@csulb.edu.edu