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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 [email protected]
• The End of this “25 Tips” presentation
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