INFORMATION LITERACY FEEDBACK

April 11, 2012, Marja Maclaine Pont

Library Wageningen UR

LIBRARY EXERCISES 1

Question 1a: find an encyclopedia specialized in your discipline

Question 1b: Find a dictionary specialized in your discipline

LIBRARY EXERCISES 2

●Question 3a: find examples of a scientific journal and a professional journal

●A professional journal can be: C2W; Milieumagazine; DLR: Deutsch Lebensmittel-Rundschau

●A scientific journal can be: Bioresource Technology; Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology; Environmental Technology

●A mixed journal can be: Nature; Nature Biotechnology; Current Science; Science.

Scientific vs. Professional: the S aspects

Research results of a small number of specialised studies

Describe forefront research results for researchers in the field

Detailed research methods, so that experts can repeat the study

Detailed data, so that experts can interpret them themselves

Interpretation of data with hypotheses and conjectures

Strict format, language, terms

Scientific vs. Professional, the P aspects

Research results can be of more than one study

Described research results for a broader public

General description so that laymen can understand how it was done

Global data, so that laymen can make general conclusions

Interpretation of data for practical applications

Easier format, language, explanation of terms.

Building a search strategy

E.g. in Scopus, the following question:

Removing sulfur from fuels used by cars

Key concepts:

sulfur removal; fuels; cars

Synonyms:

..................

Different writings:

..................

NEWSPAPERS: LEXIS NEXIS

You can find it under: Search, Frequently used resources, databases A – Z

Both in Dutch and other languages

Dutch newspapers, national news, press agencies, regional news, business news, weeklies

European newspapers: English, Italian, German, French and Spanish

Many non-European newspapers

TOETS/EXAM

18 april 8.30 – 10.00 hr:

Forum PC 606

Any questions?