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

Cathy.Outten@csulCathy.Outten@csulb.edub.edu

Khue Duong: Khue Duong: Chemistry, Chemistry,

Physics, Geology, Physics, Geology, Enviro Sci. MathEnviro Sci. Math

Khue.Duong@csulbKhue.Duong@csulb.edu.edu