BIO 263Library Orientation

J O H N T. C U RT I SL I B R A R I A N

R O O M 1 0 7R I TT E R L I B R A RY

B A L D W I N WA L L A C E U N I V E R S I T Y

5 7 E A S T B A G L E Y R O A DB E R E A , O H I O   4 4 0 1 7 - 2 0 2 7

P E R S O N A L D E S K ( 4 4 0 ) 8 2 6 - 3 5 7 1R E F E R E N C E D E S K ( 4 4 0 ) 8 2 6 - 2 2 0 6

J C U RT I S @ B W. E D U

Library homepage

http://www.bw.edu/library

http://www.bw.edu/library/mobile

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Subject Guides

http://libguides.bw.edu/

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Example research assignment

use of echolocation by bats

Finding an article by citation

Carter, Richard T. and Rick A. Adams. Ontogeny of the Larynx and Flight Ability in Jamaican Fruit Bats (Phyllostomidae) With Considerations for the Evolution of Echolocation. Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology v297 n7 (July 2014):1270-1277.

Periodical lists

Periodical Lists – EBSCO AtoZ

http://atoz.ebsco.com/Search/12999

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Finding articles by subject

Databases A-Z

http://libguides.bw.edu/databases

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Authentication for database access

On campus – Link automatically gets into database

Off campus – Link presents BW form to get into database

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Getting to the text of an article

PDF or HTML – link directly to text

LinkSource – links to text in another database, or… LinkSource – links to a journal website, or… LinkSource – states that print copy is in library

No LinkSource, PDF or HTML - use interlibrary loan

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Databases By Subject

Databases A-Z By Subject

Subject GuideDatabases Tab

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Database Selection

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Bioethics Research Library (BRL) at Georgetown UniversityBiological Abstracts (Web of Knowledge)BIOSIS Citation Index (Web of Knowledge)Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics, Digital Animal SoundsDolphin Embryo Digitized SlidesForestry Images (OhioLINK)Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index

Environment CompleteGreenFILE

Access MedicineAGRICOLAAlt HealthWatchCINAHL Plus with Full TextConsumer Health Complete Health Source: Consumer EditionHealth Source: Nursing/Academic EditionLexi-PALS Drug Guide (AHFS Consumer Medication

Information)MedicLatinaMEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO)Natural & Alternative TreatmentsUpToDate

Articles – Biological Abstracts

down arrow > click on Advanced SearchTA= Taxonomic Data [List] > click on [List]type bats > click on Find = chiroptera click on T for Taxa Notes (Related Term = bats) click on H for Hierarchy (Broader Term = Mammalia) click on + for Narrower Terms (i.e. specific bats)click on Add for chiropteraclick on OK to transfer chiroptera to search screen > TA=(Chiroptera) type AND TS=(echolocat$ OR echo-locat$ OR sonar) restrict results > click on Englishclick on SearchSearch History > click on 252

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EBSCOhost mobile app

EBSCOhost mobile app - instructions

9 month access requires: Go to: http://search.ebscohost.com/ Click on: EBSCOhost Web Click on: “EBSCO iPhone and Android Applications” Enter: email address Open the email received on your mobile device Click on authorization link in email

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Three book catalogs

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Book catalog search example

Subject tabSubject = bats 67 headings, 88 itemsTransfer to OhioLINK 263 headings, 842 itemsTransfer to SearchOhio 76 headings, 568 items ***** Keyword tabSubject = bats ANDAny Field = sonar 2Transfer to OhioLINK 5Transfer to SearchOhio 8

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OPAL AirPAC

http://m.opal-libraries.org/search~S3

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Interlibrary loan – Request System

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Getting help

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Questions?