GEOL415/515:

Utilizing science

databases Laksamee Putnam

Research & Instruction Librarian

lputnam@towson.edu

Slides: http://bit.ly/GEOLmoore2012

First… Laksamee Putnam

lputnam@towson.edu

Cook Library Reference:

410.704.2462.

IM/email

Phone: 410.704.3746.

Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU

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Slides: http://bit.ly/GEOLmoore2012

A quick plug… The Cellist of Sarajevo, a novel by

Steven Galloway, is the One Maryland One Book selection for 2012. A book club discussion is planned!

When: Wednesday October 10th from 12:30-1:30PM

Where: Cook Library Rm 507

What: This meeting will begin with Nicole Dombrowski Risser, Associate Professor in the Department of History providing background on The Cellist of Sarajevo, a poignant novel about the impact of music in modern warfare.

Agenda

Discuss the TED video

Create a RefWorks Account

Break down your topic

Search for articles

To start us off

TED video –

Eli Praser- Beware Online Filter Bubbles

http://xkcd.com/386/

RefWorks

Ideas

Think up keywords for your topic

Establish key concepts you want to find

out more about

How to use keywords What kind of effects do urban farms have on the

environment?

effect*

influence

evaluation

prediction

“urban farm”

“urban agriculture”

city cultivation

environment

ecology

soil system

effect* OR influence OR evaluation OR prediction

AND

“urban farm” OR “urban agriculture” OR city cultivation

AND

environment OR ecology OR soil system

Subject Specific Databases

Which databases

are you currently

familiar with?

There are more

Your access will

vary

Small groups of 3-4

Each group choose a different database

to analyze:

Scopus

Science Direct

GeoRef

Academic Search Premier

Cook OneSearch

Topic: Urban farms and the

environment

Which words seemed to find the best

results? Synonyms?

Is there an advanced search?

Can you access full text?

What features of the database were

useful? (time limit, peer reviewed option,

citations etc.)

Problems?

Present your database

Scopus

Science Direct

GeoRef

Academic Search Premier

Cook OneSearch

Features to remember

Use the database to find synonyms

Check the abstract

Limitation tools – Time frame, Information type

References Cited/Times Cited

Citation creation

Compose lists

Import to RefWorks

Interlibrary Loan - Illiad

Other places to search

Google Scholar

Advanced search features

Can you access the full text?

Where is the information coming from?

Check the library Journal List

USGS Website

Start Searching

Start looking for articles on your topic and

putting them into RefWorks

Next…

Groups of 3-4 will schedule appointments

to meet with me

Bring at least 3-4 articles you have found for

your annotated bib

We will discuss how your search is going,

what has worked for you, and what themes

you see developing in your research.

Questions?

Laksamee Putnam

lputnam@towson.edu

Cook Library Reference:

410.704.2462.

IM/email

Phone: 410.704.3746.