Search example – concepts

Government policies in Eastern Europe regarding wetland degradation

Catalogue: reference works

Search example – concepts

Government policies in Eastern Europe regarding wetland degradation

Concept 1 wetlands

Concept 2 degradation

Reference works: VRD

Reference works: VRD

VRD: Encyclopedia

Portals

Portal environmtental sciences

MetaSearch

Search example – concepts

Government policies in Eastern Europe regarding wetland degradation

Concept 1 wetlands

Concept 2 degradation

Concept 3 policies

Search example – concepts

Government policies in Eastern Europe regarding wetland degradation

Concept 1 wetlands

Concept 2 degradation

Concept 3 policies

Concept 4 eastern europe

Search example – keywords

1. wetland?, marsh??, bog?, swamp?(Thesaurus viewer or Synonym Dictionary, In Blackboard: see Keyword Finding Assistance under

Extra Materials)

2. degradation, contamination, pollution, but also…. conservation

3. policy, policies, government, politics, authorities

4. Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Poland, etc. (explode)

Search example – search profile

Within aspect: OR Between aspects: AND (Exclude aspects: NOT) Make sets per concept, or use

parentheses Adjust during search

Final search in CAB Abstracts

1. wetland? OR marsh?? OR bog? OR swamp?2. degradation OR contamination OR pollution OR

conservation3. policy OR policies OR government? OR politic* OR

authorit* OR public administration4. explode "Central-Europe" in BT,DE,GE,OD

1 AND 2 AND 3 AND 4

Evaluating the results

Judging bibliographic records type of document subject and scope – abstract information primary of secondary research audience date of publication author details

Evaluating internet resources anyone can publish coverage, relevancy for your question Quality criteria: accuracy, objectivity, authority,

currency

Peter Steiner, The New Yorker July 5, 1993

Managing the results

Selecting references Print, download, e-mail Export to database management

software EndNote (short demo)

Getting the paper document: link, catalogue, request

Management of Pdf’s

Using the results

Citing, avoid plagiarism Writing Publishing

Journal selection, impact factors Dissertations: WaY Open access journals:

• BioMed Central• PLoS Biology

Review process

David Holtzman, GlobalPOV September 26, 2006

Exam, exercises and assignment report Exam:

Example under Extra Materials Date: see Course Information

Library exercises Blackboard module 3.3 Hand in at library information desk at Forum library

Assignment Report Upload at the latest 15 December via Blackboard MS Word format (not pdf!) Filename: fransen.doc or bergvander&miller.doc or

suarezbarranco&sevilla.doc

Questions?

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