bsci 10110 biological diversity
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BSCI 10110 Biological Diversity. Mary Lee Jensen Liaison Librarian for Biological Sciences 330-672-1661 or [email protected]. Session Goals. Introduce you to KentLINK and OhioLINK for finding books and Research Databases to find articles Introduce searching strategies - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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BSCI 10110Biological Diversity
Mary Lee JensenLiaison Librarian for Biological Sciences
330-672-1661 or [email protected]
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Session Goals
Introduce you to KentLINK and OhioLINK for finding books and Research Databases to find articles Introduce searching strategies Describe the peer-review process Review the characteristics of primary literature in the sciences
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Library Services
Research Help PERCs (http://www.library.kent.edu/page/10750)
Ask A Librarian (http://www.library.kent.edu/page/10750) 60-Minute Seminars (http://seminars.lms.kent.edu/index.asp?d=lms)
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KentLINK
The online catalog for Kent State UniversityAllows you to find books, reports, videos and other mediaAllows you to locate materials in 6 campus libraries (including Chemistry/Physics) and 7 regional librariesAllows you to renew books you have checked out
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OhioLINK
Group of 84 college and university librariesOhioLINK Central Catalog allows you to borrow books from any of the librariesTakes 4-5 days for book to arriveKeep the book for 3 weeks; renew onceGREAT resource!
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OhioLINK
More than Books!!
Research Databases allow you to find articles that have been published in scholarly journals and in magazines.
Many are full-text – but not all.
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Crafting Effective Research Statements
Features Available in Most Research Databases
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Common Searching Features
Boolean Operators/ConnectorsKeyword/Controlled vocabularyPhrase searchingTruncation
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Truncation: To Get Word Variations
Truncation makes it easier for you to get allvariations of a word.
Some systems use the asterisk * to truncateexample: Academic Search Premier
Some use the dollar sign $ example: Biological Abstracts
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Truncation: To Get Word Variations
fish*
retrieves
fish
fishes
fishery
fisheries
labo$rretrieves
labor, labour, laborer
biolog$
retrieves
biology
biological
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Boolean Operators -- OR
Use OR to broaden a searchThe words connected by OR should be synonyms or be
alternative ways of saying something
For example:
salmon OR fish
fisheries OR hatcheries
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Boolean Operators -- AND
Use AND to combine two different concepts or ideas
This helps narrow your search
salmon AND fisheries
salmon AND disease
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“Phrase Searching”
This feature allows you to search for words as phrases.Some databases automatically search words as a phrase; other databases require you to use quotation marks around the phrase
“invasive species”“biological diversity”
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Cautions about Phrase Searching
Phrase searching in databases is not the same as the WebIf you type the following in Google:
impact of invasive species on ecosystemsyou will get 100,000 hits because Google looks for each word separately
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Cautions about Phrase Searching
If you type:
impact of invasive species on ecosystems
in KentLINK or OhioLINK or in a database, you might get zero results, because you are asking the system to look for that EXACT phrase
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Instead use Boolean Logic:
“invasive species” AND ecosystems
loosestrife AND (ponds or lakes)
“zebra mussels” AND “lake erie”
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Revising Your Search:Use Booleans to Your Advantage
Too many hits on your topic? Add another search term with AND.
Too few hits on your topic? Add another search term OR.
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Sample search
What impact does salmon farming have on the wild fish population?
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Sample Search - Concepts
Concept 1 BooleanConnector
Concept 2 BooleanConnector
Concept 3
salmonAND
farm*ORfisher*ORhatcher*
ANDwildORecosystemORdisease*
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Sample Search - Strategy
salmon and (farm* or fisher*) and wild
salmon and (farm$ or fisher$) and ecosystem
(fishery or fisheries or hatcher*) and “side effects”
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Primary Literature - Article Format
Introduction or Literature surveyMethodology or Materials and MethodsData or ResultsDiscussion or InterpretationConclusionBibliography
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Primary Literature - Characteristics
Audience StudentsScholars
Authors Scholars (university-based)Credentials listed and relate to subject of article
Overall Appearance Charts and graphsMany pagesFew ads; very professional
Documentation FootnotesBibliography
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Primary Literature - Characteristics
Purpose Report original researchDiscipline-related contentFocus, narrow
Authority Editorial Review BoardPeer-review process
Frequency Often quarterlyMay also be weekly
Examples American Journal of BotanyScienceNature
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Article Indexes/Research Databases
Research Databases(Alphabetical or Subject)
http://www.library.kent.edu/page/10562Access ScienceBiological AbstractsAcademic Search PremierBiological and Agricultural AbstractsElectronic Journal Center
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Conclusion
Many resources Many opportunities for assistance…just ask!