chem 401 fall 2013
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CHEM 401 – LIBRARY
INSTRUCTION SESSION Laksamee Putnam
Research & Instruction Librarian
Slides: http://bit.ly/CHEM401FALL2013
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FIRST…
Laksamee Putnam
Cook Library Reference:
410.704.2462.
IM/email
Phone: 410.704.3746.
Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
Albert S. Cook facebook profile!
Slides: http://bit.ly/CHEM401FALL2013
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AGENDA
Article/Video
Discussion
The Information Cycle
Evaluating Resources
Databases and how to
use them
Find articles/books on
your own
Citation Guides
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IT’S OUT THERE, WHY NOT REUSE IT?
What does intellectual property mean to you? Is it an important idea, why or why not?
With so much information out there, is there such a thing as an original idea? Does that mean you have to credit every single person?
How does plagiarism affect academia/chemistry?
Watson, M. (2013, March 4) Copyright – the right to copy? Lariushin’s monographs of plant families. Botanic Stories. Retrieved from http://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/1321
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WIKIPEDIA WOES
What are you doing to
find the most recent
science news?
How do you evaluate
the information you
find while
researching?
What are the pros and
cons of traditional
science publishing?
Scicurious. (2013, March 18) Two ships
passing in the night: Neuroscience and
social media. The Scicurious Brain.
Retrieved from
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scicur
ious-brain/2013/03/18/two-ships-passing-
in-the-night-neuroscience-and-social-
media/
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BATTLING BAD SCIENCE
What does this video make you think about
evaluating information?
Can you think of any examples of bad science?
In ads? On Facebook?
Goldacre, B. (2011) Battling
bad science.
http://www.ted.com/talks/be
n_goldacre_battling_bad_sci
ence.html
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THE INFORMATION CYCLE
Why is the sky blue? What is the best
alternative energy
source?
Image by roebedo
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EVALUATE
Check for CRAP
Currency
Reliability
Authority
Purpose/Point of
View
Examples
Pacific Northwest
Tree Octopus
Autism and Vaccines
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DATABASES
Find a list on the Course Gateway
Choose one to start but do not stop there!
Make it simple for the computer
Specific keywords
Try to think of different combinations
AND, OR, NOT
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FIND A PARTNER!
Each group choose a different database to
analyze:
ACS
Science Direct
Scopus
PubMed
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TOPIC: NANOTECHNOLOGY
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?
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PRESENT YOUR DATABASE
ACS
Science Direct
Scopus
PubMed
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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
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CITATION GUIDES
CSE Style Guide from
Cook Library
Diane Hacker website
Young Boy (age 5) Contemplates What To
Write/draw On A Piece Of Paper. [Photo].
Retrieved from Encyclopædia Britannica Image
Quest.http://quest.eb.com/images/167_3990831
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QUESTIONS?
Laksamee Putnam
Cook Library Reference:
410.704.2462.
IM/email
Phone: 410.704.3746.
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