Download - Fsc406 092014
Advanced Forensic Science
FSC 406Linda Galloway
Syracuse University Library Fall 2014
What we’re going to do today…
• Talk about topics, keywords and finding information
• Learn how to find books @ SU Library –both print and electronic books.
• Learn how to use scientific databases to locate scholarly journal articles
• Understand how & why to use the legal/news resource Lexis-Nexis
library.syr.edu
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/forensics
Choose a topic you are interested in!
Carefully define and develop your topic.
A well defined topic is easier to search
Luminol
Luminol AND Forensic
Does Luminol affect DNA profiling?
How to research a topic…
1. Choose a topic that interests you.
2. Evaluate your topic.
3. Get a working knowledge of your topic. (develop keyword list)
4. Identify controversies or questions.
5. Develop your research question.
6. Write your clarifying paragraph, or introduction, or thesis statement.
Background Information
• Google• Encyclopedias
–Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences–Big “W”
• Books and other media
Let’s develop our topic1. Choose a topic that interests you (Criminal profiling)
2. Evaluate your topic (Too broad or narrow?)
3. Get a working knowledge of your topic. (develop keyword list) (How to do this??)
4. Identify controversies or questions (Background reading)
5. Develop your research question (Why?)
6. Write your clarifying paragraph (Or introduction, or abstract)
Offender profiling, also known as criminal profiling, is a behavioral and investigative tool that is intended to help investigators to profile unknown
criminal subjects or offenders. Offender profiling is also known as criminal profiling, criminal personality profiling, criminological profiling, behavioral profiling or criminal investigative analysis. Geographic profiling is another method to profile an offender. Television shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Profiler in the 1990s, the 2005 television series Criminal Minds, the 2011 television series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, and the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs have lent many names to what the FBI calls "criminal investigative analysis.“
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offender_profiling#Controversies
http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2009071700&type=hitlist&num=0
researchguides.library.syr.edu/forensic
Effective Search StatementWorksheet
Finding Books
Electronic Book
In print: HV8073 .H77 2010
In print: QA276 .A264 2010
http://library.syr.edu
eBooks in Forensics
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/forensic
Finding Articles
Databases!Do you have your own
database?
•Cell phone address book•Online article collection
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/forensic
When searching databases…
Remember: RATS
• Synonyms• Subjects• Suggested topics• Types of materials
– Scholarly Journals, Magazines, etc.
Read All The Screens!
Recognize the difference between a magazine and a
journal…..
Peer review: suitability for publication credibility quality control
Primary Sources& Peer Review
Primary Source - Original document containing firsthand information– Diaries, interviews– Original research including journal articles
and preprints
A peer reviewed primary source is a work that is evaluated by experts in the field of study prior to publication. Think of this as quality control.
Scopus
Re-sorted by Relevance…
One good article can lead you to….
Cited References below
Generate a citation to this article
Search Databases vs. Browse Journals
Demo Searches in Proquest Central Database
Legal & News Resources
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/forensics
Search for:confession AND false AND interrogation
in “Look up a Legal Case”yielded 300+ results
Web Resources
Research Methods & Guidance
Before you begin your research…
• Define your topic• Gain a working knowledge of your topic –
background info, keywords, controversies • Write your abstract/introduction OR your
outline• Make sure you know what you are looking
for• Find articles in databases
Final tips…
Is Google Scholar OK to use??
Search Tips
• Most search tools insert AND between words.– Criminal AND profiling
• To search for an exact phrase, use quotation marks
“criminal profiling”• Use advanced search or read help
sections for further assistance
Google Scholar
Summon
Specialized databases
Broad,Interdisciplinary
search Tools
Focused, subject-specific search engines
with advanced research features
Citing Sources
Citation Managers
Questions???