Pride and Passion: The African American Baseball Experience
Cook Library 3rd floor Thursday, February 24 - Friday, April, 8, 2011
Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience is a traveling exhibition which examines the challenges faced by African-American baseball players as they sought equal opportunities in their sport beginning in the post-Civil War era.
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LAKSAMEE [email protected]
RESEARCH & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN
CHEM 111 : Finding Scientific Information Using Cook Library
First…
Laksamee [email protected]: 410.704.3746.Twitter: @LibrarianLaksCook Library Reference:
410.704.2462. IM/email
Take away…
Search strategies and Search tips
Finding books/articles in the Cook Library
Evaluate the information
Cite your sources
http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_weird_or_just_different.html
Where do you start your search?
http://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/LTg3NjcyNDg5Mg
Interpreting the Assignment
Reading Background Information
Using Online
Databases& Indexes
Gathering Sources
Drafting Paper or
Presentation
Identifying & Listing
Vocabulary
Citing Sources
Refining a Topic
Evaluating
Sources
The Research Process
The Research Process
Selecting a Topic
Finding Background Information
Identify Keywords Broad topics to Synonyms
Find related referencesLearn more about a topic
Where? Reference Books
Merck Index The Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (CRC) Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry
Subject Gateway
The Merck Index
10,200 monographs (aka short, compact snippets) of significant chemicals, drugs and biological substances
See “Explanatory notes” for break down of information content
You can look up the journal abbreviations for the literature references in NLM LocatorPlus
Use the Formula Index and Name Index in the back to help find the monograph number for what you want
The Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (CRC)
Broad coverage of common physical science data
Goes into more history and information about elements
16 sectionsCheck index : Section – page number
Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry
Factual information for general chemistry information needs
4 SectionsCheck Table of Contents for each section and
Index in the backThe “page” numbers are confusing, look
carefully
Library Homepage
Main website Off campus login Journal List Catalogs Need help/Ask a Librarian
Course Gateway Research -> Subject Gateways -> Select a Subject
(Chemistry)
Search Tips
Understand and use Boolean search connectors
Chesapeake Bay AND pollution Combining more than one topic
Brook trout OR Salvelinus fontinalus Combining synonymous terms
Search Tips
Truncation Technolog*
Technolog-y Technolog-ist Technolog-ical Technolog-ically
Be careful where you put the truncation symbol!
Search Tips
What is a peer reviewed article? Reviewed by scientific experts in the field
Provides more credibility
Image taken from The Publication Cycle and Scientific Research tutorial
Searching for Scholarly Articles
Most efficient way: Cook Library Databases
American Chemical Society Online Journals Science Citation Index Science Direct Medline (Ebsco) SciFinder
Scholarly Articles Popular Articles
Multiple authorsAuthors affiliated
with a universityNumerous
referencesAn abstractAt least several
pages in length
Single author with no credentials
No citationsNon-technical
languageLots of picturesShort length
Search Tips
Check out this video help guide for more info!
Demos
Demo Catalog Search Catalog and TU Worldcat See if item is available – Find it Request vs InterLibrary Loan
Demo Web of Science Refine Results See if item is available – Find it Cited By and References
Evaluation
Authority/Authorship – Determine who is responsible for the information. What are his/her credentials?
Currency – Is the information current and up-to-date? Is there a publication date?
Objectivity – Is there any bias? What is the purpose of the web page (to inform or to persuade)?
Scope – Are sources cited? Is the subject covered in depth?
Usability – Is the site easy to navigate? Are spelling and grammar correct?
Evaluation
Examples Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
RYT Hospital
Why is it important to cite your sources?
Allows your readers to verify and identify where the information and ideas in your paper originated
Gives credit to the owners of the ideas (not plagiarizing)
Get credit for your own ideas
Required for assignment http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/09/12/copy-cat/
Citation Guide
Cook Library Website Quick Tools
Citing Sources
http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/styleGuides.cfm
Remember
Search strategies and Search tips
Finding books/articles in the Cook Library
Evaluate the information
Cite your sources
Questions??
Feel free to contact me: Laksamee Putnam [email protected] 410.704.3746. Twitter: @LibrarianLaks
Or any reference librarian: Visit Cook Library Reference Desk 410.704.2462. IM – tucookchat
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