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OUTLINE FOR TODAY

Purpose of Library Research The Process of Searching Tips for Searching Databases & Library

Catalog Citing Sources & EndNote

SECTION 1: ACADEMIC RESEARCH

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A literature review is part of the published work referencing related research, theory, and background information

A review of the literature (literature search) may be conducted to… understand a topic help you form a research question provide confirmation of an already existing

hypothesis analyze and interpret your own data gain exposure to past, current, and ongoing

research about a subject you are exploring for research of your own

REVIEWING LITERATURE

PEER REVIEW

A process for establishing authority of scholarly research

Experts in the field/discipline review the original ideas to certify the accuracy, validity, and value of the results

Chubin, D. E., & Hackett, E. J. (2005). Peer Review. In C. Mitcham (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics (Vol. 3, pp. 1390-1394). Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved from http://libproxy.uhcl.edu/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3434900491&v=2.1&u=txshracd2589&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=67e06d81c0d758521a67ba637722e45c

“AUTHORITATIVE” INFORMATION:

WHAT ARE SOME SOURCES OF SCHOLARLY INFORMATION?

Peer-reviewed journal articles Books Reference works (encyclopedias, textbooks) Gray literature

Reports (government, industry,non-governmental organizations)

Theses & dissertations Conference proceedings

Archives

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PERIODICALS (JOURNALS, MAGAZINES)

Peer-reviewedRefereedScholarlyAcademic

TradeProfessionalPractitioner

Industry

GeneralPopular

PRIMARY VS SECONDARY LITERATURE

Reports of Original Research

Reviews ResearchSummarizes Research

DISSECT THIS CITATION

What is the…

Article title Authors Journal name

Volume number Issue number Page number range Year of publication DOI

Hails RS, Morley K. 2005. Genes invading new populations: a risk assessment perspective. Trends Ecol Evol. 20(5):245-252. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2005.02.006

WHAT’S THE BEST TOOL TO FIND AN ARTICLE WHEN I HAVE A CITATION?

A. GoogleB. OneSearchC. A subscription database, such as

Biological Abstracts or BioOne

Hails RS, Morley K. 2005. Genes invading new populations: a risk assessment perspective. Trends Ecol Evol. 20(5):245-252. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2005.02.006

EXERCISE 1: SEE PAPER HANDOUTTitle: Proposed Definition of Environmental Damage Illustrated by the Cases of Genetically Modified Crops and Invasive SpeciesLead Author: Bartz

Journal name? Database? Year of Publication?

Using OneSearch, search for the subject:

genetically modified crops invasiveness

Use the refinement tools on the left to limit the results to journal articles published in the last 10 years and browse the results for a relevant article

SECTION 2: PRINCIPLES OF GOOD SEARCHING

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• Determine your research question1• Identify the key concepts2• List alternate keywords, synonyms, and

related words3• Join terms and concepts with appropriate

Boolean operators4• Make use of database’s limiters & suggested

subject terms 5• Organize and cite your sources6

SEARCH PROCESS

One• What are some ecological risks of

introducing genetically modified crops into the environment?

Two

• What effects do genetically modified crops have on invasiveness, vertical/horizontal gene flow, biodiversity, and influence on other products?

Three

• What are the risks of genetically modified crops invading natural communities?

1. DETERMINE YOUR RESEARCH QUESTION

2. IDENTIFY THE KEY CONCEPTS

Genetically modified crops invasiveness risks

What are the risks of genetically modified crops invading natural

communities?

Genetically

modified crops

Genetically modified

foodsGenetically modified

organisms OR GMO

Transgenic plants

Biotech crops

3. LIST ALTERNATE KEYWORDS, SYNONYMS, AND RELATED WORDS

OR

What are the risks of genetically modified crops invading natural

communities?

Invasiveness

Invasive species

Introduced species OR introduced organism

Gene flowBiodiversity

OR

3. LIST ALTERNATE KEYWORDS, SYNONYMS, AND RELATED WORDS

What are the risks of genetically modified crops invading natural

communities?

4. Join terms and concepts with appropriate Boolean operators

ANDORNOT

Transgenic plants

Genetically modified

crops Biotech crops

M EOR

Genetically modified crops OR transgenic plants OR biotech crops

AND Gene flow

AND:INTERSECTION

Invasive

Concept 1:GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS

Concept 2:INVASIVENESS

Alternate term:

transgenic plants invasive species

Alternate term:

biotech crops biodiversity

Alternate term:

genetically modified plants

gene flow

ANDORem

QUOTATION MARKS: EXACT PHRASESearch Tip

TRUNCATION (WILDCARDS)

predatorpredators

predationpredatepredating

predat* * Search Tip

predatory

CONTROLLED VOCABULARY(ALSO CALLED “TAXONOMY” OR “HIERARCHY” OR “THESAURUS”)

A list of terms and term relationships designed too organize information about similar subjects

o assist content authors in consistently classifying/tagging content

o enable users to find the information they need by translating their language into the language of the information store.

Leise, F. (2008). Controlled vocabularies, an introduction. Indexer, 26(3), 121-126.

Search Tip

WHICH STATEMENT BELOW WILL GENERATE MORE SEARCH RESULTS?

A.

B.

WHICH SEARCH WILL FIND FEWER RESULTS?

A.B.

• State your research topic1• Identify the key concepts2• List alternate keywords, synonyms, and

related words3• Join terms and concepts with appropriate

Boolean operators4• Make use of database’s limiters & suggested

subject terms 5• Organize and cite your sources6

SEARCH STRATEGIES

SECTION 3: RESEARCH DATABASES & LIBRARY CATALOG

EXERCISE 2: SEE PAPER HANDOUT Write down two key concepts for the topic:How has three dimensional printing been developed for use

in bone and tissue? Write down 1-3 alternate terms, synonyms, and

related words for each concept Go to Biological Abstracts, Environment Complete,

BioOne, or MEDLINE Join terms together with parentheses () and Boolean

operators (AND/OR) Use database limiters to narrow and refine your results.

Write down additional alternate terms above as you browse the results

SECTION 4: CITING SOURCES

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