ENVS 601: Investigating research

Laksamee PutnamResearch & instruction Librarian

lputnam@towson.edu10/21/2013

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AgendaInformation literacy in science – Discussion

Investigating Journals

Investigating Articles

For your future research

Who’s afraid of peer review?

Two ships passing in the nightWhat 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?

Battling Bad Science

Investigating JournalsSmall groups will investigate author

submission requirements for their assigned journal

Use the worksheet as a guideline

Small groups will report/discuss their findings in 15 minutes

Investigating JournalsEnvironmental Science & Technology Chemical Geology Water, Air and Soil Pollution Advances in Water Resources Ecological Applications

Investigating ArticlesDoes the library subscribe to your journal?

Download a research article published in 2011 from your journal

Investigating ArticlesDoes your article follow the structure

guidelines required by the journal?

How many references does your article list?

Investigating ArticlesFind you article in Google Scholar

Find your article in Scopus

How many times has your article been cited?

For your future researchConsider where your information is coming

from

Cite your sources

Questions?Laksamee Putnam lputnam@towson.edu