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Intro to Library ResourcesFSCN 4621W
Megan KocherSeptember 9, 2014
Who am I?
Megan Kocher• Librarian for 3 departments:– Food Science and Nutrition– Animal Science– Soil, Water, and Climate
• [email protected]• 612-625-3605
Agenda• Getting Started: Know What You’re
Looking For– Primary vs. Secondary Resources– Scholarly vs. Popular– Brainstorming Terms
• Where to Look– Library Website– Database Searching
• Citing Your Sources
What Are Primary Sources?
Conference papers correspondence Dissertations
Diaries Interviews Lab notebooks Notes
Patents Proceedings Studies
Surveys Technical Reports Theses
Journal articles reporting on original research
What Are Secondary Sources?
Books
Review Articles
Commentary Criticism
Encyclopedias
Scholarly vs. Popular
http://youtu.be/V2ZwrKWWHyo?t=18s
Where to Look
Google Scholar
MNCat Discovery
PubMed
First Stop: Library Website
Library Search (AKA MNCat Discovery)
Google Scholar
PubMed
Citations
• Quick and easy– Grab the citation from Google Scholar
(look for the “cite” link under an article)– EasyBib
• Advanced– Citation Managers (e.g. RefWorks,
Mendeley, Zotero)
Image Credits“Garlic” CC BY-NC-SA Nicholas Noyes, Flickr