LIBRARY RESEARCH FOR GEOL 4391

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OUTLINE FOR TODAY

How do I find an article when I have a citation? How do I run a general search for articles and

books? How do I find specific resources for Geology?

Principles of Good Searching GeoRef Environment Complete

Citing Sources & EndNote

SECTION 1: ACADEMIC RESEARCH

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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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DISSECT THIS CITATION

What is the…

Article title Authors Journal name

Volume number Issue number Page number range Year of publication DOI

Grasby, S. E., Beauchamp, B., and Knies, J., 2016, Early Triassic productivity crises delayed recovery from world’s worst mass extinction: Geology, v. 44, no. 9, p. 779-782, doi: 10.1130/G38141.1

HOW DO I FIND AN ARTICLE WHEN I HAVE A CITATION?

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

Biological Abstracts or BioOne

Grasby, S. E., Beauchamp, B., and Knies, J., 2016, Early Triassic productivity crises delayed recovery from world’s worst mass extinction: Geology, v. 44, no. 9, p. 779-782, doi: 10.1130/G38141.1

EXERCISE 1: SEE PAPER HANDOUT

Title: Calibrating the End-Permian Mass Extinction

Lead Author: ShenJournal name? Volume/Issue? Year of Publication?

Using OneSearch, search for the subject:

“mass extinction” AND permian

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 foods

Genetically

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

speciesIntrodu

ced species

OR introdu

ced organis

m

Gene flow

BiodiversityOR

3. LIST ALTERNATE KEYWORDS, SYNONYMS, AND RELATED WORDS

What are the risks of genetically modified crops invading natural

communities?

WHICH STATEMENT BELOW WILL GENERATE MORE SEARCH RESULTS?

A.

B.

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

Invasive OR Gene flow

Genetically modified crops OR transgenic plants OR biotech

crops

AND:INTERSECTION

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

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 your topic Write down 1-3 alternate terms, synonyms, and

related words for each concept Go to GeoRef or Web of Science Join terms together with 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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