Physics 4999: Research Skills Workshop Dan Sich Physics Librarian Oct 23, 2009

What do you need?

You need… to do a comprehensive overview 1 or 2 review articles articles other than review articles to cite your sources and avoid plagiarism

to do a comprehensive overview

1 or 2 review articles

articles other than review articles

to cite your sources and avoid plagiarism

You want to use… more than just 1 or 2 review articles articles referenced by review articles scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles Why?

more than just 1 or 2 review articles

articles referenced by review articles

scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles

How will you find articles?

How to find articles (3) peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings and review articles are indexed in the databases: Google Scholar arXiv ADS Inspec Web of Science

peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings and review articles are indexed in the databases:

Google Scholar

arXiv

ADS

Inspec

Web of Science

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arXiv.org physics pre-print server try atmospheric wave try “atmospheric wave” What’s the difference? Can you get full text? Have they been submitted, accepted, published?

physics pre-print server

try atmospheric wave

try “atmospheric wave”

What’s the difference?

Can you get full text?

Have they been submitted, accepted, published?

ADS astronomy & astrophysics try “long period” AND “atmospheric waves” Title of journal? Full text? Citations to article?

astronomy & astrophysics

try “long period” AND “atmospheric waves”

Title of journal?

Full text?

Citations to article?

Inspec physics; information technology; electrical, electronic and computer engineering try “long period” AND “atmospheric waves” Have the results been published? Does Western have a copy? If not, how would you get a copy?

physics; information technology; electrical, electronic and computer engineering

try “long period” AND “atmospheric waves”

Have the results been published?

Does Western have a copy?

If not, how would you get a copy?

Web of Science Science Citation Index try “long period” AND “atmospheric wave*” What’s the most highly cited article? How many references does this article have? How can you find other articles that reference some of the same articles? How can you keep track of new citations to a particular article?

Science Citation Index

try “long period” AND “atmospheric wave*”

What’s the most highly cited article?

How many references does this article have?

How can you find other articles that reference some of the same articles?

How can you keep track of new citations to a particular article?

Other databases Scopus (citations) PubMed (medicine) MathSciNet (math) Compendex (engineering)

Scopus (citations)

PubMed (medicine)

MathSciNet (math)

Compendex (engineering)

Off-Campus Access article databases eJournals

article databases

eJournals

How to get articles Get it @ Western the library catalogue (journal title search) free on the web? Interlibrary Loan (RACER)

Get it @ Western

the library catalogue (journal title search)

free on the web?

Interlibrary Loan (RACER)

Interlibrary Loan (RACER) Journal issue not in library catalogue? Free photocopies of articles, loan of books Averages 4-10 business days Need to create a RACER account Three ways to create request: Link from Get it @ Western (quickest) Search RACER by “journal title” Use Blank Request Form (slowest)

Journal issue not in library catalogue?

Free photocopies of articles, loan of books

Averages 4-10 business days

Need to create a RACER account

Three ways to create request:

Link from Get it @ Western (quickest)

Search RACER by “journal title”

Use Blank Request Form (slowest)

Why cite sources?

Cite sources to… avoid plagiarism give credit back up your claims help other researchers

avoid plagiarism

give credit

back up your claims

help other researchers

True or False? If I paraphrase an original piece of work, I do not need to cite the original author. It is plagiarism if I purchase a paper from a paper mill, website or other source and submit it as my own. The University of Western Ontario considers plagiarism to be a scholastic offense.

If I paraphrase an original piece of work, I do not need to cite the original author.

It is plagiarism if I purchase a paper from a paper mill, website or other source and submit it as my own.

The University of Western Ontario considers plagiarism to be a scholastic offense.

Avoiding plagiarism UWO plagiarism tutorial SJSU plagiarism tutorial turnitin

UWO plagiarism tutorial

SJSU plagiarism tutorial

turnitin

Citing sources citation style? find examples bibliography + endnotes/footnotes? find and cite the articles referenced by the review articles

citation style?

find examples

bibliography + endnotes/footnotes?

find and cite the articles referenced by the review articles

Review arXiv (free) ADS (free) Inspec (library pays) Web of Science (library pays) off-campus access Get it @ Western Interlibrary Loan (RACER) citing sources & plagiarism

arXiv (free)

ADS (free)

Inspec (library pays)

Web of Science (library pays)

off-campus access

Get it @ Western

Interlibrary Loan (RACER)

citing sources & plagiarism

Feedback On a piece of paper, briefly describe the one thing that you’re still confused by It doesn’t have to be something I covered in the session

On a piece of paper, briefly describe the one thing that you’re still confused by

It doesn’t have to be something I covered in the session

contact info Dan Sich, Physics & Astronomy Librarian email: dsich2@uwo.ca Subject: Physics 4999

Dan Sich, Physics & Astronomy Librarian

email: dsich2@uwo.ca

Subject: Physics 4999