Information Research at USC Libraries By Norah Xiao Science and Engineering Librarian Email: [email_address] Phone: 213-740-2214 For USC Chemistry Graduate Students

Outlines Free styles (anything you are interested in) Chemistry Librarian and Library Services Chemistry Information and Resources Some Important Resources Conduct an Effective Information Research Retrieve and Cite Information RefWorks Current Awareness and others

Free styles (anything you are interested in)

Chemistry Librarian and Library Services

Chemistry Information and Resources

Some Important Resources

Conduct an Effective Information Research

Retrieve and Cite Information

RefWorks

Current Awareness and others

Library Services As graduate students, you can borrow standard materials for one term use Interlibrary Loan to get somethine USC Libraries don’t have “ Recommend a Book” Policies applies request research consultation and literature research help

As graduate students, you can

borrow standard materials for one term

use Interlibrary Loan to get somethine USC Libraries don’t have

“ Recommend a Book”

Policies applies

request research consultation and literature research help

Chemistry Librarian My background & Contact information Chemistry subject page Chemistry resources guide Chemistry information blog

My background & Contact information

Chemistry subject page

Chemistry resources guide

Chemistry information blog

Chemistry Literature Based on characteristics of stages in the scientific literature life cycle Primary Secondary Tertiary … Based on physical form Printed Electronic

Based on characteristics of stages in the scientific literature life cycle

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

…

Based on physical form

Printed

Electronic

Chemistry Literature Based on information content Bibliography (citation) Catalog Full-text documents (or e-journals) Fact & data collection

Based on information content

Bibliography (citation)

Catalog

Full-text documents (or e-journals)

Fact & data collection

Find Chemistry Information Choose the appropriate tools Paid information resources at USC “Free” Internet resources Search engines Government sites Subject directory (or research guide) Meta-search engine …

Choose the appropriate tools

Paid information resources at USC

“Free” Internet resources

Search engines

Government sites

Subject directory (or research guide)

Meta-search engine

…

Evaluate Internet Resources Authorship Publishing body Point of view or bias Referral to other sources Verifiability Currency Evaluating Information Found on the Internet <http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/>

Authorship

Publishing body

Point of view or bias

Referral to other sources

Verifiability

Currency

Evaluating Information Found on the Internet <http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/>

Find Chemistry Information Tools at USC Catalog for printed materials Databases (over 700 databases at USC) Understand databases (why?) Know what you are looking for (what?) Build search and find information (how?)

Tools at USC

Catalog for printed materials

Databases (over 700 databases at USC)

Understand databases (why?)

Know what you are looking for (what?)

Build search and find information (how?)

USC E-Resources E-books (such NetLibrary, Safari, ebrary) E-references (such as Knovel, CRC online) E-journals (you name it!) Databases Scifinder Scholar Web of Science (Science Citation Index) MedLINE PubMed and PubChem

E-books (such NetLibrary, Safari, ebrary)

E-references (such as Knovel, CRC online)

E-journals (you name it!)

Databases

Scifinder Scholar

Web of Science (Science Citation Index)

MedLINE

PubMed and PubChem

Important Databases SciFinder Scholar Beilstein & Gemerlin Web of Science (Science Citation Search) MedLINE, PubMed, PubChem Google Scholar Scirus

SciFinder Scholar

Beilstein & Gemerlin

Web of Science (Science Citation Search)

MedLINE, PubMed, PubChem

Google Scholar

Scirus

Effective Information Research Search techniques Keywords (synonyms) vs. Subject vs. Structure Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) Phrase search Truncations and wildcard Syntaxes (field search) vs. Limitations

Search techniques

Keywords (synonyms) vs. Subject vs. Structure

Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT)

Phrase search

Truncations and wildcard

Syntaxes (field search) vs. Limitations

Effective Information Research Search Strategies Building blocks technique Successive facets technique Pearl growth (Citation search)

Search Strategies

Building blocks technique

Successive facets technique

Pearl growth (Citation search)

Search Strategies http://choo.fis.utoronto.ca/FIS/Courses/LIS1325/BuildingBlocks.html

Search Strategies http://choo.fis.utoronto.ca/FIS/Courses/LIS1325/SuccessiveFacets.html

Search Strategies http://choo.fis.utoronto.ca/FIS/Courses/LIS1325/Pearl.html

Analyze and Refine Search Results not on target Too many results Too few results Citation search Citing search

Results not on target

Too many results

Too few results

Citation search

Citing search

Cite IT Right Save , print, email or export the list of citations (or records) from the search RefWorks

Save , print, email or export the list of citations (or records) from the search

RefWorks

Retrieve Information Materials belong to USC through catalog through E-resources InterLibrary Loan (ILL) Free to USC users For all materials that USC doesn’t have For materials at HSC

Materials belong to USC

through catalog

through E-resources

InterLibrary Loan (ILL)

Free to USC users

For all materials that USC doesn’t have

For materials at HSC

A citation from DBs Direct link (find it @USC) Full-text article (printed or e-version) E-journals HOMER S&E Library Grand Library Search journal titles

Current Awareness and Web 2.0 Please set up current awareness Please begin to explore Web 2.0 applications Blog: CHEMUSC blog Tags: CHEMUSC tags RSS feeds and email alert Facebook IM chat

Please set up current awareness

Please begin to explore Web 2.0 applications

Blog: CHEMUSC blog

Tags: CHEMUSC tags

RSS feeds and email alert

Facebook

IM chat

Further Study Advanced search in different databases Literature review search Find most relevant information for your research Set up current awareness Be familiar with important titles and information resources

Advanced search in different databases

Literature review search

Find most relevant information for your research

Set up current awareness

Be familiar with important titles and information resources

Thank you! Please kindly complete the survey For this PPT, please go to CHEMUSC and download it Please feel free to contact me email: [email_address] Phone: 213-740-2214 Office: SSL 203

Please kindly complete the survey

For this PPT, please go to CHEMUSC and download it

Please feel free to contact me

email: [email_address]

Phone: 213-740-2214

Office: SSL 203