1. BIOL 381 : Finding Scientific
Information Using Cook Library
LAKSAMEE PUTNAM
LPUTNAM@TOWSON.EDU
RESEARCH & INSTRUCTION/SCIENCE
LIBRARIAN

2. First…
 Laksamee Putnam
 lputnam@towson.edu
 Cook Library Reference:
 410.704.2462.
 IM/email
 Phone: 410.704.3746.
 Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
 Albert S. Cook facebook profile!

3. Take Away…
 Identify a current (since 2000)
peer-reviewed, primary research report that relates
to the topic of your paper
 AKA - Finding articles using databases

4. Getting Started
 Background information – aka Gathering
 Identify keywords
 Find related references
 Learn more about the topic

5. Getting Started
 Search Tip #1
 Boolean “search connectors”
 “cell membrane” AND “red blood cells”
 Combining more than 1 topic
 behavior OR behaviour
 Combining synonymous terms

6. Getting Started
 Search Tip #2
 Truncation
technolog* finds…
technolog y
technolog ies
technolog ists
technolog ical
technolog ically
…etc!

7. A Quick Look at the Cook Library
 Cook Library Website
 Journal List
 Catalog
 Library Catalog
 WorldCat TU
 Subject Gateways
 Research Databases
 Ask for help

8. Scholarly Articles
 SciVerse – ScienceDirect
 SciVerse – more expansive search
 ScienceDirect – more scholarly
 “Refine Results” on the left
 References
 Related Articles
 Keywords
 Export Citation – Ref Works

9. Scholarly Articles
 Science Citation Index – Web of Science
 “Refine Results” on the left
 Document types – Article vs Review
 Add to Marked List
 References
 Related Records
 Keywords
 Export Citation – Ref Works

10. Questions?
 Feel free to contact me:
 Laksamee Putnam
 lputnam@towson.edu
 410.704.3746.
 Twitter: @LibrarianLaks
 Or any reference librarian:
 Visit Cook Library Reference Desk
 410.704.2462.
 IM – tucookchat