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ENVS 798 :
Finding
Scientific
Information
Using Cook
Library
Laksamee Putnam
lputnam@towson.edu
Research & Instruction Librarian
Slides:
http://bit.ly/envs798sppring2015
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!
Quick Plug
 The Big Read!
 Check out more
here:
 http://libraries.tows
on.edu/big-read
Take away …
 Search tips
 Finding books and articles
 Finding government information
 Keeping track of your information
Search tips
 Keywords
 Topic : Deforestation
 Environmental effects?
 Policy worldwide? In the US?
 Synonyms/alternative spellings
 Forest degradation, forestry
 Reducing emissions, REDD
 effects, consequence, impact
 environmental, environment, ecology
 policy, law, bill, act, plan
Search tips
 Boolean search connectors
 Ocean acidification AND coastal water
quality
 Combining more than 1 topic
 Personal care products and
pharmaceuticals OR PCPP
 Combining synonymous terms
Search Tips
 Truncation
technolog* finds…
technolog
technolog
technolog
technolog
technolog
y
ies
ists
ical
ically
…etc!
Search Tips
 Phrase searching
 “Agricultural Nutrient Management”
Getting started
 Background
information – aka
Gathering
 Identify keywords
 Find related
references
 Learn more about
the topic
ENVS 798 Course Gateway
Getting started
 Cook OneSearch
 Print books
 Limit to Towson location
 You can request books from other USMAI
libraries
 eBooks
 Check Online Availability
 EnvironetBASE
 Sage Reference
 eBrary
Getting started
 Encyclopedias
 Environmental
Encyclopedia
 Climate Change:
Encyclopedia of
Science and History
 Is there a local
government website
resource?
 http://chesapeake.
usgs.gov/
 Books on
environmental
policy
 Environmental
health law
 Environmental
Policy: New
Directions for the
21st Century
Finding articles
 Journal List
 Research databases
 Scopus
 ScienceDirect
 Sci-Finder
 Check citations
 Forward and Backward
Finding articles
 Scopus
 Add search field
 “Refine Results” on the left
 Cited by
 Related Documents
 All Fields – Abstract, Title, Keywords
 Bibliography
 Built in citation creation
 Export Citation – Ref Works
Finding articles
 If there is an article you can’t access
 Request it through Interlibrary Loan
 Iliad login needed
Government Information
 Find the governing body website
 http://www.science.gov/
 Course Gateway – Policy section
 Political Science Subject Gateway
 Recommended : CQ Researcher
 Google: site.gov
RefWorks
 Bibliographic management software
 Towson University subscription
 Off campus: rwtowsonu
 Organize citations
 Create bibliographies
 Import records
Questions?
 Feel free to contact me:
 Laksamee Putnam
 lputnam@towson.edu
 410.704.3746.
 Or any reference librarian:
 Visit Cook Library Reference Desk
 410.704.2462.
 IM – tucookchat

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ENVS 798 Spring 2015

  • 1. ENVS 798 : Finding Scientific Information Using Cook Library Laksamee Putnam lputnam@towson.edu Research & Instruction Librarian Slides: http://bit.ly/envs798sppring2015
  • 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. Quick Plug  The Big Read!  Check out more here:  http://libraries.tows on.edu/big-read
  • 4. Take away …  Search tips  Finding books and articles  Finding government information  Keeping track of your information
  • 5. Search tips  Keywords  Topic : Deforestation  Environmental effects?  Policy worldwide? In the US?  Synonyms/alternative spellings  Forest degradation, forestry  Reducing emissions, REDD  effects, consequence, impact  environmental, environment, ecology  policy, law, bill, act, plan
  • 6. Search tips  Boolean search connectors  Ocean acidification AND coastal water quality  Combining more than 1 topic  Personal care products and pharmaceuticals OR PCPP  Combining synonymous terms
  • 7. Search Tips  Truncation technolog* finds… technolog technolog technolog technolog technolog y ies ists ical ically …etc!
  • 8. Search Tips  Phrase searching  “Agricultural Nutrient Management”
  • 9. Getting started  Background information – aka Gathering  Identify keywords  Find related references  Learn more about the topic ENVS 798 Course Gateway
  • 10. Getting started  Cook OneSearch  Print books  Limit to Towson location  You can request books from other USMAI libraries  eBooks  Check Online Availability  EnvironetBASE  Sage Reference  eBrary
  • 11. Getting started  Encyclopedias  Environmental Encyclopedia  Climate Change: Encyclopedia of Science and History  Is there a local government website resource?  http://chesapeake. usgs.gov/  Books on environmental policy  Environmental health law  Environmental Policy: New Directions for the 21st Century
  • 12. Finding articles  Journal List  Research databases  Scopus  ScienceDirect  Sci-Finder  Check citations  Forward and Backward
  • 13. Finding articles  Scopus  Add search field  “Refine Results” on the left  Cited by  Related Documents  All Fields – Abstract, Title, Keywords  Bibliography  Built in citation creation  Export Citation – Ref Works
  • 14. Finding articles  If there is an article you can’t access  Request it through Interlibrary Loan  Iliad login needed
  • 15. Government Information  Find the governing body website  http://www.science.gov/  Course Gateway – Policy section  Political Science Subject Gateway  Recommended : CQ Researcher  Google: site.gov
  • 16. RefWorks  Bibliographic management software  Towson University subscription  Off campus: rwtowsonu  Organize citations  Create bibliographies  Import records
  • 17. Questions?  Feel free to contact me:  Laksamee Putnam  lputnam@towson.edu  410.704.3746.  Or any reference librarian:  Visit Cook Library Reference Desk  410.704.2462.  IM – tucookchat