Library Research Presentation

1. Body, Mind & Health:
Library Research Strategies

4. Wikipedia?
•Is it an article in good standing?
•Who authored the article?
•Can you cite it as a source? What if the
content changes? (What does that do to
the quality of your citation)?

5. Use with caution (or use something better)
•Wikipedia can sometimes be a good place to
start, but you should follow the references to the
actual, cite-able sources of information.
•Research libraries have better, more
authoritative sources!

6. Use
Reference Sources
to find your way!

7. Excerpt from an entry on
Epilepsy from The
Cambridge World History
of Human Disease

8. Finding Books – Open the Catalog

9. Different ways to search!

14. Finding Scholarly Journal Articles
Subscription Databases:
Access via Cornell Library
Government Database:
Freely available on the web

18. Searching “Popular” Magazines and News
Sources
•For a great picture of how a disease or condition
was understood by the general public
•Both Current and Historical
•Too much fun!

19. Boston Daily Globe Sep. 27, 1894
Dr. Greene’s Nervura Blood and Nerve Remedy

20. Summary
• Use Reference Sources for background and clues about
terms, sources, and more
• Search the Library Catalog by title, keyword, Advanced
Keyword or Subject Browse
• Search Databases for scholarly articles and articles from the
popular press (magazines and newspapers)

22. Reference Assistants