A quick introduction to writing assignment #2 for UCLA's M1 Cluster on Food and Sustainability

1. 3+ articles cited by
Eshel et. al.
3+ articles that cite
Eshel et. al.
2+ articles not cited in
or cited by Eshel et. al.
How are these
interconnected?
Review: What do we have to do for Writing Assignment #2?
Done? Almost
done? Today!

2. Notebook Review:
Talk to a partner about your research notebook:
Why might citation be an essential part of the scientific
publishing? What would happen if scientific publications
did not contain citations to previous work?
What themes are you interested in exploring for this
project?
Which related articles did you choose? Have you started
reading? What is interesting or challenging so far?

3. Notebook Review:
Why might citation be an
essential part of the scientific
publishing?
What would happen if
scientific publications did not
contain citations to previous
work? Nordy (2017). Lecture slides - Week 1, Lecture 1. Food:
A lens for environment and sustainability.

4. Notebook Review:
What themes are you exploring?
?

5. Getting Ready: Finding articles that cite Eshel, et. al.
1. Take notes in your research notebook in the section “In-
class research activity” - be sure to add notes about the
articles you find to this section.
2. Open up our class research guide: guides.library.ucla.edu/
GEM1 and click on the “Articles” tab.
3. Click on “Web of Science”
Tips:
• Follow along and try out your own searches!
• Ask for help if you need it! Give a thumbs-up when you
are ready!

6. Finding articles that cite Eshel, et. al.
First, let’s find Eshel et. al. in Web of Science:

7. Finding articles that cite Eshel, et. al.
Next, use the “Citation
Network” to find articles
that cite Eshel et. al.

8. Finding articles that cite Eshel, et. al.
Wait. This is a massive list.
How am I going to work with
all these records?
Read them all? Skim them
all?
Filter and sort!
Let’s walk through the
super-powerful filtering and
sorting features in WoS

9. Finding articles that cite Eshel, et. al.
Search within the results.
Very useful if you have a few
keywords related to your
topic.

10. Finding articles that cite Eshel, et. al.
WoS helps you find papers
that are frequently cited.
This lets you focus on the
most discussed and most
influential articles.

11. Finding articles that cite Eshel, et. al.
Filter by publication year.
Useful if you want to find out
the most recent research on a
topic.
Note: this assignment doesn’t
specify a range for publication
year, but some assignments do!

12. Finding articles that cite Eshel, et. al.
Filter by Discipline!
Super useful to narrow your
results to particular fields of
study!
Tip: click “more options /
values” to see the complete
list.

13. Finding articles that cite Eshel, et. al.
And don’t forget
the sort options at
the top of the
page.
Very useful to
quickly sort by
times cited or
publication year.

14. Finding articles that cite Eshel, et. al.
Ready to give it a try?
Search for articles that cite Eshel, et. al. that are related to your
themes for Writing Assignment #2.
Ask for help, help each other, share your challenges, celebrate your successes!
Use several of the strategies we have identified:
• Filtering by discipline
• Finding highly cited articles
• Searching for keywords related to your theme
• Your own tricks and techniques! (Please share!)

15. Bonus tip: Look for ways to quickly generate a citation.
1 2 3
Copy citations you like to your research notebook.

16. 2+ articles not cited in
or cited by Eshel et. al.
Finding 2 articles not cited in or cited by Eshel et. al.
This part is the most fun because you
get to REALLY explore!

17. Finding 2 articles not cited in or cited by Eshel et. al.
1. Take notes in your research notebook in the section “In-
class research activity” - be sure to add notes about the
articles you find to this section.
2. Open up our class research guide: guides.library.ucla.edu/
GEM1 and click on the “Articles” tab.
3. Decide whether you want to continue with Web of Science
or try something new! For example, you might try
“Academic Search Complete” for a broad perspective or
PsycINFO if you are looking at psychological aspects of your
topic.

18. Finding 2 articles not cited in or cited by Eshel et. al.
Constructing an effective search using a diverse set of keywords.
Tip: Make sure you are using a database that gives you
a multi-line search box. This is sometimes called
“Advanced Search.”
Advanced ≠ Difficult. Advanced = Awesome.
First concept
Second conceptAND
Third conceptAND
Advanced Search

19. Advanced Search
Finding 2 articles not cited in or cited by Eshel et. al.
Constructing an effective search using a diverse set of keywords.
“dietary choice”
“climate change”AND
meatAND
Tip: Make sure you are using a database that gives you
a multi-line search box. This is sometimes called
“Advanced Search.”
Advanced ≠ Difficult. Advanced = Awesome.

20. Advanced Search
Finding 2 articles not cited in or cited by Eshel et. al.
Constructing an effective search using a diverse set of keywords.
“dietary choice”
“climate change”AND
meatAND
Academic Search Complete: 1 Result
PsycINFO: 0 Results } What happened?

21. Advanced Search
Finding 2 articles not cited in or cited by Eshel et. al.
Constructing an effective search using a diverse set of keywords.
“dietary choice”
“climate change”AND
meatAND
Academic Search Complete: 1 Result
PsycINFO: 0 Results }What happened?
Our keyword choices were not diverse enough.
The words we think of right away may not be enough to capture
the wide variety of words researchers use for our topic.

22. Finding 2 articles not cited in or cited by Eshel et. al.
"dietary choice" OR "dietary change" OR "food
habits" OR "food preferences" OR "food behavior"
OR "food behaviour" OR "consumer behavior" OR
"consumer behaviour"
sustainab* OR ecolog* OR "environmental
impact" OR "climate change"
AND
meat OR eggs OR pork OR poultry OR dairy OR
beef
AND
Academic Search Complete: 339 Results
PsycINFO: 83 Results }+ Relevant & easy to narrow to
a more specific topic
Take the time to come up with a variety of keywords and phrases for
each core concept. Join them on the same line with “OR”

23. Finding 2 articles not cited in or cited by Eshel et. al.
"dietary choice" OR "dietary change" OR "food
habits" OR "food preferences" OR "food behavior"
OR "food behaviour" OR "consumer behavior" OR
"consumer behaviour"
sustainab* OR ecolog* OR "environmental
impact" OR "climate change"
AND
meat OR eggs OR pork OR poultry OR dairy OR
beef
AND
Ready to give it a try for your topic?
Try using this approach to search in an academic database. Be sure
to add notes about your search to your research notebook!

24. Bonus tip: Look for ways to quickly generate a citation.
Copy citations you like to your research notebook.

25. Looking for help with the next steps?
We are here to help!
Lots of useful tips in your research
notebook for Writing Assignment #3.
Set up a consult with Your Librarian or
Your InqSpec!
Library.ucla.edu/questions
:-)