This document outlines the agenda for a Brock Science Mentorship library seminar. The agenda includes learning about library spaces, collections and services, getting an ORCid ID number, identifying relevant research guides and librarians, conducting database searches, notes on presentation formatting, and concluding with an active learning exercise. The seminar aims to help students learn how to effectively use library resources in their scientific research.

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Brock Science Mentorship
Library Seminarpy
Pearl Jacobson, Science Librarian,
Carleton University
Ian Gordon

2. Brock Science Mentorship
Agenda
• Learn about library Spaces, Collections and Services
• Get an ORCid ID number
• Identify Library Research Guide & Librarian
• Do some database searching
• Notes for formatting your presentation
• Things to remember!!!!
• Active Learning Exercise @ 2:30ish

3. James A. Gibson Library

4. James A. Gibson Library

5. James A. Gibson Library

6. James A. Gibson Library

7. Rankin Family Pavilion

8. Digital Scholarship Lab

9. @Brock_Library Brockuniversitylibrary@BrockUniversityLibrary brocklibrary

10. Brock Science Mentorship
Agenda
• Learn about library Spaces, Collections and Services
• Get an ORCid ID number
• Identify Library Research Guide & Librarian
• Do some database searching
• Notes for formatting your presentation
• Things to remember!!!!
• Active Learning Exercise @ 2:30ish

11. James A. Gibson Library

17. Which research guide works
best for you?
Who is your liaison librarian?

18. Brock Science Mentorship
Agenda
• Learn about library Spaces, Collections and Services
• Get an ORCid ID number
• Identify Library Research Guide & Librarian
• Do some database searching
• Notes for formatting your presentation
• Things to remember!!!!
• Active Learning Exercise @ 2:30ish

25. Brock Science Mentorship
Agenda
• Learn about library Spaces, Collections and Services
• Get an ORCid ID number
• Identify Library Research Guide & Librarian
• Do some database searching
• Notes for formatting your presentation
• Things to remember!!!!
• Active Learning Exercise @ 2:30ish

35. Brock Science Mentorship
Agenda
• Learn about library Spaces, Collections and Services
• Get an ORCid ID number
• Identify Library Research Guide & Librarian
• Do some database searching
• Notes for formatting your presentation
• Things to remember!!!!
• Active Learning Exercise @ 2:30ish

38. Hodges, T. E., Eltahir, A. M., Patel, S., Bredewold, R., Veenema, A. H., & McCormick, C. M. (2019). Effects of
oxytocin receptor antagonism on social function and corticosterone release after adolescent social instability
in male rats. Hormones and Behavior, 116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104579

39. Glucocorticoid. (2006). In R. Cammack, et. al. Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Oxford University Press. Retrieved 9 Sep. 2019, from
https://www.oxfordreference.com/

41. Hodges, T. E., & McCormick, C. M. (2006). Stress and social development in adolescence in a rodent model.
In O. C. Schultheiss & P. H. Mehta (Eds.). Routledge International Handbook of Social Neuroendocrinology.
(pp. 479-503). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
The primary social behaviour in adolescent rats is social play with peers (p. 480)

42. Zimmer, C. (2011). More brain cuttings: further explorations of the mind. Chicago: Scott & Nix.

43. Hodges, T. E. (2014). Effects of social context on endocrine function and Zif268 expression in response to an acute
stressor in adolescent and adult rats. (unpublished masters thesis). Brock University. St. Catharines, ON.
Retrieved from http://dr.library.brocku.ca/handle/10464/5514

45. Let’s do some searching!
Use SuperSearch or…
Pick a database of choice, use a series of keywords
Share how it went.

49. Brock Science Mentorship
Agenda
• Learn about library Spaces, Collections and Services
• Get an ORCid ID number
• Identify Library Research Guide & Librarian
• Do some database searching
• Notes for formatting your presentation
• Things to remember!!!!
• Active Learning Exercise @ 2:30ish

50. My Research Project Title …
Name, last, first, ORCID ID number
My research will focus on…
Keywords, one to five…
Acknowledgements, name your mentor, graduate students, technical staff, parents, teachers, high school…
Cited references, 10-20 in total, including your mentor’s research, 3-5 scholarly articles you’ve found yourself,
definitions, statistics, maps, datasets, videos, books/ebooks, theses/dissertations, pictures, news articles…
Abstract summary of research findings…
Introduction, methodology, observations, results, discussion, conclusion…

51. Photo credit: Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/Hb6uWq0i4MI
Androgenic Regulation of Oxidative Stress using a Rodent’s Prostate
Ian Gordon, Brock University Library
ORCiD ID 0000-0003-1128-3301
Brock Science Mentorship Presentation February 21, 2020

52. Androgenic Regulation of Oxidative Stress using a Rodent’s Prostate
Abstract
Little is known about the roles of androgens in the regulation of redox state in the prostate,
a cellular process believed to profoundly influence normal and aberrant prostate functions.
We demonstrate that castration induced discrete oxidative stress (OS) in the acinar epithelium
of rat ventral prostate (VP), as evident from marked increases in 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxy-guanosine
and 4-hydroxynonenal protein adducts in the regressing epithelium. Testosterone replacement
partially reduced OS in VP epithelia of castrates, but the level remained higher than in intact rats.
Quantification of steady-state mRNA levels of 14 genes involved in the anabolism…
Keywords: androgenic regulation, gene expression, rats, androgens, testosterone

53. Androgenic Regulation of Oxidative Stress using a Rodent’s Prostate
Acknowledgements
A big thanks to my mentor Dr. Cheryl McCormick, Faculty of Science and
Mathematics, postdocs, lab assistants, Graduate students, family
members, friends, Thorold Secondary school teachers, Heather
Bellisario… I am grateful and thank those in my research travels and
studies that allowed me to take significant portions of their valuable
time…

54. Androgenic Regulation of Oxidative Stress using a Rodent’s Prostate
References
AckAhlbom, E., Grandison, L., Bonfoco, E., Zhivotovsky, B., & Ceccatelli, S. (1999). Androgen treatment of neonatal rats decreases susceptibility
of cerebellar granule neurons to oxidative stress in vitro. European Journal of Neuroscience, 11(4), 1285–1291.
Almeida, S. A., Petenusci, S. O., Anselmo-Franci, J. A., Rosa-e-Silva, A. A. M., & Lamano-Carvalho, T. L. (1998). Decreased spermatogenic and
androgenic testicular functions in adult rats submitted to immobilization-induced stress from prepuberty. Brazilian Journal of Medical and
Biological Research, (11), 1443.
Frye, C. A., & Llaneza, D. C. (2010). Corticosteroid and neurosteroid dysregulation in an animal model of autism, BTBR mice. Physiology &
Behavior, 100(3), 264–267.
Green, M. R., & McCormick, C. M. (2016). Sex and stress steroids in adolescence: Gonadal regulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal
axis in the rat. General & Comparative Endocrinology, 234, 110–116.
Green, M. R., Zeidan, M., Hodges, T. E., & McCormick, C. M. (2019). Age-dependent regulation by androgens of gene expression in the anterior
hypothalamus and stress-induced release of adrenal hormones in adolescent and adult male rats. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, (6).
Kambo, J. S., & Galea, L. A. M. (2006). Activational levels of androgens influence risk assessment behaviour but do not influence stress-induced
suppression in hippocampal cell proliferation in adult male rats. Behavioural Brain Research, 175(2), 263–270.

55. My Research Project Title …
Name, last, first, ORCID ID number
My research will focus on…
Keywords, one to five…
Acknowledgements, name your mentor, graduate students, technical staff, parents, teachers, high school…
Cited references, 10-20 in total, including your mentor’s research, 3-5 scholarly articles you’ve found yourself,
definitions, statistics, maps, datasets, videos, books/ebooks, theses/dissertations, pictures, news articles…
Abstract summary of research findings…
Introduction, methodology, observations, results, discussion, conclusion…

56. Brock Science Mentorship
Agenda
• Learn about library Spaces, Collections and Services
• Get an ORCid ID number
• Identify Library Research Guide & Librarian
• Do some database searching
• Notes for formatting your presentation
• Things to remember!!!!
• Active Learning Exercise @ 2:30ish

57. 1. Get an ORCiD ID and list it on your presentation’s first ppt slide
2. Find your mentor’s research on Brock, ResearchGate, ORCID, Google Scholar
3. Start to derive your research title, and list of keywords for searching purposes
4. Find the appropriate Brock Library Research Guide
5. Identify the appropriate liaison librarian, email and/or book a consultation
6. Search for books using Brock’s SuperSearch, Google Books
7. Search for theses/dissertations – especially Brocks
8. Search for articles using SuperSearch, Google Scholar, and subject-specific
scholarly databases
9. Identify/reference top 5-10 citations to cite on your presentation’s last ppt slide
10. Cite / Save / download / email citations/PDFs e.g. Zotero
11. If in doubt cite! Don’t be accused of plagiarism!!
12. Thank and acknowledge everyone you can
13. Email igordon@brocku.ca at any time
14. Seek out new experiences, people and services
15. Enjoy!
Things to Remember!!!

58. Brock Science Mentorship
Agenda
• Learn about library Spaces, Collections and Services
• Get an ORCid ID number
• Identify Library Research Guide & Librarian
• Do some database searching
• Notes for formatting your presentation
• Things to remember!!!!
• Active Learning Exercise @ 2:30ish

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Brock Science Mentorship
Library Seminarpy
Pearl Jacobson, Science Librarian,
Carleton University
Ian Gordon