ENSC instruction

1. LIBRARY RESEARCH FOR ENSC 5530/68358
Clarke Iakovakis
Research & Instruction Librarian
Neumann Library
“Improving Crop Yields” image courtesy BASF via Flickr. Licensed under CC
BY-NC-ND 2.0

2. http://libguides.uhcl.edu/ENSC5530

3. OUTLINE FOR TODAY
 Google Scholar & OneSearch
 Boolean Searching
 Environmental Science Databases
 Citing Sources & EndNote

4. HOW DO I FIND AN ARTICLE
WHEN I HAVE A CITATION?
A. Google/ Google Scholar
B. A subscription database, such as
Environment Complete
C. OneSearch

5. Hails RS, Morley K. 2005. Genes invading
new populations: a risk assessment
perspective. Trends Ecol Evol. 20(5):245-
252. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2005.02.006

6. Ding J, Duan H, Deng ZN, Zhao DG, Yi GJ, Li Y.
2014. Molecular strategies for addressing gene
flow problems and their potential applications in
abiotic stress tolerant transgenic plants. Critical
Reviews In Plant Sciences. 33(2-3):190-204. doi:
10.1080/07352689.2014.870414

7. EXERCISE 1: SEE PAPER HANDOUT
Title: Proposed Definition of Environmental Damage Illustrated
by the Cases of Genetically Modified Crops and Invasive Species
Lead Author: Bartz
Journal name? Database? Year of Publication?
Using OneSearch, search for the subject:
genetically modified crops invasiveness
Use the refinement tools on the left to limit the results to journal articles
published in the last 10 years and browse the results for a relevant article

8. SECTION 2: PRINCIPLES OF GOOD
SEARCHING
On the Scent. Image licensed CC-BY on Flickr by stephen bowler.

9. WHICH STATEMENT BELOW WILL
GENERATE MORE SEARCH RESULTS?

11. • Determine your research question1
• Identify the key concepts2
• List alternate keywords, synonyms, and related words3
• Join terms and concepts with appropriate Boolean operators4
• Make use of database’s limiters & suggested subject terms5
• Organize and cite your sources6
SEARCH PROCESS

12. 2. IDENTIFY THE KEY CONCEPTS
Genetically modified crops
Invasiveness
Natural communities
Risks
What are the risks of genetically
modified crops invading natural
communities?

13. Geneticall
y modified
crops
Genetically
modified foods
Genetically
modified
organisms OR
GMO
Transgenic
plants
Biotech
crops
3. LIST ALTERNATE KEYWORDS, SYNONYMS,
AND RELATED WORDS
What are the risks of genetically
modified crops invading natural
communities?

14. Invasiveness
Invasive
species
Introduced
species OR
introduced
organism
Gene flowBiodiversity
3. LIST ALTERNATE KEYWORDS, SYNONYMS,
AND RELATED WORDS
What are the risks of genetically
modified crops invading natural
communities?

15. 4. Join terms and concepts with
appropriate Boolean operators

16. Transgenic
plants
Genetically
modified crops
Biotech crops
Genetically modified crops OR transgenic plants OR
biotech crops

17. Invasive OR Gene flow
Genetically modified crops
OR transgenic plants
OR biotech crops

18. Concept 1:
GENETICALLY
MODIFIED CROPS
Concept 2:
INVASIVENESS
Alternate
term:
transgenic plants invasive species
Alternate
term:
biotech crops biodiversity
Alternate
term:
genetically
modified plants
gene flow

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20. QUOTATION MARKS: EXACT PHRASE

21. TRUNCATION (WILDCARDS)
predator
predators
predation
predate
predating
predat*
*
predatory

22. CONTROLLED VOCABULARY
(ALSO CALLED “TAXONOMY” OR “HIERARCHY” OR “THESAURUS”)
 A list of terms and term relationships designed to
o organize information about similar subjects
o assist content authors in consistently classifying/tagging
content
o enable users to find the information they need by
translating their language into the language of the
information store.
Leise, F. (2008). Controlled vocabularies, an introduction. Indexer, 26(3), 121-126.

23. WHICH SEARCH WILL FIND
FEWER RESULTS?
A.
B.

24. SECTION 3: RESEARCH DATABASES
&
LIBRARY CATALOG

25. SECTION 4: CITING SOURCES

26. Too much information?

27. Ask a Librarian
Stop by the reference desk or schedule a
research consultation!In person
library@uhcl.edu
Email
281-283-3910
Phone
Text
http://libanswers.uhcl.edu
281-816-4341
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28. FEEDBACK PLEASE!