This document provides an agenda for a presentation on information literacy in science. It includes an introduction with contact information for the presenter Laksamee Putnam. The agenda covers discussing information literacy in science, creating a Mendeley account, and investigating science databases. It provides discussion questions and instructions on using Mendeley to add references and citations. It also lists news resources and subject specific databases to analyze on the topic of urban farms and the environment. Features of databases like advanced search, full text access, and citation creation are highlighted. The document encourages continuing the search for articles and completing an online plagiarism module.

1. Then go here to follow along with the presentation:
http://bit.ly/geol415fall2016

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. Agenda
 Information literacy in science – Discussion
 Create a Mendeley Account
 Investigating Databases

4. Steal my ideas!

5. Two ships passing in the night
 What are you doing to
find the most recent
science news?
 How do you evaluate the
information you find
while researching?
 What are the pros and
cons of traditional
science publishing?

6. Who’s afraid of peer review?

7. Mendeley
 https://www.mendeley.com/
 Create an account
 Create a GEOL 415 Research Folder
 Add References
 Add the Water Resources Research citation style
 Word Plug-In

8. News Resources
 A-Z Database List
 Database type -> News Resources
 News & Newspapers
 Newsbank

9. Subject Specific Databases
 Which databases are
you currently
familiar with?
 There are more
 Your access will vary

10. Choose a database
 Choose a database to analyze:
1. Scopus
2. Science Direct
3. GeoRef
4. Google Scholar

11. Topic: Urban farms and the
environment
 Place any relevant citations into Mendeley
 Post the title of the journal you liked best
 http://padlet.com/lputnam/GEOL415
 Which words seemed to find the best results? Synonyms?
 Is there an advanced search?
 Can you access full text?
 What features of the database were useful? (time limit,
peer reviewed option, citations etc.)
 Problems?

12. Features to remember
 Use the database to find synonyms
 Check the abstract
 Limitation tools – Time frame, Information type
 References Cited/Times Cited
 Citation creation
 Import to Mendeley
 Interlibrary Loan – Illiad
 Remember to check the library Journal List

13. Keep Searching
 Start looking for more articles on your topic and
putting them into Mendeley
 If there is time you can work on completing this
plagiarism module:
 http://digitalworlds.ufl.edu/gap/

14. Questions?
 Laksamee Putnam
 lputnam@towson.edu