science research

1. IDNM 101 :
RESEARCH
WITH COOK
LIBRARY
LAKSAMEE PUTNAM
RESEARCH & INSTRUCTION
LPUTNAM@TOWSON.EDU
URL: HTTP://BIT.LY/IDNM101SP2015

2. ON THE SIDE …
The Big Read
• Free copies of the book!
Book Discussion–
March 11th, 12:30-1:30 PM, Cook
Library 507

3. 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!

4. AGENDA
• Keywords
• Search strategy
• Finding articles
• Citation guides
• Evaluation

5. research ≠ needle in the haystack

6. WEB “PRE-SEARCHING”
• Why NOT?
• Filter Bubbles
• Why start?
• Wikipedia
• DuckDuckGo

7. CREATING KEYWORDS
• Keywords come from your topic
• I want to find research articles on
the effects of humans on climate
change
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmarchin/
5310398/sizes/m/in/photostream/

8. CREATING KEYWORDS
• Think of synonyms for your keywords
• Think of specific ideas around your topic
• See what words other people use
• Add some possible keywords for our search on climate change
• http://padlet.com/lputnam/idnm101sp2015

9. SEARCH STRATEGY
• Boolean search connectors
• AND
• OR
• NOT

10. SEARCH STRATEGY
• Boolean search connectors
• Climate change AND green house gas
• Climate change OR global warming
• Climate change NOT Polar bears

11. SEARCH STRATEGY
• Phrase searching
• Use quotations to keep a keyword phrase intact (words
will be searched in the specific order)
• “climate change”
• “animal behavior”

12. FINDING ARTICLES
• Scholarly – Peer Reviewed
• Use specific keywords
Card Catalogue. [Photographer]. Retrieved from Encyclopædia
Britannica Image Quest.
http://quest.eb.com/images/115_2838287

13. FINDING ARTICLES

14. FINDING ARTICLES
• Content providers you should use:
• Science Direct
• Scopus
• PubMed
• Social Science Citation Index
• Social Science Abstracts
• PsycINFO
• Check the Subject Gateways

15. FINDING ARTICLES
• Features to remember
• Yellow Findit button
• Citation creations
• Email yourself
• Also as you are searching
• Take a look at the article citations
• Make note of additional keywords

16. CITATION GUIDES

17. EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND
• Go to one of the websites below and analyze it
• http://bit.ly/cosmicweb1
• http://bit.ly/cosmicweb3
• http://bit.ly/cosmicweb4
• http://bit.ly/cosmicweb6
• http://bit.ly/cosmicweb7

18. CHECK FOR CRAP
• Currency
• Reliability
• Authority
• Purpose/Point of View

19. CHECK FOR CRAP
• Currency
• How recent is the information?
• Can you locate a date when the
resource was
written/created/updated?
• Based on your topic, is this current
enough?
• Why might the date matter for
your topic?
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
http://www.flickr.com/photos/helloeveryone123/3937374193/size
s/m/in/photostream/

20. CHECK FOR CRAP
• Reliability
• What kind of information is
included in the resource?
• Does the author provide citations
& references for quotations & data
• Where am I accessing this
information?
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
http://www.flickr.com/photos/schnappi/5930145952/sizes/l/in/photostream/

21. CHECK FOR CRAP
• Authority
• Can you determine who the
author/creator is?
• What are their credentials
(education, affiliation,
experience, etc.)?
• Who is the publisher or
sponsor of the work/site?
• Is this publisher/sponsor
reputable
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
http://rantchick.com/a-doctrine-on-respect/

22. CHECK FOR CRAP
• Purpose/Point of View
• Is the content primarily opinion?
• Is the information balanced or
biased?
• What is the purpose of the
information? Is it to inform, teach,
sell, entertain or persuade
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/5484085301/sizes/m/in/ph
otostream/

23. FINDING SPECIFIC JOURNALS
• Find a journal connected to a
professional organization
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Gateway to Associations
• National Trade & Professional
Associations of the US
• REF HD2425.D5
• Check the library “Journal List” to
see if we subscribe to the journal
• Search within the publications
using your keywords and search
strategy

24. COMPLETE YOUR LIBRARY WORKSHEET
• Find a relevant Association and its Journal
• What are the student dues? Where is their next conference?
• Find 2 research articles from the associations journal
• Analyze what you find using CRAP
• Choose an article that is 7 pages or less
• Frame 2 research questions with your WinShell team
• Give feedback on session:
• http://bit.ly/11tk7Uk

25. QUESTIONS?
• Laksamee Putnam
• lputnam@towson.edu
• Cook Library Reference:
• 410.704.2462.
• IM/email
• Phone: 410.704.3746.