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- 1. OCN 1010 SpecialAssignments: Library Resources http://www.flickr.com/photos/repoort
- 2. Write down this link. Please. http://libguides.lib.fit.edu/ocn1010
- 3. Assignment #1: Findpeer-reviewed articles from Science or Nature. Since you already know the journal title, use A-Z Journals.
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- 5. from 1997 –present.
- 6. stock.xchng You canbrowse the current issue, or perform an Advanced search to fine-tune results easily.
- 7. Limit to theScience journal, enter your keyword/s, and scroll down…
- 8. Searching Articles Only and choosing Original Research limits results to peer-reviewed research articles.
- 9. One result –you might need to revise keywords to expand your search. This article is just fine…
- 10. Citation information – check formatting requirements. Save the PDF! References are usually on the last page.
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- 12. Check dates andchoose a source. The Nature Journal Archive database covers 2006 to the present.
- 13. stock.xchng Browse issuesor enter a keyword for a more specific search.
- 14. Remember Evans Library holdings are from 2006 to the present. Select Research and limit by Publication Date for full-text access. Click the title to view the PDF and citation information.
- 15. Receipt and acceptancedates are a clue to peer-review. Download the PDF.
- 17. stock.xchng Assignment #1: Make sure your article is peer-reviewed. Peer-reviewed Journal: Check UlrichsWeb (http://ulrichsweb.serialssolutions.com/) Article Title - very detailed, usually a summary of the article's contents, most likely contains technical terms Authors - include credentials (university affiliation) and email addresses Abstract - brief summary of the article and its problems, findings, and conclusions that lets you know quickly if the article is useful to your research Introduction - presents the thesis and goals of the research, and sometimes a literature review Publication information - sometimes a citation to the published article is included, sometimes just the journal title, and sometimes no publication information at all Data - charts, graphs, and equations are included to help explain scientific research Article text - often highly technical, and may be broken into subheadings such as Argument, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and Further Study Conclusion - a summary of the results of the research References - citations for the articles referenced within the paper, excellent for additional research on the article's topic
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- 19. Referee’s jersey indicatesa refereed (a.k.a. peer-reviewed) journal.
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- 26. stock.xchng Assignment #2: List number of citations for article 4 in 2007, in total and by month. This assignment requires you to do two things: 1. Find full-text articles referenced within the bibliographies of your Assignment #1 article and two others. • Journal titles are typically italicized in citations. • If the journal title is abbreviated, use CAS Source Index to find the full title. • If you know the journal title, begin at A-Z Journals. • Repeat the process that you used to find Article #1 until you get your 4th article. 2. Analyze citation information for article #4 using Science Citation Index.
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- 28. Science Citation Indexis part of the Web of Science database.
- 29. Search for desiredpaper.
- 30. Your paper! Clickon number of times cited.
- 31. Click on “Create Citation Report”
- 32. Limit years to 2007, then click “Go”
- 33. Review list ofciting papers, determine number for year and by month.
- 34. Questions? Rob Sippel Evans Library – 123 rsippel@fit.edu 321-674-7585