Research Methods in Environmental Science

Environment & Human Life ES/RP 101 Library Instruction

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Finding Books: Griffin ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Finding Books: Summit ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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What does this catalogue record tell me? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],Hey Karenann, why do I need background information in the first place?

Where to Find Background Information & Terminology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hey Karenann, what about Wikipedia? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Developing concepts and keywords ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example: Concept Map ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Where to Find Articles In Library Lingo a database is an online index of electronic journal articles from a number of different journals. Sometimes the full-text article is available and sometimes it isn’t. The WSU Libraries Articles, Indexes, and E-Journals librarians have created lists of databases arranged by subject. With Quick Search you can do a quick keyword search in a select group of subject lists With Cross Search you can search multiple subject lists at once.

Databases by Subject: Environmental Studies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Databases by Subject: Science ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

WSU Libraries Cross Search ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

WSU Libraries Cross Search ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hey Karenann, What About Google Scholar? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Grouping Searches ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Examples of Peer Reviewed Journals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Do you have a research project? No! Check your syllabus or talk to your instructor. Yes! Do you have a subject/ topic for your research project? Do you understand what the assignment requirements are? Yes! Take your subject and create your research statement/ question No! Check your syllabus or talk to your instructor. Perform background research Identify key concepts from your research statement/question Use these concepts to create lists of keywords. Use these keywords to search Books: Griffin Catalogue Articles: Library Databases Web

Evaluate your search results. Do Your sources support your research statement or answer your research question? No! Start the process over. Yes! Now you can start taking notes on your research and work on an outline for your paper. Take your subject and refine your research statement/ question Perform background research Identify key concepts from your research statement/question Use these concepts to create lists of keywords. Use these keywords to search Griffin Catalogue for Books, Library Database for Articles, and the Web

Karenann Jurecki 131 Owen 506.335.8217 meebo/kjurecki [email_address]

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