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BI345-CH345 Library Resource Sheet / Fall 2008
All the information below can be found on the library’s website, which can be accessed both on campus and off campus using your username and password. Also, please stop by the library anytime and check with a librarian if you need any help or have any other questions!
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE =
ACS Style Guidelines – Citing info. from the American Chemical Society
Citing Sources – how to cite different types of sources in different formats
Evaluating Web Pages – what to look for in a website
Searching with Boolean Logic – gives explanations and searching examples
DATABASES =
Wilson Science Full-Text
Check the box that says Science Full-Text Select.
Use Find boxes to type in search terms.
*Combine single words with “and” as much as possible.
Search can be limited by Full-Text or by Peer-Reviewed.
Search can also be limited by year.
Try to come up with approx. 50 results to look at.
Try: cancer = over 4,800 results!
cancer and diabetes = approx. 210 results
(limit to full-text and peer-reviewed) = 92 results
(limit to years 2003-2008) = 65 results
Full-text can be viewed as HTML or PDF
HTML is a re-typed version
PDF is a scanned copy of the original
Records can also be marked so that they can be printed or emailed.
Mark records with checkmark then go to ‘Get Marked.’
Click on Print/Email/Save Tab.
If all records are full-text, you can print all at once.
If you email records to yourself,
make sure and use your Bethany Email!
Emailed records will only be available for 2-3 weeks.
If the article is not available full-text, it can be Interlibrary-Loaned,
Just print of the citation and bring it to a librarian.
EBSCOHost
Open the EBSCOHost Web link
Try the Academic Search Premier database
The same searching theories apply here, they are just in a different format
Combine terms with “and” and limit by Full-Text and/or Peer-Reviewed
Search can also be limited by number of pages of the article
*Choose 'greater than 5 pages' to weed out insubstantial articles
Put phrases in “” (quotes) to search for words in an exact order
Try: nutrition and alzheimer's = approx. 493 results
Click on "search options" in the right hand column of the screen
Limit search to 'greater than 5 pages' = approx. 171 results
Narrower subject terms can be found to the left of the citations
Choose treatment = 5 results
Click on "search options" and limit to peer-reviewed = 4 results
Use the date slide in the right hand column
Update results to 2007-2008 = 2 results
Use cursor to roll over icon and see the abstract without opening the article
Narrower subject terms are on the left
You can narrow your results by year using the slide bar on the right
When looking at the detailed citation and abstract, also look at the Subject Terms
They are hot-linked to other articles about similar topics.
Records can be added to a folder in EBSCOHost.
Once added, all full-text records can be printed or emailed at once.
INFOTRAC
There are several databases in Infotrac available, including:
Expanded Academic ASAP
Health and Wellness Resource Center
*The best strategy is to go to the Infotrac homepage and to
choose which databases you want to search.
Health Reference Center Academic (must be searched separately)
Searches can be limited by Full-Text or Refereed (Peer-Reviewed)
Records can be marked just like in other databases
Update your marked list, then viewed marked list to print or email
*Don’t forget to use your Bethany email!
TIPS ON DATABASE SEARCHING
The best method is to start with broad ideas and then narrow your search with more terms.
Boolean operators (and, or, not) – “and” is most commonly used (the more terms you string together the narrower your search will be and the fewer results you will have). Also, use “” (quotes). Any term in quotes will be searched as those words together in the same order.
When you are looking at a list of sources, make sure and look closely at the citations. The journal title, year, and page numbers all give you an idea of what kind of article it is (and how long it is). Many articles from newspapers may only be a few hundred words – usually less than a page, and some may be editorials. Also, when you are looking at the article description (after clicking on the citation), the abstract will give you a really good idea of what’s in the article and how relevant it is to your topic.
INTERNET RESOURCES
http://highwire.stanford.edu
Division of the Stanford University Libraries producing online versions
of peer-reviewed journals and scholarly content.
If the article is available without a charge, there will be a box
that says “This article is free”
If you find an article that is not available free of charge, make
sure and print the citation so the library can ILL it for you.
www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov
Contains over 500,000 free full text, peer reviewed journal articles.
www.doaj.org
Directory of Open Access Journals offers over 2,060 peer-reviewed or
editorial quality research journals.
www.freemedicaljournals.com
FMJ offers 430 research journals predominately in English.
There is not a search function but journal titles can be browsed
alphabetically or by subject specialty.
www.freefulltext.com
FFT provides over 7,000 publications with full or limited access to articles.
Publications are listed alphabetically but there are no searching
methods or subject areas available.
The best use of FFT is when you have a specific full citation of an article.
www.plos.org/journals/index.html
Public Library of Science provides full text, peer reviewed, and
scientific or medical research articles.
Information chaining allows you to click on an author’s name to
retrieve other articles written by them.
ACS Style Guidelines (Includes sample references from the American Chemical Society)
Remember: Database searching is different than the natural language searching that is used more commonly on the internet. Make sure to use correct spelling and always combine your terms with “and” or quotes for the best results. And don’t forget – the librarians are always happy to help with any questions you might have!
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