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Library Resources for Epigenetic Regulation of Genetic Expression
Linda Galloway
Syracuse University LibrarySpring 2013
Today’s agenda• Who I am, what I do• Epigenetics Research Guide
– General library information– Peer-reviewed, scientific literature– Finding other stuff @ the libraries
• How-to– Get access to library resources– Get items we don’t own– Manage your citations
• Questions & discussion
About me…• Librarian/subject specialist for Biology,
Chemistry & Forensic Science• Help people access the content they need,
teach (guest lectures and classes), buy books/other stuff for the library, create web content, etc.
• Email: galloway@syr.edu• Research help in LSC Atruim, Thursdays
from 1-3:30pm beginning January 24, 2013
How do you search for scientific articles??
Let’s find an article…
Decided to limit to Review articles…-
Full Text of Documents
• Click .pdf link from citation• Select SULinks
Full Text of Documents
Full Text of Documents
http://library.syr.edu
Locations & Hours Open
• Hours link• Carnegie Library (Science & Technology)• Geology Library (in Heroy Hall)• Bird Library
– Technology Loans– Private study rooms– Team rooms– Computers, printers, scanners
Finding Quiet Spaces
• Carnegie Library (temp. reading room)• Silent areas in Bird:
– Lower level– Quiet computer cluster (2nd floor)– Quiet floors – 3,4,5 & 6– Private study rooms & teams rooms (you sign
the room out and can reserve rooms for 2 hour time slots)
Help!!
• Contact your subject specialist, Linda Galloway – galloway@syr.edu – 443-9766
• General help: http://library.syr.edu/research/askus
Questions?
• Have you been able to find books in the library?
• Have you used eBooks for your research?• Do you read eBooks for pleasure?• Have you used library databases to find
articles?
How to Find Books
Remote Access to Library Resources
• Almost all resources are available off campus via our proxy server
• Log on once and until you close your browser are recognized as an SU student
• Get to databases/resources via the SU Library web site so you are recognized as a student; http://library.syr.edu
Interlibrary Loan
• Agreement we have with other libraries to provide you with items we don’t own
• Free to students, faculty & staff• Illiad – uses your NetID to allow access
https://illiad.syr.edu
(link on Library home page, or from citation)
Avoiding Plagiarism and Citing Sources
Do you know the difference between a magazine and a
journal?
Peer review: suitability for publication credibility quality control
Primary Sources& Peer Review
Primary Source - Original document containing firsthand information– Diaries, interviews– Original research including journal articles
and preprints
A peer reviewed primary source is a work that is evaluated by experts in the field of study prior to publication. Serves as a measure of quality.
Finding Articles• Databases Main Menu
– Search through subject categories for links to our 500+ databases
• Use Subject Guides– Epigenetics– Biology– Plus hundreds of others!
• Library search tool – Primarily for undergraduate research
(cannot conduct a specialized search)
When searching databases…
Remember: RATS • Key words• Synonyms• Subjects• Suggested topics• Types of materials
– Scholarly Journals, Magazines, etc.
Read All The Screens!
Full text from a citation:
• Link from citation to .pdf OR “view at publisher”
• Our “link resolver” that attempts to locate full text.
• “Article title” in quotation marks in Google Scholar
• Interlibrary Loan
Need help?
Come visit –
Sci-Tech Library (Carnegie)
galloway@syr.edu
OR http://library.syr.edu/research/askus/
Questions???
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