envs 798 spring 2014
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ENVS 798 :Finding Scientific Information Using Cook LibraryLaksamee [email protected] & Instruction LibrarianSlides:http://bit.ly/ENVS798Spring2014
First… Laksamee Putnam [email protected] Cook Library Reference:
410.704.2462. IM/email
Phone: 410.704.3746. Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU Albert S. Cook facebook profile!
Take away … Search tips
Finding books and articles
Finding government information
Keeping track of your information
Search tips Keywords
Topic : Electronic Waste Environmental effects? Policy worldwide? In the US?
Synonyms/alternative spellings electronic, electric, digital, computer, cell phone waste, trash, debris, litter effects, consequence, impact environmental, environment, ecology policy, law, bill, act, plan
Search tips Boolean search connectors
Ocean acidification AND coastal water quality Combining more than 1 topic
Personal care products and pharmaceuticals OR PCPP Combining synonymous terms
Search Tips Truncation
technolog* finds…
technologtechnologtechnologtechnologtechnolog
yiesistsicalically
…etc!
Search Tips Phrase searching
“Agricultural Nutrient Management”
Getting started Background
information – aka Gathering Identify keywords Find related
references Learn more about
the topicENVS 798 Course Gateway
Getting started Cook OneSearch
Print books Limit to Towson location You can request books from other USMAI
libraries
eBooks Check Online Availability Sage Reference eBrary
Getting started Encyclopedias
Environmental Encyclopedia
Climate Change: Encyclopedia of Science and History
Is there a local government website resource? http://chesapeak
e.usgs.gov/
Books on environmental policy Environmental Pol
icy Integration in Practice
Environmental Policy: New Directions for the 21st Century
Finding articles Journal List
Research databases Scopus ScienceDirect Sci-Finder
Check citations Forward and Backward
Finding articles Scopus
Add search field “Refine Results” on the left Cited by Related Documents All Fields – Abstract, Title, Keywords Bibliography
Built in citation creation Export Citation – Ref Works
Finding articles If there is an article you can’t access
Request it through Interlibrary Loan Iliad login needed
Government Information Find the governing body website
http://www.science.gov/ http://www.scienceaccelerator.gov/
Course Gateway – Policy section Google: site.gov
RefWorks Bibliographic management software
Towson University subscription Off campus: rwtowsonu
Organize citations Create bibliographies Import records
Questions? Feel free to contact me:
Laksamee Putnam [email protected] 410.704.3746.
Or any reference librarian: Visit Cook Library Reference Desk 410.704.2462. IM – tucookchat