CHEM 3001:Capstone 2Kathleen Baril, Collections and Electronic Resources Librarian

What we will cover:Overview of scientific research.Planning your research.Finding primary research articles

using Science Citation Index and SciFinder Scholar.

How to cite sources

Science Research : TypesThree main types:

Primary, Secondary and Tertiary

Tertiary Very broad topics. Useful place for finding background information on

a topic. Usually contains well-established facts in science. Examples: encyclopedias, textbooks, handbooks.

Adapted from Marian Koshland Bioscience and Natural Resources Library: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/bio1bscholcomm.html

Science ResearchSecondary Literature Summaries of primary literature/research. Broader and less current. Helpful because of long bibliographies on a

subject. Examples include: books, literature review

articles.

Adapted from Marian Koshland Bioscience and Natural Resources Library: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/bio1bscholcomm.html

Science ResearchPrimary Literature Write-ups of results of research. Current and specialized. Often analyzes data collected in the field

or laboratory. Examples: articles in peer-reviewed

journals, dissertations, technical reports, etc

Adapted from Marian Koshland Bioscience and Natural Resources Library: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/bio1bscholcomm.html

Research ProcessGather background information or tertiary resources by reading your textbook, reference books or general books on your topic.

Where to find tertiary sources?

Use the library catalog POLAR to find books and e-books for background information.

Tertiary Sources Use the

bibliographies in tertiary sources to find primary and secondary sources.

Identify keywords and phrases when reviewing background information.

What about the Internet?

Try Google Scholar! Google Scholar searches the scholarly literature of many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles. When on-campus, it will link to the library’s resources and to the full-text of articles.

Finding Secondary and Primary Literature: Databases

Use library databases to find articles from the secondary and primary literature.

Boolean SearchingLibrary databases utilize Boolean searching:

AND – use to narrow your searchOzone layer and greenhouse gases

OR – use to expand your searchOcean or sea

NOT – use to exclude a search termCloning not sheep

Science Citation Index Expanded

The Topic search works like a keyword search, searches title, author and abstract.

Science Citation Index Expanded

Many ways to refine your search including: Web of Science

Categories Document Types Research Areas

Secondary Research: Literature ReviewsWhat is a literature review? Literature reviews (also called review articles)

survey and synthesize primary research on a particular topic.

They are articles authored by researchers and published in scholarly journals

They summarize multiple primary research articles

They are secondary literature

from Marian Koshland Bioscience and Natural Resources Library: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/bio1bscholcomm.html

Secondary Research: Literature ReviewsWhy are literature reviews a good starting point for researching a topic? They provide an overview of a particular

area of study Their extensive reference lists may be

used to locate further relevant articles They may provide ideas for narrowing a

too-broad topic

from Marian Koshland Bioscience and Natural Resources Library: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/bio1bscholcomm.html

SciFinder ScholarThe main database for finding research in chemistry.

SciFinder ScholarUnlike most library databases, you can search using a phrase.

Limit by document type, year, language, etc

SciFinder ScholarAfter entering your research topic, you have variety of ways to view results depending on the search phrase you used.

SciFinder ScholarResults page: have options to save, print and export results.

SciFinder Scholar

Results - - in the analysis box (to the right of the results), choose Index terms to select different terms to refine your results.

SciFinder ScholarYou can also use Categorize to refine your search.

SciFinder ScholarRefine is yet another option for narrowing your search by adding another research topic.

ACS Publications

ACS Publications are indexed in SciFinder Scholar but you can also search their contents in the ACS interface.

RefWorksKeep track of citations by using RefWorks.

Need further assistance? Contact Kathleen Baril at 419-772-2188

or k-baril@onu.edu Ask for help at the Reference Desk, Mon-

Thurs 8am-12pm, 1pm-4:30pm, 6pm-9pm, Fri 8am-12pm, 1pm-4:30pm, Sun 10am-3:30pm

Good luck!