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INFORMATION LITERACY for MOS
Feedback lecture ECS-65100
Marja Maclaine Pont
AGENDA
The search strategy
Evaluating internet resources
Plagiarism
Illustrations © Loet van Moll 2009
THE TOPIC OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT
Topic analysis concepts, search line
Quick and dirty search search terms,
wikipedia, dictionaries adapted search line
Multidisciplinary database search: Scopus or
Web of Science
Following a thread adapted search line
Subject specific database search: e.g. CAB Abstracts
Evaluation of search process
Reference list EndNote, styles
TOPIC ANALYSIS, 1
Coping with natural disasters in farming practice
Climatic and other environmental catastrophes may result in high losses in agriculture. For instance, droughts, floods, landslides, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions may seriously affect the natural resources that are needed to ensure yields. To adjust for or prevent further disturbing pressure on crops and livestock, farmers apply different coping strategies. In this assignment you have to search for publications on risk reducing steps that farmers apply to deal with the natural hazards that may threaten their yields.
TOPIC ANALYSIS, 2
Coping with natural disasters in farming practice
Climatic and other environmental catastrophes may result in high losses in agriculture. For instance, droughts, floods, landslides, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions may seriously affect the natural resources that are needed to ensure yields. To adjust for or prevent further disturbing pressure on crops and livestock, farmers apply different coping strategies. In this assignment you have to search for publications on risk reducing steps that farmers apply to deal with the natural hazards that may threaten their yields.
CONCEPTS
Relevant concepts
Natural disasters
Farming practices
Coping with
No concepts used Concept(s) missing, or too many concept(s)
All relevant concepts used
SEARCH TERMS
Natural disasters, natural hazards, drought, floods, landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, fire, …….
Farming, farmers, agriculture, cultivation
Coping, risk reduction, risk reducing, risk management
No synonyms are searched where relevant; irrelevant or unnecessary search terms are used
Some important synonyms are missing; some irrelevant or unnecessary search terms are used
Many relevant synonyms are used; no use of irrelevant or unnecessary terms
THE USE OF A THESAURUS
Available in e.g. CAB Abstracts
Include narrower terms with explode; especially useful for geographic locations
Searching for Europe or EXP Europe: 379 extra hits
WILDCARDS, 1
Symbols: check help or search tips for each database
Examples:
*= 0 or more characters
?= 1 character (Scopus, WoS, EBSCO);
0 or 1 (OVID-SP)
#= 0 or 1 character (EBSCO);
1 character (OVID-SP)
$= 0 or 1 character (WoS);
0 or more (OVID-SP)
No or incorrect use of wildcards where appropriate
Some small faults in the use of wildcards
Correct use of wildcards
Example from WoS
WILDCARDS, 2
Tips: think about variations, check the results and use help/ search tips
right: farm*; crop*; strateg*, manag*, adapt*, flood*; agricultur*; cultivat*;
wrong: cop*
useful?: copi*; disaster* (some databases find plurals)
Example from Scopus:
PARENTHESES
Always use them around concepts
Scopus
Web of Science
OPERATORS
Boolean: AND/ OR/ (AND) NOT
Proximity operators
examples W/x Scopus
ADJx OVID
NEAR/x Web of ScienceScopus
Parentheses lacking; operators not correctly used
Parentheses and Boolean operators correctly used
PHRASE SEARCHING
Right:
Better two concepts:
Not necessary: “farm*”
Use the
right quotes:
No use of quotation marks when necessary
Unnecessary use of quotation marks
Use of quotation marks when necessary
Scopus: do not copy and paste from Word!
EVALUATION OF FOUND RECORDS
Is the content of this document appropriate for my research topic?
Is it worth the effort of getting the full text and reading it?
Criteria:●type of document
●subject and scope – abstract information
●primary or secondary research
●audience
●date of publication
●author details
PRIMARY VS. SECONDARY RESEARCH
Primary research presents original research methods or findings for the first time. Examples include:
●A journal article or research report that presents new findings and new theories
●A poster presented at a conference
Secondary research provides a compilation or evaluation of previously presented material. Examples include:
●A review article summarizing research or data
●A textbook
JUDGING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS
Intended audience
Is the publication aimed at scientists, professionals, policy makers, students or a general audience?
Illustration © Loet van Moll 2009
PEER REVIEW
A standard procedure in scholarly publishing, whereby a prospective publisher submits the manuscript of an article to experts in the research field for their critical scrutiny, under conditions of anonymity, with the aim of assuring quality and reliability of findings.
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JOURNAL ARTICLES
Scientific journals
Research
Peer reviewed
Professional journalsPracticalNon-peer reviewed
YOUR SEARCH RESULTS
Scopus Web of Science Subject specific- database
Retrieved % Rel. Retrieved % Rel. Retrieved % Rel.
22 30 CAB: 722 30
5 60 CAB: 20 60
505 60 AGRIS: 9 and 1718
8855
71 23 none --
39 60 CAB: not given
60
Not given Not given
Disaster studies: 8
50
Science Direct: 98
Not given
MY COMMENTS ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT, 1
All 6 used a correct multidisciplinary bibliography
5/6 used a correct subject specific database:
●CAB Abstracts is nr. 1: the most comprehensive database for
bibliographic information on agriculture and applied life sciences
worldwide, contains over 7 million records
●Agris: made by the FAO, brings together world literature dealing with
all aspects of agriculture; with its own thesaurus: Agrovoc
●Disaster Studies: made by Wageningen UR, contains approx.
3000 records
3/6 did not follow a thread
ScienceDirect is not a bibliography
MY COMMENTS ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT, 2
Search strategies differ, but remember: there is no one single PERFECT search
A relevance of 23% is not good enough
You all know how to use Boolean operators, truncation signs, parenthesis, a thesaurus, etc.
Some of you clearly stated the modification of the search, based on the results
3/6 did not mention the style they used for the final list of references
Styles were not always consequent
MY COMMENTS ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT, 3
Together you delivered a list of 79 references, of which 77 were unique!! How come?
One reference was found by two groups, but the journal name differed (Mortimore et al 2001)
Generally, the relevant terms are present in the title, e.g.:
●5 times: “climate change” AND agriculture
●4 times: drought AND agriculture
●3 times: drought AND coping
●3 times: adaptation AND farmer*
●3 times: adaptation AND “climate change”
MY COMMENTS ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT, 4
Would you consider the following titles relevant?
●Understanding the economic and financial impacts of natural disasters.
●Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus): is there a case for further crop improvement?
●Towards an integrated approach of disaster and environment management
●Land use conflict in Kajiado district, Kenya.
●Drought and household coping strategies.
IMPROVING YOUR SEARCH
To narrow: more specific terms, less truncation, more concepts, add limits like year, field searching .....
To broaden: more (general) terms, more truncation, less concepts …………
Build on what you have found:
●More or better terms (thesaurus!)
●Key authors/ groups
●References (following a thread)
Low percentage of relevant hits; refinement necessary
Moderate percentage of relevant hits; refinement still possible
High percentage of relevant hits; refinement not necessary
CHOICE OF SUBJECT SPECIFIC DATABASE
Database chosen is not a bibliographic database, or does not cover the topic
Database chosen is a bibliographic database and covers the topic, but is not the most appropriate one
Most appropriate bibliographic database is chosen
OVERLAP AND UNIQUE RECORDS
Web of Science Scopus CAB Abstracts SciFinder
144 157 115 145
After deduplication 73 48 59
Sensitivity of models on leaching of pesticides to groundwater
SEARCH PLATFORMS
Search platform is the search interface for searching a bibliographic database
Some bibliographies have their own search interface (e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed).
In Wageningen, a large number of bibliographies can be searched simultaneously on one of the search platforms EBSCOhost (use for Social Sciences) or OvidSP (use for natural sciences) but there are more platforms.
Each search platform offers specific operators, wildcards, indexing and other search tools: see HELP or Search tips
EVALUATING INTERNET RESOURCES
Anyone can publishAdvertising can be disguised
as facts.Quality criteria:
●Accuracy
●Objectivity
●Authority (of author and publisher)
●Currency
Example and feedback in exercise herbalife
Illustration © Peter Steiner 1993
PUBLISHING
Publishing: why● contribution to the record of science●part of research process (requirement)●reflection●evaluation (publish or perish)
Publishing: where
●Type of document
●Journal selection, impact factors
●Open access journals: e.g. BioMed Central, PLoS Biology
PLAGIARISM
Definition: Taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own.
(also known as) Copy and paste
Plagiarism is a serious academic offence
Wageningen University uses Turnitin to check student reports
Avoid unintentional plagiarism by citing correctly
Illustration © Loet van Moll 2009
PLAGIARISM, EXERCISE 1A
Original text
“This study has shown that golf courses can enhance the diversity of three indicator groups (birds, ground beetles and bumblebees), relative to adjacent pasture farmland.”
Text from Mr. Smith
The study of Tanner and Gange (2005) has shown that golf courses can enhance the diversity of three indicator groups (birds, ground beetles and bumblebees), relative to adjacent pasture farmland.
Tanner R. A. and A. C. Gange, 2005. Effects of golf courses on local biodiversity. Landscape and urban planning, Vol. 71, 2-4, 137-146
PLAGIARISM, EXERCISE 1B
Original text
“This study has shown that golf courses can enhance the diversity of three indicator groups (birds, ground beetles and bumblebees), relative to adjacent pasture farmland. “
Text from Mr. Baker
The study of Tanner and Gange (2005) has shown that “golf courses can enhance the diversity of three indicator groups (birds, ground beetles and bumblebees), relative to adjacent pasture farmland.” (p.....)
Direct quotations must be quoted!!
PLAGIARISM, EXERCISE 2
Original text
“This study has shown that golf courses can enhance the diversity of three indicator groups (birds, ground beetles and bumblebees), relative to adjacent pasture farmland. “
Text from Mrs. Brown
According to Tanner and Gange (2005) the diversity of birds and some insect groups can be higher on golf courses than on adjacent farmland.
Tanner R. A. and A. C. Gange, 2005. Effects of golf courses on local biodiversity. Landscape and urban planning, Vol. 71, 2-4, 137-146
PLAGIARIMS, EXERCISE 3: USING A SECONDARY SOURCE
Is it okay when you cite Mr. Smith for this information originating from Tanner and Gange?
Preferable not.
But in case you cannot get the original publication, it is allowed. You have to indicate that this is a secondary source, e.g. (Tanner and Gange, 2005, as cited in Smith, 2010). In your reference list you should provide the details of the secondary source (the source you read). Whether you have to give the details of the primary source or not, depends on the citation style.
REFERRING, CITING, QUOTING
To allow readers to find and check your information sources
To give authors of these sources credit for their work
Methods
●In-text citations and quotes
●Reference lists
●Many different styles
●Bibliographic details differ per document type
EXAMPLE OF STYLES
Kotir, J. H. (2011). "Climate change and variability in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review of current and future trends and impacts on agriculture and food security." Environment, Development and Sustainability 13(3): 587-605.
1. Kotir, J.H., Climate change and variability in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review of current and future trends and impacts on agriculture and food security. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2011. 13(3): p. 587-605.
CHOICE OF STYLE
Ask your supervisor
Citation guides: Guide to referencing and citations
Journal style: About this journal, Author guidelines
●Journal of Hydrology
REFERENCE LIST, 1
Completeness of references
Consistency of style
Format of style
Essential elements missing like year, source, pages
All essential elements are included
Style apparently inconsistent
Some inconsistencies in the style
Style consistent
Used style not indicated; format rules not followed
Style indicated; some minor format mistakes
Style indicated; no mistakes in the format
REFERENCE LIST, 2
Content
Less than 50% of the selected records relevant, current and representative
Not all of the selected records relevant, current and representative, but more than 50%
All selected records relevant, current and representative
IN SUMMARY
Assignment
●Assignment had to be submitted in order to get a grade for this course
Exam
●PC exam on 20 December 2012 (PC 713/717) from 14.00 till 15.30 hrs (the original time)
●Re-exam on 14 August 2013 (PC 612 / PC 616) or at the end of the next period
●Final grade is based upon this exam (minimum 5.5)
●Note: the time for the exam is 90 minutes
●Example exam: see Extra Materials in Blackboard
Contact: [email protected]
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After this course you will be able to:
Identify and understand various information sources
Construct strategies for locating information and data
Locate and access the information and data you need
Review the research process and compare and evaluate information and data
Organise and use information professionally and ethically
Select appropriate publication and dissemination outlets.
QUESTIONS?
Good luck, and see you at the exam!