Searching information

Larenstein: Tropical Field ResearchMarja Duizendstraal, Marijke Mentink, Judith Jobse

Programme

10.30 – 11.20 Introduction

11.30 – 12.30 Blackboard exercises

13.00 – 13.40 Search examples

13.40 – 14.45 Assignment

Forum

Library

Only some journals in the library

Library stacks

Searching information: skills

Know what you need Search effectively Evaluate results Apply selected information

Training and support

www.foundationnews.org

Need: orientation

Information on Castellfort Google maps maps.google.com Wikipedia wikipedia.org Google www.castellfort.es

carrasca Quercus ilex

Need: background information Wikipedia

Search for: Quercus ilex Quercus rotundifolia, Quercus ballota, holm oak,

holly oak,evergreen oak

Catalogue Search for:- title: Trees of Britain and Europe- trees and (guide or identification or keys) and (europe or spain)- trees and type = encyclopedia

Virtual Reference DeskOnly online reference works

Need: “complete” overview of research

Quercus ballota

Quercus ilex rotundifolia

Quercus rotundifolia

Quercus ilex ballota

Research:

Publication of results

Quercus ballota

Quercus ilex rotundifolia

Quercus ilex ballota

Articles in Journals:Biotropica

Forest Science

Forestry

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Other publications.

Review

Quercus rotundifolia

WoS

Scopus

CAB

BA

ASFA

LSW

SocIndex

PsycInfo

PsycInfo

Google Scholar

Portals

Wood of databases

MetaSearch

How to Search?

Blackboard: Edu2.web.wur.nlModule 4a2: Search strategies

Apply to the topic:Afforestation of Quercus ilex in Spain.

Search strategy

Afforestation of Quercus ilex in Spain

Concepts and Search Words

Concept 1: Quercus ilexOR Quercus rotundifolia OR Quercus ballota OR holm oak or holly oak or evergreen oak

Concept 2: AfforestationOR forestation OR reforestation OR planting

Concept 3: Spain OR Iberian OR Mediterran*

Assignment

Own topic Complicated search Reference list: Use of EndNote

For next week: Some saved results from CAB and Scopus

Good luck with searching!

Save results

CAB- Results Manager- Selected or all records

Fields: Complete referenceFormat: Reprint/Medlars

- Save

SCOPUS- Mark all or selected

records- Output- Export

Export format: RISOutput: Abstract format

- Save