HSI-STEM HSI-STEM Research Research

ExperienceExperienceFinding Information in the Finding Information in the

LibraryLibrary

Cathy OuttenCathy Outten

Spring 2014Spring 2014

Science LiteratureScience Literature

What is it and where does it come What is it and where does it come from?from?

What makes it “scholarly”?What makes it “scholarly”?

Information SourcesInformation Sources

Journals (Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, Journals (Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, Academic)Academic)

Government DocumentsGovernment Documents BooksBooks Magazines, newspapers Magazines, newspapers WebsitesWebsites

Let’s explore!Let’s explore!

The Library Webpage: The Library Webpage: www.csulb.edu/librarywww.csulb.edu/libraryWhere would you click to:Where would you click to:

find the library hours?find the library hours? search for a book?search for a book? search for a journal article?search for a journal article? email your librarian?email your librarian? find the journal find the journal NatureNature??

BasicsBasics

Library WebsiteLibrary Website Your Course GuideYour Course Guide My Library Account

PIN/PasswordPIN/Password

Where? (what database)Where? (what database) Identify key termsIdentify key terms Use limiters (pub. year or Use limiters (pub. year or

type, etc.)type, etc.)

Creating a search Creating a search strategystrategy

Use your search strategy Use your search strategy anywhere!anywhere!

In COAST to find booksIn COAST to find books In databases to find articlesIn databases to find articles In Google to find websitesIn Google to find websites

Finding BooksFinding Books

Click on Library CatalogClick on Library Catalog COAST is our library catalogCOAST is our library catalog Use to find books and journals by Use to find books and journals by

titletitle Locations/Call numbers/StatusLocations/Call numbers/Status

NOT FOR JOURNAL ARTICLES!

Try it!Try it!

Try a search in COAST Try a search in COAST How many items do we have on How many items do we have on your topic? Where is one item your topic? Where is one item

located?located?

Finding ArticlesFinding Articles

Online DatabasesOnline Databases Academic Search Complete Science DirectScience Direct

Other possibilities:Other possibilities: Link from your course guide or Link from your course guide or

databases by topicdatabases by topic

Getting journal articles Getting journal articles

1.1.Get a CITATIONGet a CITATION

- from databases- from databases

2.2.Get the ARTICLEGet the ARTICLE

- Get it @ CSULB- Get it @ CSULB

Try it!Try it!

Pick a database and conduct Pick a database and conduct a searcha search

Try to get around 50 resultsTry to get around 50 results

Having Trouble?Having Trouble?

Getting not enough or no results? Getting not enough or no results?

Getting too many results? Getting too many results?

I have a I have a citationcitation, Now , Now What?What?

Write down (or e-mail/save/print) Write down (or e-mail/save/print) everything! everything! TitleTitle AuthorAuthor JournalJournal vol., issue, page numbersvol., issue, page numbers yearyear

Read the articleRead the article

1.1. In the database In the database oror

2.2. In another database In another database oror

3.3. In print In print oror

4.4. Get it from another library Get it from another library

Getting the ArticleGetting the Article

Full-text or PDF from the databaseFull-text or PDF from the database Links right from databaseLinks right from database

Click on Click on thethe Get it@CSULB icon Get it@CSULB icon

The SFX WindowThe SFX WindowWhere the Where the

item is item is availableavailable

DownloaDownload d

citationcitation

Search Search COAST to COAST to see if we see if we have it in have it in

printprint

COAST Journal RecordCOAST Journal Record

Check the Check the dates to dates to

figure out figure out where it will where it will

bebe

Call numberCall number

Request Request from from

ORCA ORCA

Try it!Try it!

How would you get the How would you get the article from the citation article from the citation

you found?you found?

Citing Your ResearchCiting Your Research

Avoid plagiarism by citing the Avoid plagiarism by citing the research you useresearch you use

Cite not just quotes, but ideas as wellCite not just quotes, but ideas as well Oops I plagiarized! From UCLAOops I plagiarized! From UCLA Plagiarism: What It is and How to Plagiarism: What It is and How to

Recognize and Avoid It from Indiana Recognize and Avoid It from Indiana UniveristyUniveristy

Library TourLibrary Tour First FloorFirst Floor Reference librarians and booksReference librarians and books Computers, printers, photocopiers, Computers, printers, photocopiers,

add-moneyadd-money Circulation desk and StarbucksCirculation desk and Starbucks Lower LevelLower Level Current periodicals/ microfilm, videos, Current periodicals/ microfilm, videos,

mapsmaps 22ndnd 3 3rdrd 4 4thth and 5 and 5thth floors floors Study areasStudy areas BooksBooks

Feel like this and want help?Feel like this and want help?Cathy Outten (Biology) Cathy Outten (Biology) Cathy.Outten@csulb.eduCathy.Outten@csulb.edu

Khue Duong (Chemistry, Khue Duong (Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Enviro Physics, Geology, Enviro Sci. Math)Sci. Math)Khue.Duong@csulb.eduKhue.Duong@csulb.edu

Hema Ramachandran Hema Ramachandran (Engineering)(Engineering)Hema.Ramachandran@csHema.Ramachandran@csulb.eduulb.edu