3. Take away …
Search strategies & search tips
Finding books and articles
Finding government information
Keeping track of your information
4. Getting Started
Background
information – aka
Gathering
Identify keywords
Find related
references
Learn more about
the topic
5. Getting started
Background information
Encyclopedias
Environmental Encyclopedia
General books on environmental policy
American Environmental Policy 1990-2006
A history of environmental politics since 1945
The government website
http://chesapeake.usgs.gov/
8. Search tips
Search Tip #1
Boolean search connectors
nanotechnology AND environment
Combining more than 1 topic
Personal
care products and
pharmaceuticals OR PCPP
Combining synonymous terms
13. Finding articles
ScienceDirect
“Refine Results” on the left
RSS
References
Related Articles
All Fields – Abstract, Title, Keywords
Export Citation – Ref Works
14. Finding articles
Science Citation Index – Web of Science
“Refine Results” on the left
Document types – Article vs Review
Add to Marked List
References
Related Records
Topic
Export Citation – Ref Works
15. Finding articles
If there is an article you can’t access
Request it through Interlibrary Loan
Iliad login needed
16. Government Information
Find the governing body website
http://www.science.gov/
http://www.scienceaccelerator.gov/
Course Gateway – Policy section
GreenR
Scirus
- http://www.scirus.com/
Google: site.gov
17. RefWorks
Bibliographic management software
Towson University subscription
Off campus: RWTowsonU
Organize citations
Create bibliographies
Import records
18. Questions?
Feel free to contact me:
Laksamee Putnam
lputnam@towson.edu
410.704.3746.
Or any reference librarian:
Visit Cook Library Reference Desk
410.704.2462.
IM – tucookchat