Library presentation for workshop in CELB20020

1. Finding & Citing Information How to search for and find the research literature you need! CELB20020 Perspectives in Cell Biology Presented by Josh Clark, Science Librarian Wednesday 26th January 2011 UCD James Joyce Library Leabharlann UCD

3. The different sources of information

4. What are the best sources for your needs?

5. How to start searching

8. After the information gathering... Once you have a sufficient (and relevant!) amount of information, it’s time to analyse, draw your conclusions and write up your report/ presentation. It’s very important to compile your bibliography – references to the material which has informed your own research

11. What is common knowledge?

12. How does plagiarism happen?

13. How to avoid plagiarism

14. Paraphrasing vs quotations

15. Referencing within a text

16. Citing secondary sources

19. Copying and pasting directly from a source into your document

20. Passing off someone else’s work as your own

22. Changing certain words or phrases but copying the ideas and sentence structure of the original source without crediting it

25. Knowledge creation is a key element of researching

26. Ability to communicate in writing, researching, and learning to organise data is an essential part of life long learning

28. examples of plagiarism

29. examples of plagiarism

30. examples of plagiarism

32. Poor time management

33. Can’t find the information

34. Poor citation skills

36. Poor time management!

38. Put anything in quotation marks - it's not plagiarism if you acknowledge that it's a quotation

41. A molecule of water contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms

42. Frogs are amphibians

43. The speed of light is 299,792,458 metres per secondHOWEVER....if you’re not sure, GO AHEAD AND CITE!!

44. Common knowledge quiz Which one is considered common knowledge? A. Charles Darwin had several theories, including evolution and natural selection B. Darwin's major work entitled Origin of Species was published in six different editions

46. use of quotations

49. When something is expressed in an unique way

55. Gathering your resources

56. So....where do I start?

58. academic journals

59. databases – large searchable collections of journals or abstracts

60. newspapers

61. the Web! – though proceed with caution...Primary vs. secondary sources

63. Encyclopaedias and dictionaries are a good place to start for an overall view

67. BioMed Central

68. Science Direct

69. Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA)

70. Web of Science

71. SpringerLinkALL very large store of content ALL available via the Library!

73. Often gives a summary in layman’s terms of new research being done

75. ...but, proceed with caution!

76. Websites with scientific information Liaison Librarians (subject specialists) compile lists of freely available Web resources containing scientific information

77. Subject Gateways on the Web www.intute.ac.uk

78. Subject Gateways on the Web

79. Subject Gateways on the Web

80. End result: a potentially useful resource!

81. End result: (another) potentially useful resource!

82. Websites of Organisations

83. OK....NOW where do I start?

84. Begin a literature search Literature searching is the comprehensive study and interpretation of literature that is related to a particular topic

85. Steps in the process Define your need Refine & revise search (if necessary) Determine appropriate (scientific) resources Evaluate information gathered Search!

87. This will help guide your search in the right direction and provide a framework for searching

89. narrows your search additives AND microorganisms broadens your search bacteria OR virus narrows your search additives NOT emulsifiers

92. Use more specific search terms

94. Journal Articles – e-journals, review articles

95. Databases

96. Organisation – Library Subject Portals, Intute portal e.g.,(http://www.intute.ac.uk/agriculture/)

98. www.ucd.ie/library

99. Library catalogue

100. Library catalogue When searching the catalogue, think broadly in a particular subject area...

101. Library catalogue searching NOT

102. Tip! Textbooks often have many different editions Use the “sort by” function to sort by date to see which is the latest edition…

103. e-books!

104. Reference titles – dictionaries, encyclopaedias

105. A few examples….

106. Electronic (online) resources

107. Electronic (online) resources

109. Search journals by title...

113. Search databases by title...

114. ...or browse by subject area

115. ...or browse by subject area

116. Exercise! Search for the following database: Genetics Abstracts You are trying to find articles on programmed cell death or apoptosis in plants You want your search terms to appear in the title of the article Limit your search to journal articles published in the last 5 years only Once located, get the full text of one of the articles by clicking on the button

118. Conduct a search of many databases by subject in one go

119. Now let’s go back to our research question

120. Example:Find references on how food preservatives affect the growth of microorganisms

122. Do an advanced search in PubMed database and limit your search to the last 5 years

124. Feedback! Please fill out this short evaluation form…be honest! http://bit.ly/e1O26a THANK YOU!

125. Josh Clark, Science Liaison Librarian My Contact info: Tel: 716 7646 Email: joshua.clark@ucd.ie James Joyce Library Level 4, Room 414 (just ask at the Information Desk) University College Dublin An Coláiste Ollscoil, Baile Átha Cliath

126. A typical journal article…

127. I’m trying to find…

128. I’m trying to find… CONNOLLY, H.C. JR, JONES, B.D. & HEWINS, R.H. 1997. The flash melting of chondrules: an experimental investigation into the melting history and physical nature of chondrule precursors. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 62, 2725–2735.

129. Anatomy of a journal reference 1 CONNOLLY, H.C. JR, JONES, B.D. & HEWINS, R.H. 1997. The flash melting of chondrules: an experimental investigation into the melting history and physical nature of chondrule precursors. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 62, 2725–2735. Author(s)

130. Anatomy of a journal reference 2 CONNOLLY, H.C. JR, JONES, B.D. & HEWINS, R.H. 1997. The flash melting of chondrules: an experimental investigation into the melting history and physical nature of chondrule precursors. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 62, 2725–2735. Year of publication

131. Anatomy of a journal reference 3 CONNOLLY, H.C. JR, JONES, B.D. & HEWINS, R.H. 1997. The flash melting of chondrules: an experimental investigation into the melting history and physical nature of chondrule precursors. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 62, 2725–2735. article title

132. Anatomy of a journal reference 4 CONNOLLY, H.C. JR, JONES, B.D. & HEWINS, R.H. 1997. The flash melting of chondrules: an experimental investigation into the melting history and physical nature of chondrule precursors. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 62, 2725–2735. journal title

133. Anatomy of a journal reference 5 CONNOLLY, H.C. JR, JONES, B.D. & HEWINS, R.H. 1997. The flash melting of chondrules: an experimental investigation into the melting history and physical nature of chondrule precursors. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 62, 2725–2735. volume no

134. Anatomy of a journal reference 6 CONNOLLY, H.C. JR, JONES, B.D. & HEWINS, R.H. 1997. The flash melting of chondrules: an experimental investigation into the melting history and physical nature of chondrule precursors. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 62, 2725–2735. page no(s)