Outline for
Library Resources part of INCO 501:

Building Better Biologists Through Research


( http://grinnell.unh.edu/INCO501.html )

 


Topic #1:

Data, Information, Knowledge ( DIKW )

UNH Libraries: brochure, map, website, online catalog,
    remote access, Zeke's Guide

Biological Sciences Library: views, website,  START
    HERE, tour

Topic #2:

Literature: physical forms (examples)

Publication Cycle

Primary/secondary literature

Published literature vs. web pages

InfoBoost

Topic #3:
 Peer reviewed articles, review articles, articles on the
   Web
 Web pages searching using Google: advanced search
       tips, Google Scholar

  Biological literature searching using Indexes / databases
    (master list for all subjects)
Search strategies: keywords, combining keywords

Searching for articles in PubMed or ASFA
   (examples)

Search results: modifying strategies

  Comparison of Databases

Topic #4:

Searching for books at UNH: online catalog, Virtual
   Catalog (BLC), WorldCat, BIP, Amazon, (Example)
 Searching for journals (print and electronic) at UNH:
    online catalog, A - Z list of electronic journals, JSTOR
    (Example)
InterLibrary Loan service
 ( INFOTRIEVE service )
 Steps in locating literature


Topic #5:
Secondary searching:
Literature cited in books
Literature cited (bibliography) in articles
Using "Related Articles" in PubMed
 Citation searching in Web of Science

Topic #6:

Citation styles

Journal abbreviations
Steps in locating literature (old way)

New service: Find It @ UNH

New way: Flowchart

Topic #7:

Examples of articles (handouts)

Topic #8:

Bibliography management: ProCite, Reference 
   Manager, EndNote, RefWorks

EndNote demonstation (?) Val Harper's page

Web of Science online EndNote

Topics #9-11:

Class discussion of:

research proposals in general (examples),
senior thesis,
class presentations (peer review), and
COLSA Undergraduate Research Conference

Questions ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments, suggestions, and questions should be sent via email to dml2@cisunix.unh.edu .

 
Last updated March 26, 2007