Library 101 For Isci 2009

LIBRARY 101 How and where to find good information. Andrew Colgoni. Science Fluencies Librarian.

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ME & YOU. What to expect.

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ABOUT ME. Scientist. Librarian. Web Junkie. Monday, September 14, 2009

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WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU. •

Personalized Research Help.

Group or Class Instruction on tricky topics

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• Video •

tutorials as needed.

Non-threatening Advice or Ideas.

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WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU. • Technology

advice.

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Collaboration Tools. Creativity Tools.

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WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR ME. • Ask

for help if you need it.

• Ask

for help if you need it.

• Ask

for help if you need it.

• You’ll

need help.

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION. Yes, there is more to life than Google.

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The Publishing Cycle

Twitter TV News Blogs Coverage Online News Event

Time

Almost Immediately

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Within Hour 8

Newspapers

Magazines Time

Following Day Monday, September 14, 2009

Following Weeks 9

Depth of Coverage

Scholarly Articles

Books Time

Months Monday, September 14, 2009

Within the Year 10

WEBSITES ON THE INTERNETS. • Quality • Fast

varies; need to be critical

publishing cycle

• Good

for news and opinion, entertainment, basic information

• Trustworthy: Associations, Governments

& Government Agencies, Universities, Institutes.

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CRITICAL EVALUATION?

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The Earth’s Core a Crystal?

http:// www.crystalinks.com/ corecrystal.html

The fourth link when you Google: “earth’s core”

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NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES. • Current

events, news and opinion

• Popular

perspective

• Assumes • Good

no special knowledge

for ‘primary’ or raw, original information

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BOOKS.

•Depth and breadth of

information •Consolidated, contextual •Good for Historical Info. •Summaries •Can lack currency Monday, September 14, 2009

THODE - TA 157 .E673 1997

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REFERENCE.

•Special Case •Encyclopedias,

Dictionaries, Handbooks •Good for fast facts, data, summaries. THODE - TA 157 .E673 1997

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JOURNALS

ARTICLES

• Contain

articles that report on research findings and ideas •

Can be new or reviewing multiple studies

• Written

by experts for other experts

• Statements • Reviewed Monday, September 14, 2009

are referenced and verifiable

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THE JOURNAL. The thing that contains all those articles. Journals tend to be devoted to a specific kind of science.

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Journal Name & date, volume (issue)

Authors

Title

& affiliations

A JOURNAL ARTICLE. They tend to look like this, whether online or in print.

Abstract & keywords

Body: Intro, Methods, Results, Discussion Monday, September 14, 2009

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A Database indexes Journal Articles

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OTHER SOURCES. • Other

People (Profs, Peers, Librarians, Forums/ Email Lists)

• Self-Investigation

Models)

• GIS

(Experimentation, Simulation,

(Geographic Information Systems)

• Government Monday, September 14, 2009

Documents (Laws, Statistics) 22

Source

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A RESOURCE ABOUT THE MARS VIKING PROGRAM IN THE 1970’S Monday, September 14, 2009

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A WORK EXPLORING THE BIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF THE SUPEROXIDE RADICAL Monday, September 14, 2009

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A SOURCE TO DISCOVER KEY AUTHORS AND/ OR PAPERS IN A FIELD Monday, September 14, 2009

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CURRENT NEWS AND FACTS ABOUT THE MODERN MARS MISSIONS Monday, September 14, 2009

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THE TRAJECTORY OF A ROCKET TO MARS LAUNCHED FROM MCMASTER Monday, September 14, 2009

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CHOOSING AN APPROPRIATE LANDING SITE ON MARS Monday, September 14, 2009

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USING THE LIBRARY. It’s easy, I promise.

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1. THE FUNDAMENTALS. • Your

ID Card = Library Card = Access to Books, Laptops

• Mac

ID = Online Access to Journals, Databases, e-books

• Printer/Copier

= $5

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Card = Buy Once, Keep Forever

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2. LOVE THE CATALOGUE It’s where we keep books and stuff. Monday, September 14, 2009

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3. KNOW THE CATALOGUE It likes it when you touch all its features. Monday, September 14, 2009

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4. DATABASES = JOURNAL ARTICLES = quality information = happy professors.

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5. CHOOSE A DATABASE FOR YOUR SUBJECT. The rest won’t be jealous.

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Think of General Terms More Keywords = Less Results Think of Synonyms “Quotes for complete phrases”

6. CHOOSE SEARCH TERMS WISELY This is the hardest part. No joke. Monday, September 14, 2009

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= We have this Journal = Click this to go to the Article = A good sign. We probably subscribe.

7. LOOK FOR CLUES. They will lead you to the answers. Monday, September 14, 2009

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8. ONE STOP SHOP I made it just for you. Monday, September 14, 2009

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library.mcmaster.ca/justask

WORST CASE, ASK FOR HELP. We all need some sometimes. It’s ok. Really.

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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Using information ethically.

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NO SHORTCUTS. •Copying. •Re-using. •Unauthorized

sharing.

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•Plagiarism. •Improper

citations.

use of

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EASY FIX. Cite ideas, thoughts, images, words. “Quotes” for exact words. “Lissauer (1987) pointed out that the finite cross section for accretion limits the growth of each protoplanet. This is now known as the "oligarchic phase" (Kokubo and Ida, 1998). Numerical (Kenyon and Bromley, 2006; Ford and Chiang, 2007; Levison and Morbidelli 2007) and analytical (Goldreich et al. 2005a) work has explored the transition from oligarchic growth to the chaotic final assembly of the planets.” (Collins and Sari, 2009, p.3379) Collins, B.F. and Sari, R. (2009) Co-Orbital Oligarchy. The Astronomical Journal, 137, 3778-3787.

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• Open

Book image by ‘Playingwithbrushes’. Downloaded from http://www.flickr.com/photos/ playingwithpsp/3031647963/ on Sept. 2 2009.

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