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FS160 -
Science as a Way of Knowing Fall 2005 Professor: Matthew Geiger |
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Session I:
The following simple search statement can be broken down to searchable terms. Each term can be broken down to synonymous, broader, or narrower terms. Use reference books and database citation records to find terms on your topic.
Searchable Terms can be combined by the Boolean search term AND
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| Possible searches using the above
terms in computer databases could be the following: 1. aggression AND (crustaceans OR Crayfish) 2. marine animals AND compet? The Boolean Term AND narrows
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B. Reference
Materials
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| B. Reference Materials | Reference Materials for the Sciences can be found
in the section: Q. Species can be found in QL.
Botany and Plant topics can be found in QK and
SB-SD.
Medicine and Health can be found in the R's. Reference Materials for Religion can be found in the BL to BX This can be a good place to find background materials, science specific encyclopedias or dictionaries, statistical sources, Internet guides, and field guides. Some sources to start with:
Access Science Biotech's
Life
Science Dictionary
!!! Dictionary of Scientific Biography !!!Science and Its Times The Biographical Dictionary of Scientists Biographical Dictionary of Psychology Dictionary of Scientists Notable twentieth-century scientists
Nobel Prize women in science : their lives, struggles, and momentous
discoveries Nobel prize winners : an H.W. Wilson biographical dictionary Pioneers of science : Nobel Prize winners in physics Nobel Prize
The Timetables of Science : A Chronology of the Most
Important People and
Events in the History of Science Wilson Chronology of Science & Technology Asimov's chronology of science and discovery The Wilson chronology of women's achievements : a record of women's
achievements from ancient times to the present The Timetables of History : a Horizontal Linkage of
People and Events
The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Fish Grizimeks Animal Encyclopedia Atlas of North American Freshwater Fisheries
Medical Encyclopedia (from Medline) AccessScience (Medicine) MESH: Medical Subject Headings - excellent source for gathering terminology AIDSearch (MEDLINE AIDS/HIV Subset, AIDSTRIALS & AIDSDRUGS) Health and Wellness Resource Center Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
*Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics Current : Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Bibliography of Bioethics Encyclopedia of genetics *Mendelian inheritance in man : a catalog of human genes and genetic
disorders Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology
Encyclopedia of Religion New Catholic Encyclopedia |
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Searching the SMC Online Catalog:
Available @ http://voyager.smcvt.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First Other Library
Catalogs: UVM, WorldCat WorldCat M The OCLC Online Union Catalog, containing over 50 million records of books, Web resources, and other material owned by libraries worldwide. It is the the world's largest database of bibliographic information, and represents 4,000 years of recorded history.
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| Subject and Keyword Searching | Searching for Books and Materials in the Library
Catalog using Subject and Keyword Searching: [Use the LCSH: Library of Congress Subject
Headings to find subject headings] **SUBJECT SEARCHING (FOR BOOKS) -
possible headings (not exhaustive) ***KEYWORD SEARCHING (For searching Books, Ebsco Academic
Premeire,
Basic Biosis, Medline, Search Engines) Keyword allows you to use "natural language" searching & EX: marine biology AND invertebrates |
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| D. Full Text Databases and Science
Indexes
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| Truncation symbols for different databases
Full Text Databases and Science Indexes
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| E. Internet Sources
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| Internet Sources | Internet Sources may be found via search engines, subject directories, or
U.S. Government sites. Remember to evaluate Internet information for bias or being
backed by special interests. Actually, information from any source should be
evaluated by currency, authority, authorship, methodology, or bias. Be cautious of any
source that can not provide that information. See Evaluating
Web information *****example site
SciCentral BioOne Directory of OPEN ACCESS Journals ISI Highly Cited Public Library of Science Scirus Scinet search engine An excellent source for subject guides to the Sciences can be found the Argus Clearinghouse @ www.clearinghouse.net The Biology site for SMC Library will give other Internet sources.
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In-Class Research Take your Topic for your Final Paper and write a search statement that identifies your focus of research
Identify the main terms in your search statement. Each term can be broken down to synonymous, broader, or narrower terms.
Use the next hour to find the following search materials to further explore your topic: 1. Find a Subject Encyclopedia article that would cover your topic from the viewpoint of a subject discipline within the Sciences or Religion.... Give - Discipline _____________________ 2. Find a Book using the SMC Online Catalog that will cover your topic Give Book Title ______________________ ***Find the book in the stacks and bring to back to class. 3. Find an up-to-date topical Newspaper article on your Topic Give Newspaper name ____________________________ 4. Get 2 journal articles - one general periodical / one scholarly journal Give Periodical Name _________________________ Give Scholarly Journal Name ______________________________________
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