Research Orientation for CH 410: Senior Seminar Class
Fall 2008
Professor: Alayne Schroll
Reference/Instruction Librarian: Steven Burks

Office: Library 210

Phone: ext 2354

Email: sburks@smcvt.edu

My Reference Hours: Variable, I  work Tuesday evenings 8-10pm  this semester.

Appointments: Contact me via phone or email
 
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Research Orientation Coverage
Forward Citing

Example : Find who cited the following article below:

Shchedrina, V., Novoselov, S., Malinouski, M., & Gladyshev, V. (2007, August 28). Identification and characterization of a selenoprotein family containing a diselenide bond in a redox motif. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 104(35), 13919-13924. Retrieved September 10, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0703448104 

Use the following Citation [See Results]

  • Google Scholar - .  Look for the "Cited by" function (below the article) that links from a source to other sources referencing that source.
     
  • PUB/MED (free government site) - Search for your article.  Look for the Links link to the right of the article.   From the pull-down menu, choose Cited in PMC
     
  • ISI Web of Science  -  SMC does not have access to this citation source.  UVM does though.  You are welcome to use their to access Web of Science at their libraries. 
     
  • Science Direct database has forward citing for its articles

Also - Some journal publishers and journal databases are now providing forward citing of article from their website.  For example, see Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  Other publishers that offer advanced searching on their journals include Science and Nature

 
Example Search Statement

The following simple search statement can be broken down to searchable terms.  Each term can be broken down to synonymous, broader, or narrower terms.
 

Identification and characterization of a selenoprotein family
containing a diselenide bond in a redox motif

Find related search terms from Article titles and  Subject Headings to expand or broaden or narrow your searches.    Also, Medline Subject Headings are good place to find related terms. See  BI 205 Medline                     
    AND AND AND 
    selenoprotein family diselenide bond  redox motif
Searchable
Terms can be
combined by
the Boolean
term AND
  

Selenoprotein P

Selenoprotein R

Selenoprotein W

 seleninic acids

anhydrides

Oxidation Reduction

reducing agents

antioxidants

                                                               

There can be many possible searches using the above terms in computer database searching. 

The Boolean Term AND narrows your search
The Boolean Term OR broadens your search
Truncation symbols for different databases   (?, *, !) will provide variant spelling after the root word. 
For Example: gene* = gene, genes, genetics, 
B. Reference Materials
B. Reference Materials Reference Materials in the Sciences can be found in the section: Q to T.  This can be a good place to look for science specific encyclopedias or dictionaries, statistical sources, Internet guides, and research guides in different areas of the sciences.  Some sources to start with:

**Reference Sources: Secondary Source (Can lead you to Primary Sources) -ALS0, Statistical Data

Access Science- Chemistry 
Published by McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology.  Excellent authoritative science articles authored by experts in their fields.  Includes dictionary and full length articles.

Britannica Online

Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry
Published by Academic Press, this encyclopedia provides a comprehensive and up-to-date explanation of the most important spectroscopic and related techniques together with their applications. 
[REF QC450.3 .E53 2000].

Handbook of Inorganic Compounds
REF QD 155.5  .h36

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
REF QD 65 .h3 2004-05

The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors
REF QD 8.5 A25

Statistical Record of the Environment
REF TD 180 .S73 1994

Lange's Handbook of Chemistry
REF QD 65 .L362 2004
C. Searching the SMC Online Catalog:
C. Subject and Keyword Searching  

SMC Library Catalog

*Note -- We often will order books on your research.  Just contact me.

Other Library Catalogs: UVM*, WorldCat

* Note -- SMC students may take books out from UVM with their KnightCard.

WorldCat  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.

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]

D. Science Indexes and Full-text Databases Truncation symbols for different databases   
D. Science Indexes and Full text Databases

Truncation symbols for different databases   

 

Databases by Subject - Chemistry
 

  • See Chemistry MetaSearch from link above
SciFinder Scholar  Info
MEDLINE Info
Chemical Abstracts [limited hours of access: see STN Hours of Operation for academic accounts.] Info
American Chemical Society Web Edition(34 full text journals) Info
Academic Search Premier Info
Science Direct Info
Academic OneFile Info
Google Scholar Info


 
 
F. Assignment in Class -

The following Questions (1-5 )  refer to the journal article:
Shchedrina, V., Novoselov, S., Malinouski, M., & Gladyshev, V. (2007, August 28). Identification and characterization of a selenoprotein family containing a diselenide bond in a redox motif. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 104(35), 13919-13924. Retrieved September 10, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0703448104 

1.  Use the Periodical Title Abbreviations in the Reference Section (REF Z 6945 .A2 ) or PubMed @ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=journals to answer the following

What are the full journal titles of the abbreviations from the following references cited in the above article. 

-- #1

-- #12

 

2. Find out if the SMC and UVM Libraries carries the journal issue cited in the following references.   Give the years the journal is carried at each institution.

-- #1

-- #12

-- #46 (check to see if SMC has in Print as well as electronic)

 

3. Give a citation of the PNAS article using APA or ACS format.  Use two methods - RefWorks and the citation from the database.

a). --

b) --


 

4. Give a citation # and title from the References list of the article   that is a book, not a journal.   Explain how you can tell the difference.

A) Does SMC or UVM have the book?

 

5. Find journal articles that cite the article given for Citation #1

(Use Google Scholar and PubMed)

a) How many times is citation #1 cited in Google Scholar?

b) How many times is citation #1 cited in Pub/Med?

 

6. Write out a search statement in sentence form that you might consider for your Research Proposal.  Note - You may change your topic later after conferring with Professor Schroll.   

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Identify the two or three main concepts in your search statement and break them down into synonymous, narrower, or broader terms:

Concept 1                 and        Concept 2            and       Concept 3
1                                             1                                       1

2                                             2                                       2

3                                             3                                       3

For the above search statement find a total of 8 sources that could be used for your research:
1)   - 1 reference sources (statistics, subject encyclopedias, other)
2)   - 1 book sources or (videos, maps, software) from SMC Library Collection or WorldCat or UVM
3)   - 4 Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper articles 
   A. 3 of the 4 must be a peer reviewed research article
   B. Determine if SMC Library has the Journal (electric or print)

Required: Use RefWorks to get ACS citations for your journal articles

4)   - 1 Internet sources on your topic
Required: Print out the first page of the Internet Source
Summarize each site -- write a brief description of what is at the site
Briefly evaluate each site - by authority, objectivity, timeliness, focus
(Review Evaluating Information @ http://lib.nmsu.edu/staff/susabeck/evalcrit.html

5) - List 2 points about the research process or this assignment that was frustrating or confusing