1. INFORMATION LITERACY Fundamentals of Scientific Process

2. YOUTUBE science Video Click: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq2zNgdokm4

3. What’s information literacy?

4. Information Literacy The ability to… FIND information EVALUATE information INCORPORATE information DOCUMENT information

5. Topics to Be Covered Identifying & Selecting Library Databases Popular vs. Scholarly Journals The Meaning of “Peer-Reviewed” Confirming peer-reviewed status Using Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory (Ulrichsweb)

6. Topics Database Search Strategies & Techniques I Selecting Keywords (Search Terms) Using Synonyms / Using a Thesaurus Understanding Controlled Vocabulary

7. Topics Database Search Strategies & Techniques II Boolean Operators: Using AND, OR, NOT Power Search Techniques & Shortcuts Using Parentheses Truncation Phrase Searching Basic Search vs. Advanced Search

8. Topics Using the NYIT Journal Locator A Journal Citation: Its Parts & Fields Interlibrary Loan: Books & Journal Articles Citing Journal Articles in APA / MLA Style The References Page Listing Your Sources Alphabetically Parenthetical References

9. Finding & SelectingNYIT Library Databases Start on the Library Home Page

10. The Library Home Pagehttp://www.nyit.edu/library Click to access 200+ databases Click to access 100,000+ books

11. Databases A-Z Grouped by subject Alphabetical listing

12. To Research Science TopicsMultidisciplinary Databases Two databases focusing on science topics: Science Direct Scitation(not listed here)

13. For Search Strategy WorksheetChoose one of these databases:

14. Popular vs. Scholarly Sources Identifying scholarly sources

15. Criteria to Apply

16. Peer-Reviewed Journals A peer-reviewed journal is scholarly

17. Peer-Reviewed Peer-reviewed = Screened by a panel of subject experts and found to meet stringent criteria of scholarship. A peer-reviewed journal contains articles that have been carefully evaluated for academic quality and deemed worthy of publication by a select group of subject authorities. Not precisely synonymous, these terms mean roughly the same thing as peer-reviewed: Scholarly / Refereed / Juried

18. Is This Journal Peer-Reviewed?Use Ulrich’s to Find Out Sample title in Ulrich’s Journal is shown to be Scholarly and Refereed

19. Database Search Strategies & Techniques I Keywords, Synonyms, Thesauri, Controlled Vocabulary

20. Let’s assume you have to write a research paper. You’ve chosen this topic: robotICS Near-future developments in…

21. Selecting Search TermsUsing Synonyms / Using a Thesaurus Database search engines look for SEARCH TERMS (keywords). These should correspond closely to your topic. The better your search terms, the better your search. Entering synonyms can be helpful when searching. A THESAURUS provides synonyms, words that mean the same thing. Look up “robots” to find synonyms that include:robotics, automaton, “mechanical man,” android, cyborgYour search can contain any or all of these terms.

23. This is “controlled vocabulary,” used to group different sources on the same topic TOGETHER under ONE specific term.

25. Database Search Strategies & Techniques II Boolean LogicUsing Parentheses Truncation Phrase Searching Basic vs. Advanced Searching

26. Boolean Operators: AND, OR, NOTCombining & relating search terms----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A = Dogs / B = Cats / Blue = Articles Retrieved AND narrows a search. OR broadens a search. NOT narrows a search. Articles discussingDogs OR Cats Articles discussingDogs AND Cats Articles discussingDogs NOT Cats I want articles that discuss both dogs AND cats. I want articles that discuss either dogs OR cats or both dogs and cats. I want articles that discuss dogs but NOT cats, i.e., that discuss dogs only.

27. A Possible Boolean Search --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPIC: Near-future developments in robotics --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (robotics OR robots OR automatons) AND(developments OR evolution OR progress) OR connects SYNONYMS / AND combines CONCEPTS--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More: PARENTHESES -- used to group and sequence operations TRUNCATION -- (robot* OR automatons) PHRASE SEARCH -- “developments in robotics”

28. Basic Search vs. Advanced SearchExample: Academic Search Complete A Basic Search is not necessarily easier and can be very precise – IF you know how to wield Boolean logic and choose your keywords carefully. A Basic Search done badly can be so broad that results are overwhelming in number – with many irrelevant “hits” to wade through. An Advanced Search typically provides many more ways to FILTER your results by different criteria (delimiters). An Advanced Search might well be called a Guided Search. A good advanced search can be easier to do than a good basic search. RECOMMENDED: Choose Advanced Search.

29. Basic Search Screen Note Search Delimiters / Criteria (10)

30. Advanced Search Screen Note (2) additional delimiters / criteria (Total: 12)

31. Field designators Truncation Synonyms + Boolean A possible Advanced Search on the sample topic Delimiters selected

32. Results (96 “hits” with keywords in titles)

33. The NYIT Journal LocatorFind link on Library home page Sample question answered by the Journal Locator: Do you have the journal GENOME, June 2007? Fill in the blank to see IF and WHERE the Library has a specific journal – either electronic/online in a database or in its print collection.

34. The NYIT Journal LocatorYou’re looking for Genome, June 2007. Step 1: Launch Locator, enter title you seek, click Search.

35. The NYIT Journal LocatorA list of locations appears. A results page appears, locating the full text journal in one or more Library databases. Let’s click on this database.

36. The NYIT Journal LocatorAccess the journal and the year you want. The journal record opens. Click open Genome 2007

37. The NYIT Journal LocatorOpen the specific issue you want. The year expands to list individual issues. Click here

38. The NYIT Journal LocatorWith the issue open, find your article – in full text.

39. Need a Journal the Library Doesn’t Have? Interlibrary Loans 3 Complete & Submit 1 2

40. DOCUMENTING YOUR SOURCES: Citations & Parenthetical References

42. In other words, you’ll use the thoughts and words of OTHERS in YOUR paper.

43. To avoid PLAGIARISM, you must CITE these sources.

47. The Parts of an MLA Journal Citation Author Article title / Subtitle Shackell, John M. “Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century.” Air & Space Power Journal 24.2 (2010): 95-96.ProQuest. Web. 4 Aug. 2010. Volume no. Pages Journal title Issue no. Database / Source / Date accessed Year published Database search engines can be directed to find search terms in a single part of a citation. In this case, parts are called fields. Example: Searching for “robotics” in article titles only is called a FIELD SEARCH.

48. A Sample References Page – APA Style Sources here are alphabetized by author’s last name. From: The Purdue Online Writing Lab

49. A Sample References Page – MLA Style Sources here are alphabetized by author’s last name. From: The Purdue Online Writing Lab

50. Apt Quote The longest journey begins with a single step. – Lao Tzu