BSC 2011L Library Exercise

Objectives At the end of the lesson, students should be able to: Build an effective search strategy Build an effective search strategy Find books in the library catalog and identify their location Find books in the library catalog and identify their location Choose a journal article database appropriate for their topic Choose a journal article database appropriate for their topic Find journal articles in a science database Find journal articles in a science database Determine if a journal article is available online, in print at the libraries, or not available Determine if a journal article is available online, in print at the libraries, or not available Identify the parts of an article citation and a book citation Identify the parts of an article citation and a book citation

Building a Search Strategy Before searching, identify appropriate keywords for your topic Sample Topic: “Predatory Behavior in Ants”

Building a Search Strategy “Predatory Behavior in Ants” Synonyms/alternate forms – predators, predation Synonyms/alternate forms – predators, predation Alternate spellings - behavior, behaviour Alternate spellings - behavior, behaviour Broader terms – insects, invertebrates Broader terms – insects, invertebrates Narrower terms – big headed ants Narrower terms – big headed ants Taxonomic names - Pheidole Taxonomic names - Pheidole

Building a Search Strategy Using AND, OR and NOT correctly AND – decreases search results AND – decreases search results OR – increases search results OR – increases search results NOT – decreases search results by exclusion NOT – decreases search results by exclusion Play the Boolean Brain Buster

Building a Search Strategy Does it make a difference? Here are different search results from Web of Science searches Search Strategy Results predatory behavior in ants 117 predat* and (behavior or behaviour) and ants 424 predat* and (behavior or behaviour) and (ants or pheidole) 426

Searching the Library Catalog Use the catalog to search for books, dissertations, government documents and audio/visual material Use the catalog to search for books, dissertations, government documents and audio/visual material DO NOT use the catalog to search for journal articles DO NOT use the catalog to search for journal articles Use broad terms to search the catalog – save the more specific terms for the journal article databases Use broad terms to search the catalog – save the more specific terms for the journal article databases

A Basic Search Note which library an item is in Note the call number Click on title for full record

Book Citation You need the information in these 3 fields to write a book citation

An Advanced Search

Searching the Library Catalog Go Live

Searching for Journal Articles Picking a Database to Search Web of Science – all sciences Web of Science – all sciences BIOSIS Previews – biological sciences BIOSIS Previews – biological sciences Agricola – agricultural sciences Agricola – agricultural sciences CAB – biological and agricultural sciences with more international perspective CAB – biological and agricultural sciences with more international perspective Zoological Record – zoological sciences Zoological Record – zoological sciences

Searching for Journal Articles Use the special search functions for more precise searching Truncation – predat* searches predator, predators, predation, predatory Truncation – predat* searches predator, predators, predation, predatory Phrase searching – use quotation marks for exact phrases – “social behavior” Phrase searching – use quotation marks for exact phrases – “social behavior” Nest terms – use parenthesis when using more than one operator – ants and (behavior or behaviour) Nest terms – use parenthesis when using more than one operator – ants and (behavior or behaviour)

Searching for Journal Articles Search functions (“tricks”) by database

Searching for Journal Articles Go Live to one of the databases

Searching for Journal Articles Can I get that online? Can I get that online? Look for the “Find UF” button in the databases Look for the “Find UF” button in the databases

Searching for Journal Articles Takes you to article online Look for print volumes in the library

Journal Article Citation Authors Title of article Title of journal Volume Issue Page numbers Date

Need More Help? Biological/Life Sciences Librarian Tara Cataldo Marston Science Library, L209C Or Ask any librarian