BISC 102: ECOLOGY ASSIGNMENT LIBRARY TUTORIAL Spring 2012

Tutorial Outline The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species The research process Popular vs. scholarly publications Finding scholarly information Practice time

BiSc 102 Library Research Guide in WebCT Link to BiSc 102 Library Research Guide for this assignment

BiSc 102 Surrey) research guide

Scientific posters – see: WebCT Creating postersSample posters

Sample poster (links in WebCT) A scientific poster

IUCN Red List Search box Sample search: manatee

IUCN Red List: results page The species I have chosen: Trichechus manatus (West Indian Manatee) Status: Vulnerable C1 ver 3.1 Pop. trend: decreasing

Trichechus manatus entry Taxonomy Assessment Information Geographic Range Population Habitat and Ecology Threats Conservation Actions Scientific name: Trichechus manatus Bibliography link

Your species Note: It will be easier to find information on your species if you choose an organism that has been studied by researchers extensively.  This may seem obvious, but it’s worth considering before you commit to creating a poster on the Ochre-rumped antbird. Henrique, C. (2008). Ochre-rumped antbird [Photograph]. Retrieved from

IUCN Red List: Practice  Let’s try searching in the IUCN Red List now.

Research Process Identify the research topic: Endangered or vulnerable species: manatee

Research Process Some aspects of your species : Ecology Habitat Conservation actions

Research Process Identify the terms: manatee conservation

Research Process Identify the related terms  Manatee: Trichechus manatus  Conservation: conserve, preserve Use the scientific name of your organism for searching and for your scientific poster

Searching tools OR AND * (truncation) conserv* will find … conserve, conserves, conservation, conservationists, etc.

AND / OR Trichechus manatus conservation Trichechus manatus OR conservation Trichechus manatus AND conservation

Combining terms & tools

Background information (books) For background information on your species, try looking in …  reference books  e.g., encyclopedias  books about your species (note: there might not be any)  books on a broader topic  e.g., endangered species; endangered plants; rare animals  There are suggestions for finding useful books in the BiSc 102 (Surrey) Research Guide in WebCT.

Popular vs. scholarly publications  For your poster, you will need to find scholarly publications with articles on your species  Keep in mind: you shouldn’t be using Wikipedia as a source  What are the differences between popular and scholarly publications?

Popular publications  Informs or entertains  Sells products  Aimed at general public  Contains graphics, photos, illustrations  Rarely cites other sources  Simple, non-technical language

Scholarly publications  Reports on original research  Audience includes academics, researchers, professionals  Longer articles  Technical language, jargon  Always cites sources  PEER REVIEWED or REFEREED

Finding articles What is Fast Search?  What it includes  What it doesn’t include Fast Search vs. databases  Why would you use a database rather than Fast Search? The BiSc 102 Research Guide includes a list of key databases to use for your assignment.

Fast Search Trichechus manatus conserv*

Fast Search You can limit results to articles from scholarly publications Note: You still need to know how to identify a scholarly article because many non-scholarly articles appear in scholarly journals (e.g., book reviews, editorials).

Getting full-text articles from Fast Search Step 1: Click on article title Step 2: Click on full- text link. * * If there is no full-text link, there are a few things that could be happening… Step 3: Either the full-text version will open automatically, or you will use the ‘Where can I get this?’ info to find the article.

Fast Search  Let’s spend a bit of time using Fast Search to find scholarly articles on a species you found using the IUCN Red List.

Citations: APA style

Citing images (APA)

Getting help

Getting Help  Ask anyone at the reference desk in any of the three campus libraries  Use our Ask a Librarian services (via the Library home page) to contact a librarian (by phone, IM, or ).Ask a Librarian  Contact : Jenna Walsh Class? Due Date? Where have you searched? How have you searched? Found anything close to what you need?