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Beyond CHE 205:Understanding the Information
Universe
CHE 395
Honora N. Eskridge
Fall 2006
• What is research?
• Changing expectations…– Thinking in a multi-disciplinary, international
way– Using professional sources– Print resources – Choosing the best source
Information Discovery
"The explosion of information has serious implications for information seeking by all persons, but especially for students. For example, in most cases there is not just one right source of information to answer an information need; there are likely to be a number of alternative sources and approaches that can successfully lead to resolution of the problem. The question becomes less, "Can I find information on this topic?" and more "What are my best strategies for finding information on this topic?"
--Eisenberg, Michael B. and Robert E. Berkowitz. Information Problem Solving: The Big Six Skills Approach to Library and Information Skills Instruction
Choosing the Best Source
Flow of Scholarly InformationWhich literature types do you use the library to find?
Which library tool do you use for each type of literature?
What We’re Going to Focus on…
• The role of journal articles in communication between researchers.
• Economics of scholarly information – Why can’t Google get you everything you need?
• Article discovery
• Article access
• Managing information
Web Search Engines –Yahoo!, Google, Lycos, etc.
World Wide Web – Millions of web pages!
This is the surface of the Web
The Deep Web
World Wide Web – Millions of web pages!
Web pages containing search tools
Web Search Engines
Silos of Information
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World Wide Web – Millions of web pages!
Web pages containing search tools (DATABASES)
Web Search Engines
Compare looking for research articles to finding and buying an airline ticket
Searching Google doesn’t work – you haveto select the right type of database (Expedia, Travelocity).The database is free – ads pay for it.
Discovery. You are now searching a database for a specificdocument – the right ticket.
Now you choose the best document for your needs,in this case the best flight.
Access means buying the ticket.The ‘document’ costs money!
Searching Google doesn’t work well – you haveto select the right type of database (Compendex, Inspec).The database costs money – no ads! The library pays for it.
Discovery. You are now searching a database for specificdocuments – research articles.
Now you choose the best document(s) for your needs,in this case an IEEE article.
Access occurs because the library bought the journal.The ‘document’ costs money!
Now you determine if the library owns this article
Discover citation in database: -Proof document was published.
Access to document is available only because: -The library bought the journal the article appears in.
FindText@NCSU: -Proof NCSU owns document. -The Library bought it.
Discovery and Access are separate functions
Economics of Scholarly Info
• Academic Information is a BIG BUSINESS
• The players:– Scholars Writing– Publishers Packaging/Selling– Database (index/abstract) companies Discovery/Selling– Libraries Access/Buying
• Big Money! http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/jcosts/
• These factors directly influence what you can read and use in your research!!
Managing Information
• Learn how to – Set up alerts for new journal articles– Use Refworks – Use RSS (depends on your field)
• We can teach you how to manage your information More efficient and more organized = more productive.
Managing InformationManaging Information
Beyond CHE 205
• Advanced use of Compendex
• Databases for other disciplines
• Other information “packages”– Conferences– Patents– Standards
Honora N. EskridgeHead, Textiles Library and Engineering [email protected]
Scott WarrenAssistant Head, Textiles Library and Engineering
Contact Information
