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BY THE END OF TODAY’S SESSION YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
Conduct a search for books in the library catalog
Determine journal holdings at various libraries
Determine the nature of an articleConduct a search for peer reviewed
articlesComplete the library lab assignment!
How to find books
Question 1
How to look up books in the library catalog
Does the library have journal X????
Question 2… determining whether a library has a given journal
SCC-SCC periodical holdingsASU-One Search (journals)UA-Other Search Options (ejournals)
Does the library have article X???
A library may have access to a particular journal, but not a particular article in that journal
Must look at the year the article was published & compare that to the range of years listed as the availability of that journal. ◦EX: SCC has access to the journal Evolution, but
only in a certain date range. What is it?
PRIMARY RESEARCH ARTICLES
Purpose: to report the results of a single study or experiment
The author(s) is/are the person(s) who conducted the study or experiment; i.e it is reported firsthand
Example: Morphological response of songbirds to 100 years of landscape change in North America
TYPICAL FORMAT OF A FULL LENGTH PRIMARY RESEARCH ARTICLE
Abstract IntroductionMethodsResultsDiscussionWorks cited
Not all primary research articles will follow this format. Some brief reports, etc do not.
Is this a primary research article?
Wing assisted incline running and the evolution of flight
RESEARCH ARTICLES PRACTICE EXERCISES
Go to:1. http://tinyurl.com/25j3f7b (that’s a j after the
25 not an i)2. Go to page 23. Scroll down and complete
• 1st question in Quiz group 1• Ordering activity• All of the final Quiz group
SECONDARY ARTICLES Author(s) describe, summarize, or make
comments on someone else’s research
Could come in the form of :
1. An editorial, commentary, magazine article, news article……
2. A review article or literature review-summarizes the results of several studies or experiments, often attempting to identify trends or draw broader conclusions
Is this a primary or secondary article?
Avian influenza: exploring all the avenues
SECONDARY ARTICLES-PRACTICE EXERCISES
1.Go to page 4 of http://tinyurl.com/25j3f7b
2.Scroll down to the bottom and complete:• 1st two questions in Quiz group 1• All of Quiz group 2
Next step
Fill out the rest of question 4 EXCEPT FOR THE PEER REVIEWED COLUMN
PEER REVIEW
Expert reviewers (peers) evaluate an article’s methodology, merit, and overall unique contribution to research in a specific discipline PRIOR to publication
In the sciences and medicine, peer review is almost universal when it comes to primary research
Some types of secondary literature (review articles) are also peer reviewed
TYPES OF ARTICLES HOW REVIEWED
Primary research (primary)
Review articles (secondary)By peers (peer review)
Editorials/commentaries (secondary)
News items (secondary)
Letters (secondary) Book reviews (secondary) Any other article which is secondary (including magazine articles)
By editor (i.e. no peer review)
NOTE: ALL OF THESE ARTICLE TYPES CAN APPEAR IN A PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL
Fill out the Peer Reviewed? Column in question 4
QUESTION 5-Finding a known citation
Find the volume number and authors of an article called “The Hallmarks of Cancer” published in the journal Cell in 2000.
Use the SCC Periodical list on the library homepage. It takes you to the database(s) where this journal is available electronically, which allows you to get the information you need.
FINDING ARTICLESWhen you want to find articles on use
specialized search engines available thru library
These search engines are not available freely thru the web (ie. by googling)
For question 6 and your Research Assignment you will need to use article databases
SUGGESTED DATABASES
Science Direct PubMed (health/medical topics)JSTOR Wiley Online Library
Complete Question 6
Begin Research Assignment if time remains
NEXT STEPS
GETTING HELP WITH RESEARCH
Call the library 480-423-6650Use the 24/7 chat serviceVisit the library information deskContact me at 480 425 6765 or
[email protected] to the BIO 181 libguide