Locating sources using the UMD library electronic resources
Biol 3998 Sec 4, S08
Bibliography Style: Name-year system, CSE style:
http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/csegd.php
Biology 3998 Research Guide:
http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/libdata_pos/page.phtml?page_id=33
Step 1: Electronic databases
Databases by subject à Biology
My favorites: Biology Abstracts (1980-present), PubMed, Web of Science
Scroll down… Research Help à 3998
Hints for searching
Biological Abstracts
à General search
à Topic Search
Use boolean operators: AND, OR, *, “”
à Author Search
Check boxes and hit “Add to marked list” on right-hand side before going on to next page
When ready, click “Marked list” above to email/print/save
· For literature reviews, scroll down to the bottom of the screen, and select “Literature review” in the article type drop-down menu under “Restrict search…”
· After clicking on article, can link to Web of Science on right-hand menu
· After clicking on article, automatic full-text linking service: FindIt on right-hand menu
PubMed
à Type into search
Use boolean operators: AND, OR, *, “”
Check boxes
When ready, hit email/text/, etc… on the “send to” pulldown bar on top.
· For literature reviews, click the tab at the top of the results page that says “Review: ”
· After clicking on article, automatic full-text linking service: FindIt in upper right corner.
Web of Science
Note citation databases on main menu … Science only
Benefit: Get access to articles that a paper cited, AND articles that cited that paper
à General Search is like any search using biological abstracts
à Cited Reference Search
Need Author, and possibly year
Step 2: Locating article to read
FindIt: Automatic linking to UMD library from electronic databases
1. E-journal
2. Library catalog (hard copy in library stacks)
3. Interlibrary loan (takes 2 weeks)
Step 3 (optional): RefWorks (on 3998 page)
1. Sign up
2. Create folder (3998): “Folders” on drop down menu à Create new folder
3. Add references: “References” à Add new reference
Note: à Add to folder 3998
Note: Start page example: 49-59
4. Format bibliography: Click “Bibliography” on drop down menu
à Output Style: Scroll down to “Access output style manager…”
à Scroll down to “Council of Biology Editors – CBE 6th, Name-Year Sequence”
à Select “Add to favorites,” then click on “Back to previous page” in the upper right
à Output Style: Scroll down to the CBE Name-Year style to select it
à Format bibliography à Include all references from folder 3998 à Click create bibliography
Using Google Scholar
www.google.com à More… à Scholar
· Type in associated words of topic and/or author
· No Boolean operators
· Some linking to UMD FindIt from UMD campus computers
· Careful to only used published articles
· Probably still need to use E-journal locator or library catalog to get actual article
Websites
Can only use website if…
· Published in electronic format, and is peer-reviewed
· Scientific report published by a governmental agency or non-biased organization
Copying figures and tables
From pdf
· In the newest version of Reader: Click the figure or table with your pointer to highlight it – then press Ctrl-c to copy and paste directly into MSPowerPoint. Or, go up to “Tools” and select “snapshot” tool.
· If the document does not allow snapshots, you can always get a screenshot by pressing Alt-Print Screen on a PC, and then crop it to size.
Scanning
· Free student scanner is available in the Multimedia Hub in the library.
· Should consider using USB drive.
· CAUTION: Be sure to scan at high enough DPI that audience can read!!
Include only those references that you actually read and used in your presentation. You must cite 10 references within your talk, and use 6 data figures or tables from at least 3 different sources.
List references in alphabetical order according to the last name of the first author of the publication.
Note the following also:
· Spell out only the last names of authors; initials are used for first and middle names.
· Latin names, including genus and species names, are placed in italics.
· Titles of journals are NOT enclosed within quotation marks.
· Only the first word in article titles is capitalized.
· Journal names may be abbreviated. Acceptable abbreviations for the titles of journals can usually be found within the journal itself. Be consistent – either use them for every reference or none.
· The only valid websites are governmental, ejournals, and scientifically-respected non-profit organizations. Your 10 sources must be primary and peer-reviewed by the scientific community.
· If a journal is available in print, do not site it as an ejournal just because you accessed it as a pdf.
The following examples may be helpful:
Bayne, B.L. 1992. Some effects of stress in the adult on the larval development of Mytilus edulis . Nature. 237-459.
Shaw, A. and M.J. Ourlser. 2000. Paracrine regulation of osteoclast activity in metastatic breast cancer. Cancer Research Alert 1: 124-127.
Moen, R., J. Pastor, Y. Cohen and C.C. Schwartz. 1996. Effect of moose movement and habitat use on GPS collar performance. Journal of Wildlife Management 60: 659-668.
Wessels , N.K. and J.L. Hopson. 2000. Biology . Random House, Inc. NY, pp 374-379.
Article from a Book
Toole, B.P. 1981. Glycosamineoglycans in morphogenesis. In: Cell Biology of Extracellular Matrix (E.D. Hay, editor) Plenum Press, NY. pp 259-294.
Website
Browning T. 1997. Embedded visuals: student design in Web spaces. Kairos: A Journal for Teachers of Writing in Webbed Environments 3(1). <http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/2.1/features/ browning/bridge.html>. Accessed 1997 Oct 21.
If you cite several papers by the same author, list them chronologically, the most recent first. If one author has published two papers in the same year, list them for example: C.L. Harriss , 1999a and C.L. Harriss , 1999b.