TOPS Fall 2017

TOPS Fall 2017

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  L A KS A M E E P U T N A M L P U T N A M @ T O W S O N . E D U R E S E A R C H A N D I N S T R U C T I O N L I B R A R I A N TOPS Orientation – Library and Research Basics Please login to the computer, then open a browser and go to: http://bit.ly/tops2017library
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  First…  Laksamee Putnam [email protected]  Cook Library Research Help:  Call: 410.704.2462.  Text: 410.774.1398.  Chat: 24/7  Email us questions  Slides: http://bit.ly/tops2017library
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  Take away…  LibraryScavenger Hunt  Where are you?  Search strategies and Search tips  Evaluate the information  Finding books/articles in the Cook Library  Research time
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  Where are you? 700,000 Books  280,000 e-Books  1,200 Print Journals  236 Electronic Databases  50,000 Electronic Journals  200 computers  Print here  Lab books here
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  Books? Really?
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  Where do yougo to find answers?
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  Preparing to Search Articulate your topic  Choose important ideas  Identify keywords  Find background information  Reference books  Websites  Gather, organize and narrow it down Types of Scientific Evidence
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  Evaluate  Check forCRAAP  Currency  Relevance  Authority  Accuracy  Purpose  Spotting Bad Science  Examples  Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus  Vaccines and Autism
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  Searching the Catalog Cook Library CookOneSearch  Location  Call number  Library Map  Other locations  Reserves  Interlibrary loan (Illiad)  Request
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  Searching Databases Cook Library Research Guides Biology Chemistry ComputerScience MB3 etc  Peer-reviewed articles in multiple journals  Journals  Towson: 296 journals with the word Biology in the title  Databases  Cook OneSearch  ScienceDirect  Scopus
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  Library Scavenger Hunt Review the worksheet with your group and get ready to report how it went!  Email pictures to [email protected]  Topics chosen?  How did the book search go?  Which database did you use? Thoughts?  Let’s take a look at some of the places you visited
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  Research Time  Startyour research on career and majors  Search Cook OneSearch  Ask the librarian for help!
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  Questions?  Feel freeto contact me:  Laksamee Putnam  [email protected]  410.704.3746.  Or any reference librarian:  Visit Cook Library Reference Desk  Call: 410.704.2462.  Text: 410.774.1398.  Chat: 24/7  Email us questions