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Using Databases…
…to find reliable articles for Biology
What
databases can we use?
What
search techniques can we use?
What
is a peer reviewed article?
How
do you know if an article is reliable?
DATABASES:
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A collection of
magazines, newspapers,
academic journals, and
other resources available
online with a subscription
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Easy to find reliable
scientific research
•
Contains more free
ACADEMIC SOURCES
than the general Internet
What’s an “academic” source?
Published
by experts: researchers, universities,
academic societies, professional organizations
Often
peer-reviewed (“refereed”)
“…highly valued… because they contain articles that
have been screened by an author's peers (people
who work in the same field as the author).”
ProQuest
Irvington’s
own database!
Please do NOT share password
with non-IHS students
Username: ihsproquest
Password: irvingt0n
Choose e-library or SIRS
Sort by Source Type
Sort by source type on left
Peer Reviewed Articles:
In
In
E-Library, look for purple bar:
SIRS, look under magazines; may need to
Google title of publication (Ex: Journal of
American Pediatrics. Not the article title)
Alameda County Library
Sign up for an e-cardsee link at
irvington.org/library
• This form does
have some technical
issues. If you have
trouble, see Ms.
McAuley in the library
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After you have a card
number…
Go
to www.aclibrary.org
Under the “Research” drop-down menu,
Choose “A-Z Resources”
Don’t
search for your topic in this main screen! This is
just a list of databases. You have to choose one
database to search.
How Do I Search in a database?
Use
strings of KEYWORDS, NOT whole
sentences.
What effects will global warming have on
people and our environment?
Global warming
Climate change
Effects
Etc.
Narrow or Broaden Results
•
Limit to FULL TEXT
•
Narrow by TYPE
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Boolean operators: try connecting keywords
using AND, OR, NOT
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Scan (quickly look through) results for sources
that seem useful.
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Click on the title or “Full Text”
and read!
The next few slides give some examples of
useful databases for science…
EBSCOHost: A good general
database
Advanced Search:
World Wide Science
On
the Internet (no card needed)
Some articles unavailable in full text
Click “Full Text Available” under Topics
GreenFile
Greenfile
Student Research Center
JSTOR (short for Journal
Storage): A great
database!
http://www.jstor.org/
Click
Advanced Search
Check box: “Only Content I
Can Access”
Search using keywords
IPL (Internet Public Library)
www.ipl.org
Websites
reviewed by
librarians
Citing Journal Articles from a
Database
Dolby, Nadine. “Research in Youth Culture.” Social
Work and Society 50.1 (2008): 173-96. ProQuest.
Web. 5 Oct. 2014. <www.urlgoeshere.com>.
-Name of the database is included.
-If required to include URL, put at end:
<www.example.com>.
-If no pages given: n. pag.
-This is for academic journals only. Other databases
resources like encyclopedia articles should be cited as
whatever they are. The database labels each type of
source.