biol 201 spring 2011

Pride and Passion: The African American Baseball Experience

Cook Library 3rd floor Thursday, February 24 - Friday, April, 8, 2011

Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience is a traveling exhibition which examines the challenges faced by African-American baseball players as they sought equal opportunities in their sport beginning in the post-Civil War era.

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LAKSAMEE PUTNAMLPUTNAM@TOWSON.EDU

RESEARCH & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN

BIOL 201:Finding Scientific Information Using Cook Library

First…

Laksamee Putnamlputnam@towson.eduCook Library Reference:

410.704.2462. IM/email

Phone: 410.704.3746.Twitter: @LibrarianLaks

Take Away…

Search strategies and Search tips

Finding books/articles in the Cook Library

Evaluate the information

Where do you start your search?

Preparing to Search

Articulate your topic Choose important ideas Identify keywords

Find background information Reference books Websites

Gather, organize and narrow it down

Preparing to Search

Brainstorm Synonyms More specific terms Broader concepts

Use broader terms for BooksUse narrower terms for Articles

Example: Encyclopedia of Earth

A Quick Look at Cook Library

Cook Library Website Off Campus Login Journal List Catalog

Library Catalog WorldCat TU

Subject Gateways Research Databases

Ask for help/Give us feedback

Searching the Catalog

Cook Library

Research

Library Catalogs

Advanced Search Options

Location Call number Library Map

Other locations Interlibrary loan (Illiad) Request

Searching the Databases

Cook Library

Subject Gateways

Biology

Peer-reviewed articles in multiple journals

Journals Towson: 235 journals with the

word Biology in the title

Databases Science Citation Index: 6,650

journals on a variety of scientific disciplines

Research vs Review

Evaluate

Authority Credibility?

Currency Publication date?

Objectivity Inform or persuade?

Scope References? In depth?

Usability Clunky website?

Examples Pacific Northwest Tree

Octopus

RYT Hospital

Questions?

Feel free to contact me: Laksamee Putnam lputnam@towson.edu 410.704.3746. Twitter: @LibrarianLaks

Or any reference librarian: Visit Cook Library Reference Desk 410.704.2462. IM – tucookchat