BIO 181

Danielle Carlockd.carlock@sccmail.maricopa.edu

480-425-6765

BY THE END OF TODAY’S SESSION YOU WILL BE ABLE TOConduct a search for books in the library

catalogDetermine journal holdings at various

librariesDetermine the nature of an articleConduct a search for peer reviewed

articlesComplete the library lab assignment!

How to find booksQuestion 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

SECONDARY ARTICLES Author(s) describe, summarize, or make

comments on someone else’s researchCould 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

PEER REVIEWExpert 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

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 use article

databases available thru library website 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 DATABASESScience 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

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