finding information in earth sciences
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Finding information in Earth Sciences
October 2014
Plan your search
• What information do you need?– Identify your search terms (“Keywords”)
• How much information do you want?– Eg : Essay length: if only a few pages, don’t get overwhelmed
with literature searching
• How much time have you got to collect it?– Plan backwards from your deadline
• Where are you going to find this information?
See : http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/earthsci/
Resources
• Internet pages• Statistics
• Official publications
• Specialist reports
• Academics & librarians
• Books & e-books• Journals & e-journals• E-prints• Conference
proceedings• Theses
Effective searching in catalogues, indexes and databases
• Key words eg fossils
• Phrases eg “sedimentary rocks”
• Truncation eg paleobiol*
• Joining terms together eg – tectonics AND climate– (Geol* OR Earth Sci* ) AND Arctic
Finding journals
• Regular publications containing articles by different authors, up-to-date information, news, reviews etc.
• Print and/or electronic versions
• Search for title of journal on catalogue
• Use Discover or databases to search for journal articles
• Databases for journal articles • e.g. AGU digital library, Science Direct, Web of Science,
JSTOR
Further resources
eg
•Reading lists
•Library subject pages
•Statistics, maps and data services
Understanding referencesBook:
• Kearey, P., Klepeis, K.A. and Vine F.J. (2009) Global tectonics. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
Chapter in edited book:
• Tooley, M. (1985) ‘Climate, sea-level and coastal change’ in Tooley, M. and Sheail, G. (eds.) The Climatic scene. London: Allen & Unwin, pp. 206-230.
Journal article:
• Mueller, K. (2004) ‘Compressional structures on Mars’, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 32, pp. 435-464.
Web page:
• Signs of the Times (2009) ‘New lunar meteorite found in Antarctica’, Science Daily, 18 January. Available at: http://www.sott.net/article/173386-New-Lunar-Meteorite-Found-In-Antarctica (Accessed: 8 October 2014).
Help and advice
• Join a Library tour
• Ask at the Help and Information desk, Level 2, Bill Bryson Library
• Pick up a Library guide to Earth Sciences
• Liaison Librarian: Christine Purcell
0191 334 2937 [email protected]