Information Literacy

ECS-65100

Program feedback lecture Example of a search

+ demo on using Endnote for reference management

Evaluation of results Managing of results Using of results when writing and

publishing

Exam, exercises and assignment report Questions

Searching

What: specifying search question Where: selecting sources

See Blackboard module 4b How: tools and rules

Subject:Government policies in Eastern Europe

regarding wetland degradation

Ramsar, 2003; http://www.ramsar.org/mtg/mtg_gbf_europe1.htm

What – specifying search question

Sources for orientation: Reference works: catalogue,

Virtual Reference Desk, Wikipedia Internet Search Engines (e.g. Scirus) Review papers (e.g. Scopus) Newspapers? (LexisNexis, NYT)

Search example – concepts

Government policies in Eastern Europe regarding wetland degradation

Search example – concepts

Government policies in Eastern Europe regarding wetland degradation

Concept 1 wetlands

Search example – concepts

Government policies in Eastern Europe regarding wetland degradation

Concept 1 wetlands

Concept 2 degradation

Search example – concepts

Government policies in Eastern Europe regarding wetland degradation

Concept 1 wetlands

Concept 2 degradation

Concept 3 policies

Search example – concepts

Government policies in Eastern Europe regarding wetland degradation

Concept 1 wetlands

Concept 2 degradation

Concept 3 policies

Concept 4 eastern europe

Search example – keywords

1. wetland?, marsh*, bog?, swamp?(Thesaurus viewer or Wordtracker, In Blackboard: see Keyword Finding Assistance under

Extra Materials)

2. degradation, contamination, pollution, but also…. conservation

3. policy, policies, government, politics, authorities

4. Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Poland, etc. (explode)

Search example – search profile

Within aspect: OR Between aspects: AND (Exclude aspects: NOT) Make sets per concept, or use

parentheses Adjust during search

Where – selecting sources

Choice of information source: Bibliographic databases

portals: nature/environmental management metasearch for selection of database

Test them ! Quantity Quality

How: Search toolsdifference in platforms different

tools

phrase searching?plural searching?field searching?operators?wildcards?thesaurus?

see Search Tips and Help

Scopus and CAB

Scopus CAB (OvidSP) CAB (EBSCO)"" for phrase phrase phrase search plurals search no plurals

sometimesti, ab, kw all fields all fieldsAND/OR/AND NOT AND/OR/NOT AND/OR/NOT

PRE/W ADJ/NEAR/WITH N/W*= any/ ? =1 *=any/ ?= 0,1 *=any/?=1/#=0,1

no thesaurus thesaurus thesaurus

Final search in CAB Abstracts and Scopus1. wetland? OR marsh* OR bog? OR swamp?2. degradation OR contamination OR pollution OR

conservation3. policy OR policies OR government? OR politic* OR

authorit* 4. explode Central Europe via thesaurusCAB: 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 39 refs

Scopus 25 refs1 AND 2 AND 3 AND 4

Following a thread

Reference lists Cited by Related records

Evaluating the results

Judging bibliographic records type of document subject and scope – abstract information primary or secondary research audience date of publication author details

Evaluating internet resources anyone can publish coverage, relevancy for your question quality criteria: accuracy, objectivity, authority,

currency

Peter Steiner, The New Yorker July 5, 1993

Managing the results

Selecting references Print, download, e-mail Export to database management

software EndNote (short demo)

Getting the paper document: link, catalogue, request

Management of Pdf’s

Using the results

Citing, avoid plagiarism Writing Publishing

Journal selection, impact factors Wageningen publications: WaY Open access journals:

• BioMed Central• PLoS Biology

Review process

Exam, exercises and assignment report Exam:

Example under Extra Materials Date: see Course Information

Library exercises Blackboard module 3.3 Hand in at library information desk at Forum library

Assignment Report E-mail to marco.vanveller@wur.nl Before 19 February 2010 MS Word format (not pdf!) Filename: fransen.doc or bergvander&miller.doc

Questions?