Transcript ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE—SCI 100

ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE—SCI 100-25 &
27—LIBRARY
PRESENTATION
BY ALAN BUCK, ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR, LIBRARY FACULTY
INTRODUCTION
• MYSELF
• GOALS FOR THIS CLASS
• PROCESS FOR ACHIEVING GOALS
--DURING THIS CLASS
--AFTER THIS CLASS
BEFORE STARTING YOUR
RESEARCH
• WRITE A RESEARCH STATEMENT
• IDENTIFY THE KEY WORDS IN YOUR
RESEARCH STATEMENT
• THINK OF WORDS THAT RELATE TO
THE KEY WORDS IN YOUR RESEARCH
STATEMENT
ACTIVITY 1
• GROUP 1: I NEED TO FIND INFORMATION
ABOUT PENNSYLVANIA WATER POLLUTION
CAUSED BY COAL MINING.
• GROUP 2: I NEED TO FIND INFORMATION
ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF PENNSYLVANIA INHOME RADON ON THE HOME INHABITANTS.
• GROUP 3: I NEED TO FIND INFORMATION
ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF ACID RAIN ON
PENNSYLVANIA WILDLIFE.
ACTIVITY 1 (CONT.)
• USING YOUR GROUP’S RESEARCH
STATEMENT
--identify the key words in the statement
--create a list of terms that relate to those
key words
BEGINNING YOUR RESEARCH—
LIBRARY CATALOGS
• PURPOSE OF LIBRARY CATALOGS
• WAYS TO SEARCH IN A LIBRARY
CATALOG: http://www.pct.edu/library/
ACTIVITY 2
• USING THE KEY WORDS AND/OR THE
RELATED WORDS THAT YOU LISTED IN
ACTIVITY 1, TRY TO LOCATE A
SOURCE IN PENN COLLEGE’S
LIBRARY CATALOG.
• WRITE DOWN THE CALL NUMBER.
• WRITE DOWN THE LOCATION.
ACTIVITY 2 (CONT.)
• USING THE SAME WORDS YOU USED
TO SEARCH OUR LIBRARY CATALOG,
SEARCH PENN STATE’S LIBRARY
CATALOG: http://www.pct.edu/library/
• HOW MANY HITS DID YOU GET?
BEGINNING YOUR RESEARCH-DATABASES
• DEFINITION OF “DATABASE.”
• 3 WAYS TO FIND APPROPRIATE
DATABASES FOR YOUR RESEARCH:
http://www.pct.edu/library/
ACTIVITY 3
• USING THE RESEARCH STATEMENT FOR
YOUR GROUP, IDENTIFY AT LEAST ONE
DATABASE APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR TOPIC.
• DO A SEARCH IN ONE OF THESE
DATABASES AND FIND A CITATION TO AN
ARTICLE.
• CHECK THE PENN COLLEGE LIBRARY
CATALOG TO SEE IF WE OWN THE
MAGAZINE YOUR ARTICLE IS IN.
BEGINNING YOUR RESEARCH—
THE INTERNET
• HOW TO ASSESS RELIABILITY OF
WEBSITES:
http://www.walthowe.com/navnet/quality.ht
ml
• 3 ACADEMIC SEARCH ENGINES TO
USE
ACTIVITY 4
• http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrht
ml/00000631.htm
• http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/
Hall/9111/DOC.HTML
• EXAMINE THE WEBSITES ABOVE.
• INDICATE WHETHER THE SITES ARE
RELIABLE.
• EXPLAIN WHY OR WHY NOT.
BEGINNING YOUR RESEARCH—
HOMETOWN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS
• OPTIONS FOR LOCATING THIS
INFORMATION:
--databases to use for high profile topics
--internet search strategies
ACTIVITY 5
• OPEN TEOMA.COM AND SEARCH FOR
THE “UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY.”
--Find the EPA’s homepage.
--Explore the page for possible links to
information about your home area.
ACTIVITY 5 (CONT.)
• LOCATE SCORECARD.ORG.
--Find information about your home area
using this site.