ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE—SCI 100-25 & 27SCIENCE—SCI 100-25 & 27—LIBRARY PRESENTATION—LIBRARY PRESENTATION

BY ALAN BUCK, ASSOCIATE BY ALAN BUCK, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, LIBRARY FACULTYPROFESSOR, LIBRARY FACULTY

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

• MYSELF

• GOALS FOR THIS CLASS

• PROCESS FOR ACHIEVING GOALS

--DURING THIS CLASS

--AFTER THIS CLASS

BEFORE STARTING YOUR BEFORE STARTING YOUR RESEARCHRESEARCH

• 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 1ACTIVITY 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 IN-HOME RADON ON THE HOME INHABITANTS.

• GROUP 3: I NEED TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF ACID RAIN ON PENNSYLVANIA WILDLIFE.

ACTIVITY 1 (CONT.)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—BEGINNING YOUR RESEARCH—LIBRARY CATALOGSLIBRARY CATALOGS

• PURPOSE OF LIBRARY CATALOGS

• WAYS TO SEARCH IN A LIBRARY CATALOG: http://www.pct.edu/library/

ACTIVITY 2ACTIVITY 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.)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--BEGINNING YOUR RESEARCH--DATABASESDATABASES

• DEFINITION OF “DATABASE.”

• 3 WAYS TO FIND APPROPRIATE DATABASES FOR YOUR RESEARCH: http://www.pct.edu/library/

ACTIVITY 3ACTIVITY 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—BEGINNING YOUR RESEARCH—THE INTERNETTHE INTERNET

• HOW TO ASSESS RELIABILITY OF WEBSITES: http://www.walthowe.com/navnet/quality.html

• 3 ACADEMIC SEARCH ENGINES TO USE

ACTIVITY 4ACTIVITY 4

• http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/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—BEGINNING YOUR RESEARCH—HOMETOWN ENVIRONMENTAL HOMETOWN ENVIRONMENTAL

PROBLEMSPROBLEMS

• OPTIONS FOR LOCATING THIS INFORMATION:

--databases to use for high profile topics

--internet search strategies

ACTIVITY 5ACTIVITY 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.)ACTIVITY 5 (CONT.)

• LOCATE SCORECARD.ORG.

--Find information about your home area using this site.