FSCN 4621WIntro to Library

Resources

Megan KocherSept. 25, 2012

Who am I?

Megan Kocher• Librarian for 3 departments:– Food Science and Nutrition– Animal Science– Soil, Water, and Climate

• mkocher@umn.edu• 612-625-3605

Agenda

• Primary vs. Secondary Resources• Scholarly vs. Popular• Library Website• Database Searching• RefWorks

Primary Sources

“Original materials that have not been filtered through interpretation or evaluation by a second party. ”

-Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, vol. 26

Primary Source Examples

Conference papers correspondence Dissertations

Diaries Interviews Lab notebooks Notes

Patents Proceedings Studies

Surveys Technical Reports Theses

Secondary Sources

“Sources that contain commentary on or a discussion about a primary source. ”

-Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, vol. 26

Secondary Source Examples

Books

Review Articles

Commentary Criticism

Encyclopedias

Scholarly vs. Popular

http://vimeo.com/13186317

Databases

• Google Scholar• PubMed• Agricola • CAB Abstracts

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