HARP 101LIBRARY RESEARCH AND

CRITICAL THINKING

September 16, 2013

http://www.slideshare.net/ebrown/

Elizabeth Brown

ebrown@binghamton.edu

(607)777-4882

LS-2304C

Finding Energy Information

What is research? When is a source credible/useful? Energy research covers several subjects:

Chemistry, Geology, Physics, Engineering How do you document your work?

With Reference Citation Management Tools:Refworks, Zotero, Mendeley

1. How big is the Marcellus Shale? How much natural gas does it contain?

How would you answer this?

  

One Way

General Information

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcellus_Formation

NYS Information

Source: http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/46288.html

News Sites

Source: http://pipeline.post-gazette.com/

Marcellus Shale Library Guide

URL: http://libraryguides.binghamton.edu/marcellus?hs=a

Web of Science (Web of Knowledge)

URL:http://proxy.binghamton.edu/login?url=http://metalink.binghamton.edu:8332/V/8TBGLMLC555A6GMIDFHG19PGI1NJ7REDRCBLTMK99P9PN94KRY-05203?func=native-link&resource=BNG06037

Google Scholar

URL: http://scholar.google.com/

Citation Management Tools

Citation Management Software/Tools

Keep track of your research Keep Links to articles Create bibliographies and reference lists Insert formatted footnotes, endnotes into

documents. Multiple citation formats available

Citation Managers

Refworks – licensed to BU students and faculty

Zotero – free online (Firefox) Mendeley – free online

Reference Management Tools Guide:

URL:https://www.refworks.com/refworks2/default.aspx?r=authentication::init&groupcode=RWSUNYBinghamton

Create an Account

Go to the Libraries’ Research Help page:http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/research/index.html/ Select RefWorks Create an account Begin importing references GroupCode: RWSUNYBinghamton

Citation Styles; Importing Citations

Import Records

Create a Bibliography