Elizabeth Brown

Binghamton University Libraries

ebrown@binghamton.edu

(607)777-4882

7/28/10

http://www.slideshare.net/ebrown

Library Research TipsKopernik Summer Science Program

What do I want to study?What types of information do I need?

ArticlesPhotosDiagramsChartsBooks

What kind of final product is required? What size ?

How can I tell a story/describe my idea?

Questions to ask yourself

Library informationServicesHoursLocationsGetting Help

Picking your topic/projectSearching for information

Astronomy BooksAstronomy Articles and ReportsAstronomy Images, Maps, and Data

Citing Sources

What do I need to know about BU?

Glenn G. Bartle LibraryFine arts, social science, humanities607-777-2194MapHours

Science LibraryAstronomy books, print articles, maps607-777-2166 MapHours

Library AnnexPre-1990 journals, books Hours

Libraries at Binghamton

Can youDescribe it?Think of different several words or phrases to

search for it?Find a picture of it?Find people who studied it?

Think like a newspaper reporterWhen did it happen?Will it happen again?Where did it happen?How did it happen?

Picking a topic/project

Find multiple words to search for your topicEarth, planet, sphereMoon, satellite

Think of alternate spellingsNarrow a search by

LocationTime periodLanguageType of material

Searching is inexact

Google Scholar

Ask.comYippy BingWolfram AlphaScirus

More Internet Search Engines (beyond Google)

A Few Astronomy BooksBurnham’s celestial handbook Science Library Stacks -- QB64 .B85 1978

The Cambridge astronomy guide Science Library Stacks -- QB63 .L55 1985 

Photo-guide to the constellations Science Library Reference -- QB63 .K47 1998

From blue moons to black holesScience Library Stacks -- QB44.3 .K66 2005

Academic Search Complete*(journals, magazines)

AccessScience* (general information)GoogleScholar (journals, reports, magazines)Arxiv.org (journals, data links)Physlink.com (general information)

* BU Libraries licensed database

Astronomy Information Sources

Astronomy magazineFlickrHubble Site GallerySEDS Messier DatabaseNational Optical Astronomy Laboratory

(NOAS)Google Directory: Star Maps and Atlases

Astronomy Images and Maps

SCOPE: Stellar Classification Online http://scope.pari.edu

CitizenSky http://www.citizensky.org/SETI@Home

http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/index.phpGlobe at Night http://www.globe.gov/GaN/Great World Wide StarCount

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/starcount/

Galaxy Zoo http://www.galaxyzoo.org/Stardust@Home

http://stardustathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/

Citizen Science: Do it yourself research