Identifying Sources in the Sciences

Outline Library Basics Identifying Sources Activity Citation Activity Summon Demo

Peer Review

Peer Review Experts in a particular field evaluate the quality, validity, and relevance of a work Used to determine an articles suitability for publication An article can be Accepted Require revisions Rejected

Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Scholarly, Popular

Primary – reports experimental results Secondary – synthesis, evaluation, interpretation of experimental results Tertiary – generally accepted knowledge Scholarly – geared to researchers Popular – for the general public

Identifying Sources in the Sciences Activity (10 min) Look over each source and read the highlighted section (DON’T READ each source in its entirety) Identify the sources on your table. Write the title of the source next to the type of format (Not all formats are on each table) How do you know what each item is? What are the distinguishing features? Indicate if each source is primary, secondary, or tertiary How do you know? Indicate if each source is popular or scholarly Discussion (20min)

Citation

Citation If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants Isaac Newton https://davidmcghee.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/do-you-have-a-giant/

Citation Examples Research Article (doi:10.1038/nm.3730) (look at the PDF) Book Chapter

Citation Examples Research Articles Book Chapter APA CSE Stanley, S. A., Sauer, J., Kane, R. S., Dordick, J. S., & Friedman, J. M. (2015). Remote regulation of glucose homeostasis in mice using genetically encoded nanoparticles. Nature Medicine, 21(1), 92-98. doi:10.1038/nm.3730 CSE Stanley SA, Sauer J, Kane RS, Dordick JS, Friedman JM. 2015. Remote regulation of glucose homeostasis in mice using genetically encoded nanoparticles. Nature Medicine. 21(1):92-98. Book Chapter Castracane, V. D., & Henson, M. C. (2007). The obese (ob/ob) mouse and the discovery of leptin. In V. D. Castracane & M. C. Henson (Eds.), Leptin (pp. 1-9). Boston, MA: Springer US. Castracane VD, Henson MC. 2007. The obese (ob/ob) mouse and the discovery of leptin. In: Castracane VD, Henson MC, editors. Leptin. Boston, MA: Springer US. p. 1-9.

Searching What tool to use? Google (or another internet search engine) Google Scholar Summon Pubmed Web of Science Scopus