INFORMATION LITERACY FEEDBACK April 11, 2012, Marja Maclaine Pont Library Wageningen UR

LIBRARY EXERCISES 1  Question 1a: find an encyclopedia specialized in your discipline  Question 1b: Find a dictionary specialized in your discipline

LIBRARY EXERCISES 2 ● Question 3a: find examples of a scientific journal and a professional journal ● A professional journal can be: C2W; Milieumagazine; DLR: Deutsch Lebensmittel- Rundschau ● A scientific journal can be: Bioresource Technology; Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology; Environmental Technology ● A mixed journal can be: Nature; Nature Biotechnology; Current Science; Science.

Scientific vs. Professional: the S aspects  Research results of a small number of specialised studies  Describe forefront research results for researchers in the field  Detailed research methods, so that experts can repeat the study  Detailed data, so that experts can interpret them themselves  Interpretation of data with hypotheses and conjectures  Strict format, language, terms

Scientific vs. Professional, the P aspects  Research results can be of more than one study  Described research results for a broader public  General description so that laymen can understand how it was done  Global data, so that laymen can make general conclusions  Interpretation of data for practical applications  Easier format, language, explanation of terms.

Building a search strategy  E.g. in Scopus, the following question: Removing sulfur from fuels used by cars  Key concepts: sulfur removal; fuels; cars  Synonyms:  Different writings:

NEWSPAPERS: LEXIS NEXIS  You can find it under: Search, Frequently used resources, databases A – Z  Both in Dutch and other languages  Dutch newspapers, national news, press agencies, regional news, business news, weeklies  European newspapers: English, Italian, German, French and Spanish  Many non-European newspapers

TOETS/EXAM 18 april 8.30 – hr:  Forum PC 606

Any questions?