Library Tutorial for FST Year 1 26 August 2015 Mak Jie Ying & Kenneth Lim

1. Types of Information Sources 2. Evaluating Sources 3. FindMore 4. Plagiarism 5. Endnote: Basics 6. Food Science & Technology Abstracts (FSTA): Basics 7. Proxy Bookmarklet Session Outline

Research Topics Recent research development in functional foods Involvement of biotechnology in functional foods Regulations of functional foods around the world Information available to consumers on functional foods Food industry outlook of the functional foods business Definition of functional foods

Types of Information Sources

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias Books & E-Books Scientific Journals & Databases Popular Science / General Articles Government & Regulatory Boards Trade Publications & Reports Newswires & Newspaper Website Business Journals & Databases Types of information sources

Books & E-books Government & Regulatory Boards Science journals & databases Popular Science / General articles Newswires & newspaper websites Books & E-books Government & Regulatory Boards Popular Science / General articles Newswires & newspaper websites Books & E- books Trade publications & reports Business journals & databases Books & E- books Newswires & newspaper websites Books & E-books Popular Science / General articles Science journals & databases Resources Handout Books & E-books Popular Science / General articles Science journals & databases Dictionaries & encyclopedias

Evaluating Sources

Basic criteria for evaluation Currency and timeliness of information Relevancy and coverage of information Authoritative information Accuracy of information Purpose and objectivity of information

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1. Types of Information Sources 2. Evaluating Sources 3. FindMore 4. Plagiarism 5. Endnote: Basics 6. Food Science & Technology Abstracts (FSTA): Basics 7. Proxy Bookmarklet Session Outline

FindMore

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Content type Inserts item into temporary folder Option to read online, export citation, item’s bibliographic information FindMore

Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism? “In NUS, it is defined as the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.” Source: Plagiarism | Breeze presentation by Centre for English Language CommunicationPlagiarism The act of plagiarizing; taking someone’s words or ideas as if they were your own. Source: Avoiding Plagiarism | Breeze presentation by Dr Yang Ying, Centre for English Language CommunicationAvoiding Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism? More info NUS Turnitin Website plagiarism-prevention/

EndNote: Basics

EndNote A software that: Manages your research references and bibliographic data Inserts your references (citing) easily into MS Word for report writing Refer to the EndNote LibGuide for more information.EndNote LibGuide Store Insert into MS Word Format Organize

EndNote

Insert/edit citations Change citation style EndNote

 Try it out! You intend to cite information from the textbook recommended by your lecturer. 1.Conduct a title search on FindMore 2.Export the citation to EndNote 3.Insert the citation in a Microsoft Word document 4.Share your work by pasting the citation within the box in the given link link

1. Types of Information Sources 2. Evaluating Sources 3. FindMore 4. Plagiarism 5. Endnote: Basics 6. Food Science & Technology Abstracts (FSTA): Basics 7. Proxy Bookmarklet Session Outline

Food Science & Technology Abstracts: Basics

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