Retrieving Food Science & Technology Information Elizabeth Lee & Mak Jie Ying 5 Aug 2015
Programme Outline 1.Essential Resources for FST 2.Web of Science 3.EndNote 4.Plagiarism 5.Food Science & Technology Abstracts (FSTA) 6.Proxy Bookmarklet and Google Scholar
Essential Resources for FST Web of Science Scopus Science Direct Patent databases References ChemSpider Combined Chemical Dictionary (CCD) Combined Chemical Dictionary (CCD) Reaxys SciFinder Chemical Properties FSTA PubMed Biotechnology Research Abstracts Biotechnology Research Abstracts AGRICOLA TOXLINE Food Science Chemistry LibGuide FST LibGuide Bio & Life Sciences LibGuide
Retrieving Information from Web of Science
bread – breads bread* Look for different variations of the keywords “bread bolus” Use phrase searching mastication / chewing bread / bread bolus Find the synonyms of the keywords mastication OR chewing bread* OR “bread bolus” Use Boolean operators mastication, bread Identify the keywords in the topic Research Topic: Dynamic deformation of bread during mastication and development of new mechanical analysis
Construct the search statement mastication OR chewing bread* OR “bread bolus” AND Research Topic: Dynamic deformation of bread during mastication and development of new mechanical analysis
EndNote
Export references from database, e.g. Web of Science Download and attach PDF documents to references Import pdf documents with DOI to create references Remove duplicate references
EndNote – Cite while you write Insert citation in MS Word Change citation style in MS Word Remove selected citations Reorder selected citations You can visit the EndNote LibGuide for more information.EndNote LibGuide
Plagiarism
Avoid 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 “Plagiarism is a deliberate activity – the conscious copying from the work of others without acknowledgement.” Source: Avoiding Plagiarism | Breeze presentation by Dr Yang Ying, Centre for English Language CommunicationAvoiding Plagiarism
Avoid Plagiarism For more information: Visit the NUS Plagiarism Prevention website, which offers a self- checked plagiarism prevention software called Turnitin.NUS Plagiarism Prevention website View the NUS e-module on academic culture and plagiarism here.here
Programme Outline 1.Essential Resources for FST 2.Web of Science 3.EndNote 4.Plagiarism 5.Food Science & Technology Abstracts (FSTA) 6.Proxy Bookmarklet and Google Scholar
Retrieving Information from FSTA
FSTA Data extracted from:
Simple Search
Simple Search – View settings
Refining Your Search
Refining Your Search – Subject vs. Subject/Category Subject Subject/Category
Accessing Full Text
Accessing Full Text – Possible Issues OR
Exporting citations
ing Your Citation List
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Assignment Reflect on your project topic Create a search strategy in FSTA Select at least 3 relevant titles the list to your NUS address and Include your search term and project title in the message field.
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