Information Literacy Example of a search + using Endnote Exam Questions

Searching What: specifying search question Where: selecting sources See summary module 4 b1 How: tools and rules Subject: Government policies in Eastern Europe regarding wetland degradation

Orientation – Specifying Search Question Sources: Reference works: catalogue, VRD Internet Search Engines (Scirus) Reviews (e.g. Scopus) Newspapers? (LexisNexis, NYT)

Choice of information source bibliographic databases portals: nature man./ env. policy test them ! Quantity Quality

Search example Government policies in Eastern Europe regarding wetland degradation Aspect 1 wetlands Aspect 2 degradation Aspect 3 policies Aspect 4 eastern europe

Keywords 1. wetland?, marsh??, bog?, swamp? (Thesaurus viewer or Synonym.com,Synonym.com see Keyword Help under Extra Materials) 2. degradation, contamination, pollution, conservation 3. policy, policies, government, politics, authorities 4. eastern europe, central europe, poland, etc. (explode)

Search profile Within aspect: OR Between aspects: AND Make sets per aspect, or use parentheses Adjust during search

Final search in CAB Abstracts 1.wetland? OR marsh?? OR bog? OR swamp? 2.degradation OR contamination OR pollution OR conservation 3.policy OR policies OR government? OR politic* OR authorit* OR public administration 4.eastern europe (explode) 1 AND 2 AND 3 AND 4

Managing the results Selecting references Print, download, Export to database management software Endnote (short demo) Getting the paper document: link, catalogue, request

Using the results Citing, avoid plagiarism Writing Publishing Journal selection, impact factors Dissertations: WaY Open access journals: BioMed Central PLoS Biology

Exam and Report Exam: Example under Extra Materials Date: see Course Info Assignment Report Mail at the latest 22 April to Hans Fransen MS Word format (not pdf!) Filename: fransen.doc or bergvander&miller.doc or suarezbarranco&sevilla.doc

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