1 Library Resources For The Automobile UNIV 241 Great Works Symposium Drexel University Winter 2004

2 Introduction  Library Home Page  The UNIV 241 Website  Search Strategy  Choosing Resources  Ethics and Other Considerations  Citation Styles and Avoiding Plagiarism

3 W.W. Hagerty Library Home Page Research Help Databases by Subject Catalog Journal Links Library Home

4 The UNIV 241 Website Syllabus Instructors Library Resources Library Home Page  Click "Research Help" tab  Click "Univ 241" link  Click "Winter 2004 The Automobile" link Library Home Page

5 Topic Concepts Concept Synonyms Search Statements Search Strategy - Overview

6 Search Strategy - Example CAR TOPIC: Health effects of car emissions. EMISSIONS CONCEPTS: HEALTH

7 Search Strategy - Example CAR AUTOMOBILEPOLLUTION TOPIC: Health effects of car emissions. EMISSIONS CONCEPTS AND SYNONYMS: HEALTH

8 SEARCH STATEMENTS - How Do The Concept Synonyms Relate To One Another? Goal of this stage - Use "AND" and "OR" To Create A Relationship Between Concepts And Create Search Statements. Search Strategy - Search Statements

9 CAR HEALTH Search Strategy - AND and OR CAR AUTOMOBILE Car OR AutomobileCar AND Health

10 Search Strategy - Example CAR AUTOMOBILEPOLLUTION AND OR TOPIC: Health effects of car emissions. EMISSIONS CONCEPTS AND SYNONYMS: HEALTH AND

11 Search Strategy - Example (car OR automobile) AND health AND emissions SEARCH STATEMENTS: (car OR automobile) AND health AND (emissions OR pollution) TOPIC: Health effects of car emissions.

12 Sample Searches 1. ProQuest: General Search, car AND health AND emissions 2. ProQuest: General Search, car AND health AND (emissions OR pollution) 3. ProQuest: "Topic Guide" Tab, Automobiles, Narrow, Browse to Social Conditions & Trends, View Articles Library Home

13 POP QUIZ! Q - How did we know which Database to use? A - TRICK QUESTION! We did not discuss resources yet…

14  Library Home Page  The UNIV 241 Website  Search Strategy  Choosing Resources  Ethics and Other Considerations  Citation Styles and Avoiding Plagiarism What Next?

15 Buying a Used Car… Whose advice would you take? This Car BEST DEAL EVER! “This Dart is the sweetest deal on the lot!” “I would never buy a Dodge Dart - they all seem to have transmission problems.”

16 Term paper on Gasoline Additives… Whose information would you use? “The results of my study indicate…” “Some sources say gasoline additives are bad." Popular / News Scholarly Information

17 Choosing Resources Scholarly Information Footnotes Published Slowly 12 to 24 MONTHS Peer Reviewed By Experts, For Experts Based On Primary Research News No Footnotes Published Quickly Same Day / Overnight Not Peer Reviewed By Journalists, For General Public Based On Secondary Research VS.

18 POP QUIZ! Q - Which has more advertisements, Scholarly Sources or Popular Media / News Sources? Q - Which is less likely to have factual errors?

19 Choosing Resources Other Resource Considerations: Background Information - Use Handbooks and Encyclopedias. Latest Research - Search Journals for Latest Developments. (Databases) Case Studies and Conference Proceedings may also be useful.

20 Catalog Use the Right Tool For the Job! NEED Books Articles USE THIS TOOL Periodical Indexes and DatabasesDatabases Library Home

21 Choosing Resources - Finding Databases Home Page  Database By Subject Home Page Home Page  Research Help  Univ 241  Automobile  Library Resources Home Page Library Subscribes To Over 200 Databases Specialized Coverage of Social Sciences, Business, Environment, Engineering, and other subject areas.

22 Small Changes, Better Results Search StatementResults car AND health AND emissions77 articles car AND health AND (emissions or pollution) 459 articles Search: Jan. 9, 2004 Proquest Basic Search Search Limits - Scholarly Results Only

23 POP QUIZ! Q - Can you check your grades with Google? A - Obviously not! Some information is not accessible via the free web ('free web' includes all the information found by popular search engines, such as Google, Yahoo!, etc.). The next slide will describe the major appropriate research uses for the web.

24 Why Not Just Use The Web? The Web is Good For: Professional Societies Government Publications Free Resources From Libraries and Universities Limitations of the Web: Questionable Quality and Accuracy of Info. NO Subscribed Content, Limited Scholarly Content Drinking From A Fire Hose - Too Much Information

25 Google VS. ProQuest Google 254,000 items ProQuest 77 Scholarly Articles Search: car AND health AND emissions Societal lifecycle costs of cars with alternative fuels/engines Joan M Ogden, Robert H Williams, Eric D Larson. Energy Policy. Kidlington: Jan Vol. 32, Iss. 1; p. 7 Breathless in Los Angeles: The exhausting search for clean air Nino Kunzli, Rob McConnell, David Bates, Tracy Bastain, et al. American Journal of Public Health. Washington: Sep Vol. 93, Iss. 9; p Don't Get Stuck Behind A Truck Or A Bus data_trunc_sys.shtml BBC NEWS | Health | Medical notes | Exhaust emissions news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/medic al_notes/ stm Search: Jan. 9, 2004 ProQuest: Basic Search, Scholarly Only All examples from top 5 results.

26 Finding Full Text of Journal Articles 1. Search within a Database. 2. Look for and follow SFX link or button. What is SFX? SFX is an application that cross-links our databases. SFX is NOT just for finding Full Text - it also provides links to document delivery, and may display a link to let you search for other articles by the same author.

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29 Almost Done!  Library Home Page  The UNIV 241 Website  Search Strategy  Choosing Resources  Ethics and Other Considerations  Citation Styles and Avoiding Plagiarism

30 Ethics Business Ethics - ex. when to issue a recall Engineering Ethics Engineering Standards Patents Resource Guides - Home Page  Research Help  Engineering  Resource GuidesHome Page

31 Other Considerations Social - work, recreation Economic - Car Lease, Financing Insurance Labor International Trade Patents Related Technologies - Polymers / Plastics, Paint, Computer Technology, Rubber, Asphalt / Roads, Glass, Robotics

32 Citation Styles and Avoiding Plagiarism Avoid Plagiarism - Cite Sources Properly! Library Home Page  Tutorials  Plagiarism Follow The Citation Style Required By The Instructor Library Home Page  Tutorials  Citation Style Guide

33 Review  Library Home Page  The UNIV 241 Website  Search Strategy  Choosing Resources  Ethics and Other Considerations  Citation Styles and Avoiding Plagiarism

34 Final Thoughts Ask For Help Visit The Reference Desk Use Resource Guides Use the Univ 241 Website Jay Bhatt , Andy Wheeler , Thank You! - End -