1. GEOL/ESCI 470: Web Site Evaluation & Finding Peer-Reviewed Articles Joel Seewald Science & Engineering Librarian Mardigian Library (313) 583-6326 seewaldj@umd.umich.edu http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~seewaldj/res_ed/geol370/geol370.html

2. Web Site Evaluation

6. Evaluating Web Sites What are things to look for on web sites? –Who is the author? Is the author credible? –What is the author’s agenda/bias? Is the coverage of the issue balanced? –Be wary of the site’s domain or URL –Watch for hoax sites.

7. Where to Look for Articles Library website: http://library.umd.umich.edu

8. Research Databases

9. Category Page and Recommendations

10. Off-Campus Access

11. ProQuest

12. ProQuest Search Results

13. ProQuest Article

14. ScienceDirect

17. ScienceDirect Search Results

18. ScienceDirect Article

19. Wiley Interscience

20. Wiley Interscience Results

21. Wiley Interscience Abstract

22. Wiley Interscience Full Text

23. Finding Journal Title http://www.csa.com/htbin/sjldisp.cgi?filename=/wais/data/srcjnl/biologset

24. Journal Title Search

25. Journal Title Search (Catalog)

28. Journal Title Search (Online List)

30. Where else to Look