1. BIOL 304: Library Research Joel Seewald Science & Engineering Librarian Mardigian Library September 22, 2011

2. General Information - Library website: http://library.umd.umich.eduhttp://library.umd.umich.edu

3. General Information - Library website: http://library.umd.umich.edu

4. Finding Books - Library home page

5. Finding Books - Results page

7. Finding Books – Title search - Library home page

8. Finding Books – Title search - Results page

9. Finding Articles - Library home page

11. Finding Articles - Environmental Science topic page Database description “Best” databases

12. Finding Articles - Off-campus access

13. Finding Articles - JSTOR search page

14. Finding Articles - JSTOR results page

17. Finding Articles - JSTOR registration page

18. Finding Articles - Google Scholar homepage

19. Finding Articles - Google Scholar search results page

20. Finding Articles - ScienceDirect article page

22. Finding Articles - Journal title search

25. Web Site Evaluation - Lake Michigan Whale Watching

29. Web Site Evaluation - Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

32. 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.

33. Radio, TV, & Podcasts BirdNote The Groks Science Show Living on Earth Science magazine Science Science Friday The Science Show

34. LibGuide http://libguides.umd.umich.edu/BIOL304 http://libguides.umd.umich.edu/BIOL304

35. In person at the Library Research Center By telephone at 313-593-5563 E-mail at ask-a-question@umd.umich.edu Instant Message at umdlibrarian (AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN) SMS: text AskLRC to 66746 for instructions Getting Help

36. Evaluation