Research in Environmental Science
Prof. Sarah Cohn
2/25/26
Research
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Research as inquiry
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Research is iterative and depends upon asking increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn develop additional questions or lines of inquiry.
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Searching as (strategic) exploration
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Searching for information is often nonlinear, requiring the evaluation of sources and the flexibility to pursue alternate avenues as needed.
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LLMs & AI
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Cognitive offloading
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What do you give up when you outsource thinking and the process of learning to a machine?
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Process, 'friction', failure
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How we learn!
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Environmental concerns
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Is it worth it?
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Research specific AI tools
- LibKey is a browser extension that checks for full-text access to scholarly articles through CCNY Libraries.
- Download the browser extension at thirdiron.com/downloadnomad
- Set your institution to City College, CUNY
Libkey Nomad
InterLibrary Loan
- Creating an ILL account allows you to request articles the library does not have full-text access to in our databases
- Use your CCNY email & EMPLID
GreenFILE
Covers the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.
General Science Full Text
Includes popular science magazines as well as professional journals and The New York Times Science Section.
Science Magazine
Publish high quality in research across the sciences, with articles that consistently rank among the most cited in the world.
OneSearch
Multi-disciplinary database with peer-reviewed journal articles, books, & media.
library.ccny.cuny.edu
Do the results look promising, interesting, or relevant? If not, change a search term and try again.
Repeat until you're seeing relevant articles.
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Evaluate the results & iterate as needed
Combine 2 or more search terms, adding any relevant filters.
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Build a search & test it out
Think about different ways to describe your topic in individual words or phrases.
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Identify your key words