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ENG 210--Writing for the Sciences
RESEARCH
INTRODUCTION
TO
PROFESSOR SARAH COHN
REFERENCE & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN
February 20, 2024
AGENDA
Why library?
Types of sources
Keywords & search strategies
Navigating library databases
Getting help
TODAY'S
What is a database?
What do you expect to find in a library database?
What are the benefits of using a library database?
What are the drawbacks of using a library database?
Article Analysis
tinyurl.com/science2024
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Read the two article excerpts at the link.
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Add comments with things you notice about each.
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Writing style
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Content
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Language
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Audience
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Use as a source in a paper
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SOURCES
SCHOLARLY &
AKA Peer Reviewed AKA Academic Sources
POPULAR
Scholarly Source
Journal: Virulence
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Authors: faculty members at universities
Audience: usually other researchers, students, & faculty. Generally not for average reader
Abstract: short description of the article. Read first to determine if you want to read the whole thing
Keywords: use to build further database searches
Popular Source
Audience: general public
Content: human interest hook, photos, little or no specialized language
Citations: links within the text
Newspaper: NYT
Authors: Journalist
TERMS
SEARCH
AKA KEYWORDS
what is your main topic?
what are the specifics?
what are different ways to describe your ideas?
How does climate change impact frogs?
Climate Change
- Water availability
- Disease
- Water temperature
- Air temperature
Impact
- Ecology
- Habitat
- Aquaculture
- Physiology
- Reproduction
- Life cycle
- Development
Frogs
- Amphibians
- Tadpoles
- Genus & Species
- Location
DATABASES
LIBRARY
PubMed
PsycINFO
Environmental Studies
BioOne
Science Direct
General Science FT
Nature
Science Magazine
OneSearch
Subject Specific
Multi-
Disciplinary
library.ccny.cuny.edu
OneSearch box
Databases link
- Access to all 250+ databases at CCNY
- Alphabetical or filter by subject
- Log in with your CityMail info
- Simple search bar option
- Meta-search
- Searches multiple databases at once
- Log in with your CUNY single login info
but not all of them!
HELP
GETTING
Professor Sarah Cohn
Reference & Instruction Librarian
scohn@ccny.cuny.edu
Reference Desk
Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm
Friday 1pm-3pm
library.ccny.cuny.edu/researchtoolkit
Research Toolkit
library.ccny.cuny.edu/chat
STRATEGIES
SEARCH
use AND to connect terms
disease AND climate change AND alpine tree frog
tadpoles AND development AND climate change AND australia
combining different terms = different results
use OR to connect synonyms
frog OR tadpole AND disease AND climate change
use "..." for phrases or names
"climate change"
"alpine tree frog"
Writing for the Sciences Spring 2024
By Sarah Cohn
Writing for the Sciences Spring 2024
Prof Swett Spring 2024
