TOPS Orientation Summer 2014
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L A K S A M E E P U T N A M
L P U T N A M @ T O W S O N . E D U
R E S E A R C H A N D I N S T R U C T I O N L I B R A R I A N
TOPS Orientation – Library and Research Basics
Please login to the computer, then open a browser and go to: http://bit.ly/tops14slides
First…
Laksamee Putnam
lputnam@towson.edu
Cook Library Research Help:
Call: 410.704.2462.
Text: 410.774.1398.
Chat: 24/7
Email us questions
Slides: http://bit.ly/tops14slides
Take away…
Where are you?
Search strategies and Search tips
Evaluate the information
Finding books/articles in the Cook Library
Viral Video Research
Where are you?
600,000 Books
150,000 e-Books
1,200 Print Journals
200 Electronic Databases
50,000 Electronic Journals
200 computers
Print here
Lab books here
Where do you go to find answers?
http://bit.ly/tops14answers
Evaluate
Check for CRAP
Currency
Reliability
Authority
Purpose/Point of View
Examples
Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
Vaccines and Autism
Preparing to Search
Articulate your topic
Choose important ideas
Identify keywords
Find background information
Reference books
Websites
Gather, organize and narrow it down
http://youtu.be/HE4FJL2IDEs
Search Tips
Boolean “search connectors”
Mammals AND Evolution
Climate Change OR Global warming
Search Tips
Similar ideas … different words
Phone
Cellphone
Cell phone
Cellular telephone
Wireless phone
Mobile
Smartphone
Truncation
Technolog*
Technolog-y
Technolog-ist
Technolog-ical
Technolog-ically
Searching the Catalog
Cook Library
Research
Library Catalogs
Location
Call number
Library Map
Other locations
Reserves
Interlibrary loan (Illiad)
Request
Searching Databases
Cook Library
Subject Gateways
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
MB3
etc
Peer-reviewed articles in multiple journals
Journals
Towson: 298 journals with the word Biology in the title
Databases
Cook OneSearch
ScienceDirect
Scopus
Viral Video Research
View a list of the possible videos here: http://bit.ly/topsvideos
After choosing a video research it in the same way we did for “Charlie Bit My Finger”
Fill out the form here while researching your video: http://bit.ly/topsworksheet
Extra time? Fill out the form for another video!
Questions?
Feel free to contact me: Laksamee Putnam
lputnam@towson.edu
410.704.3746.
Or any reference librarian: Visit Cook Library Reference Desk
Call: 410.704.2462.
Text: 410.774.1398.
Chat: 24/7
Email us questions
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