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LIBRARY RESEARCH FOR
ENSC/INDH 5530-6838-6731
Clarke IakovakisScholarly Communications Librarian
Neumann Library
“Mapping the Barrier Reef” photograph courtesy Paul Jones via Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.
https://uhcl.libguides.com/ENSC5530
OUTLINE FOR TODAY
OneSearch
Boolean Searching
Environmental Science Databases
Citing Sources & EndNote
WHAT ARE SOME SOURCES OF SCHOLARLY INFORMATION?
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Books
Reference works (encyclopedias, textbooks)
Gray literature
Reports (government, industry,non-governmental organizations)
Theses & dissertations
Conference proceedings
Archives
“Computer laptop” by Steve Hillebrand, licensed under public domain
PERIODICALS (JOURNALS, MAGAZINES)
Peer-reviewedRefereedScholarlyAcademic
TradeProfessionalPractitioner
Industry
GeneralPopular
HOW DO I FIND AN ARTICLE WHEN I HAVE A CITATION?
A. Google/ Google Scholar
B. A subscription database, such as
Environment Complete
C. OneSearch
Hendrickson, R. G.; Chang, A.; Hamilton, R. J., Co-worker fatalities from hydrogen sulfide. Am. J. Ind. Med. 2004, 45 (4), 346-350.
What is the…
Article title Authors Journal name
Volume number Issue number Page number range Year of publication
ACS:Hendrickson, R. G.; Chang, A.; Hamilton, R. J., Co-Co-worker fatalities from hydrogen sulfide. Am. J. J. Ind. Med. 2004, 45 (4), 346-350.
CSE:Hendrickson RG, Chang A, Hamilton RJ. Co-worker worker fatalities from hydrogen sulfide. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2004;45(4):346-350. 350. doi:10.1002/ajim.10355
EXERCISE 1: SEE PAPER HANDOUT
Title: Hazards after the storm: Floodwater drainage pump stations and exposure to hydrogen sulfide
Lead Author: Wnek
Journal name? Database? Year of Publication?
Using OneSearch, search for the subject:
hydrogen sulfide occupational exposure
Use the refinement tools on the left to limit the results to journal articlespublished in the last 5 years and browse the results for a relevant article
SECTION 2: BOOLEAN SEARCHING
On the Scent. Image licensed CC-BY on Flickr by stephen bowler.
WHICH STATEMENT BELOW WILL GENERATE MORE SEARCH RESULTS?
• Determine your research question1
• Identify the key concepts2
• List alternate keywords, synonyms, and related words3
• Join terms and concepts with appropriate Boolean operators4
• Make use of database’s limiters & suggested subject terms 5
• Organize and cite your sources6
SEARCH PROCESS
2. IDENTIFY THE KEY CONCEPTS
Hurricane
Water contamination
Chemical spills
What effect do hurricanes have on
water contamination due to chemical
spills?
Hurricane
Storm surge
Natural disasters
Tropical storms
Hurricane Katrina
3. LIST ALTERNATE KEYWORDS, SYNONYMS, AND RELATED WORDS
What effect do hurricanes have on
water contamination due to chemical
spills?
Water contamination
Water pollution Groundwater
quality
Contamination of drinking water
Runoff
3. LIST ALTERNATE KEYWORDS, SYNONYMS, AND RELATED WORDS
What effect do hurricanes have on
water contamination due to chemical
spills?
Chemical Spills
Hazardous substances Industrial
wastes
Oil spillsCoal mine
wastes
3. LIST ALTERNATE KEYWORDS, SYNONYMS, AND RELATED WORDS
What effect do hurricanes have on
water contamination due to chemical
spills?
4. Join terms and concepts with appropriate Boolean operators
Storm Surge
HurricaneTropical Storm
Hurricane OR Storm Surge OR Tropical Storm
Chemical Spills ORIndustrial Wastes
Hurricane OR Storm Surge OR Tropical Storm
Concept 1:HURRICANE
Concept 2:CHEMICAL SPILLS
Alternate term:
Storm surge Industrial Wastes
Alternate term:
Tropical storm Pollution
Alternate term:
Cyclone Petroleum wastes
hurricane OR storm surge OR tropical storm OR cyclone OR typhoon
chemical spills OR industrial wastes OR pollut* OR petroleum wastes
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QUOTATION MARKS: EXACT PHRASE
TRUNCATION (WILDCARDS)
work* *workworksworkerworkers
workingworkplaceworkplaces
TRUNCATION (WILDCARDS)
CONTROLLED VOCABULARY(ALSO CALLED “TAXONOMY” OR “HIERARCHY” OR “THESAURUS”)
A list of terms and term relationships designed to
o organize information about similar subjects
o assist content authors in consistently classifying/tagging content
o enable users to find the information they need by translating their language into the language of the information store.
Leise, F. (2008). Controlled vocabularies, an introduction. Indexer, 26(3), 121-126.
WHICH SEARCH WILL FIND
FEWER RESULTS?
A.
B.
SECTION 3: RESEARCH DATABASES & LIBRARY CATALOG
SECTION 4: CITING SOURCES
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Stop by the reference desk or schedule a research consultation!In person
281-283-3910Phone
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