Library Resources for Epigenetic Regulation of Genetic Expression Linda Galloway Syracuse University Library Spring 2013
Nov 21, 2014
Library Resources for Epigenetic Regulation of Genetic Expression
Linda Galloway
Syracuse University LibrarySpring 2013
Today’s agenda• Who I am, what I do• Epigenetics Research Guide
– General library information– Peer-reviewed, scientific literature– Finding other stuff @ the libraries
• How-to– Get access to library resources– Get items we don’t own– Manage your citations
• Questions & discussion
About me…• Librarian/subject specialist for Biology,
Chemistry & Forensic Science• Help people access the content they need,
teach (guest lectures and classes), buy books/other stuff for the library, create web content, etc.
• Email: [email protected]• Research help in LSC Atruim, Thursdays
from 1-3:30pm beginning January 24, 2013
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/epigenetics
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/epigenetics
How do you search for scientific articles??
Let’s find an article…
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/epigenetics
Decided to limit to Review articles…-
Full Text of Documents
• Click .pdf link from citation• Select SULinks
Full Text of Documents
Full Text of Documents
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/epigenetics
http://library.syr.edu
Locations & Hours Open
• Hours link• Carnegie Library (Science & Technology)• Geology Library (in Heroy Hall)• Bird Library
– Technology Loans– Private study rooms– Team rooms– Computers, printers, scanners
Finding Quiet Spaces
• Carnegie Library (temp. reading room)• Silent areas in Bird:
– Lower level– Quiet computer cluster (2nd floor)– Quiet floors – 3,4,5 & 6– Private study rooms & teams rooms (you sign
the room out and can reserve rooms for 2 hour time slots)
Help!!
• Contact your subject specialist, Linda Galloway – [email protected] – 443-9766
• General help: http://library.syr.edu/research/askus
Questions?
• Have you been able to find books in the library?
• Have you used eBooks for your research?• Do you read eBooks for pleasure?• Have you used library databases to find
articles?
How to Find Books
Remote Access to Library Resources
• Almost all resources are available off campus via our proxy server
• Log on once and until you close your browser are recognized as an SU student
• Get to databases/resources via the SU Library web site so you are recognized as a student; http://library.syr.edu
Interlibrary Loan
• Agreement we have with other libraries to provide you with items we don’t own
• Free to students, faculty & staff• Illiad – uses your NetID to allow access
https://illiad.syr.edu
(link on Library home page, or from citation)
Avoiding Plagiarism and Citing Sources
Do you know the difference between a magazine and a
journal?
Peer review: suitability for publication credibility quality control
Primary Sources& Peer Review
Primary Source - Original document containing firsthand information– Diaries, interviews– Original research including journal articles
and preprints
A peer reviewed primary source is a work that is evaluated by experts in the field of study prior to publication. Serves as a measure of quality.
Finding Articles• Databases Main Menu
– Search through subject categories for links to our 500+ databases
• Use Subject Guides– Epigenetics– Biology– Plus hundreds of others!
• Library search tool – Primarily for undergraduate research
(cannot conduct a specialized search)
When searching databases…
Remember: RATS • Key words• Synonyms• Subjects• Suggested topics• Types of materials
– Scholarly Journals, Magazines, etc.
Read All The Screens!
Full text from a citation:
• Link from citation to .pdf OR “view at publisher”
• Our “link resolver” that attempts to locate full text.
• “Article title” in quotation marks in Google Scholar
• Interlibrary Loan
Need help?
Come visit –
Sci-Tech Library (Carnegie)
OR http://library.syr.edu/research/askus/
Questions???