HMSC REU Library Guide

Obtaining journal articles from OSU Libraries

janet.webster@oregonstate.edu (Janet Webster) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:05:04 -0700

Get This Item: Many of the databases listed above contain a button called "Get This Item" or "Webbridge." Using this link will open a window with links to the library catalog and to the e-journal list so you can investigate the availability of the source journal. In the ideal case, it will result in a direct link to the full-text of the article.
E-Journal list: If you have a reference and want to see if OSU Libraries subscribes to the electronic version of that journal (or some service that provides the full-text from that journal), click the E-Journals link on the Library's home page and type in the name of the journal that you need. If the article you need is not available from the E-Journals list, then try the catalog.
Online Catalog: Search the online catalog (limit to "journals") to see if the library has a paper copy of the journal. You can then photocopy the article. Most bound journals circulate for three days. Unbound journals do not circulate outside the library.
** If you choose, you can try a Google Advanced Search. It is best to search the title of the article as an exact phrase). This is a long shot so if it doesn't work immediately, a better use of you time is checking to see if the library has the journal in some format and if not, filling out the interlibrary loan request form. If you decide to post your own articles to the web, be sure that you know what copyright restrictions apply by contacting the publisher. When this is allowed, it is more often the case that you are allowed post the pre-formated version (of your own articles only) but not the final journal formated version.
The indexing databases are independent of the holdings of any one library so you should expect that OSU Libraries will not subscribe to or own every journals you need. You will need to use Interlibrary loan to obtain the articles.

LibraryFind Search

janet.webster@oregonstate.edu (Janet Webster) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:45:16 -0700

Library Find will get you started finding articles and books.

HMSC Information

janet.webster@oregonstate.edu (Janet Webster) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:09:30 -0700

HMSC Housing (students will be staying in the Bunkhouses)

HMSC Events Calendar

HMSC Email Lists

OSU Libraries on the Web

janet.webster@oregonstate.edu (Janet Webster) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:43:32 -0800

Here are the main links you'll need from the OSU Libraries Home Page:

Accessing library databases

janet.webster@oregonstate.edu (Janet Webster) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:02:57 -0700

Don't know how to get to the OSU Libraries databases?

Starting a Literature Review

janet.webster@oregonstate.edu (Janet Webster) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:42:54 -0700

Reviewing the information on a topic means exploring sources, finding relevant articles, books and reports, reading them, and then organizing the issues with and appraoches to your topic.

You start by searching appropriate databases including GoogleScholar (Google will be much too broad). You use databases focused on your discipline to save time and to be sure you get at the majority of the information. Check the list of selected databases on this page.

Take an important paper on your topic and use Web of Science to find newer papers that cite that paper. You can start with a paper that your mentor gave you. This can help you to find more recent work on similar themes. You can also do this in GoogleScholar, but the results may not be as comprehensive.

Select a recent paper by your mentor and use Web of Science to link to all papers referenced by that paper.

Evaluating Information

janet.webster@oregonstate.edu (Janet Webster) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:43:22 -0700

Evaluating any information resources is essential.
•    Who is the author?
•    Who published it?
•    Who is the audience?
•    When was it published or last updated?

• Is it accurate? This can revolve around currency, authority of the author, and breadth of coverage.

Citing Sources

janet.webster@oregonstate.edu (Janet Webster) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:43:31 -0700

Ask you mentor what style you should use.

Use a style manual to know how to cite references for your paper.

Or check the Instruction to Authors in the journal your mentor recommends.

More Resources on Literature Reviews

janet.webster@oregonstate.edu (Janet Webster) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:22:27 -0700

Watch this tutorial created by librarians at North Carolina State University: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/lit-review/

Consider using Zotero or Endnote to manange your references.

EndNote & Zotero Comparison

Zotero Basic Information

Getting Started with EndNote Web

Advice on writing the Literature Review:

Mentor Memo - The Literature Review