Yvonne Nalani Meulemans
Behavioral
Sciences and Nursing Librarian
Kellogg Library 3421
ymeulema@csusm.edu
760-750-4375
Office Hours:
Tues & Wed 12-1
or office door is open
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For this course, you are expected to become familiar with
the research literature on a topic of your choice. Check your course syllabus for
complete assignment details and requirements. This
guide provides guidance on completing the research portion
of this project.
Getting started
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
A collection of commissioned and peer
reviewed articles in the life sciences. This title is
especially useful because sources and lists for further
reading are provided.
Coverage: current
More details: finding
books
Books
are particularly valuable because of their bibliographies
and footnotes, which direct researchers to journal articles
and other sources without having to search a database. CSUSM
Library may not have materials, but you can access the collections of other
libraries.
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provides access to the collections of UCSD, SDSU, and
USD.
- If we don't have an item you can request through
.
- Search under a concept/substance by keyword
(consider ALL variations)
- If you retrieve too many, consider limiting your
search by date (e.g. 1990-current)
- Click on any of the subject headings below to view
the library's collection in this area.
- Click on
to view what other university libraries in San Diego have on
a topic.
Effective
searching
Below are
strategies to conduct more effective searching..
Chunking
your search
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AND |
OR |
NOT |
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"proteasome*"
and
"protein inhibitor*" |
"ghrelin" or "leptin" |
"ghrelin" not "leptin" |
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gets results
with both
terms
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gets results on either or both terms
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gets results on ghrelin, but nothing about
leptin
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-an * at the word roots retrieves
plurals/variations:
sex* = sexual, sexes, sexism, etc. |
Search examples
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Example topic |
Sample search |
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I need articles on how Weddell seals
can dive as deep as they do.
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Leptonychotes weddellii
and
(div*)
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I need to articles on how ghrelin
affects appetite in humans.
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"ghrelin"
and
appetite*
and ( human* or "homo sapien")
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Journal articles
As a biological science
student, you should be familiar with the following databases.
Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS)
A complete collection of bibliographic
references covering life science and biomedical
research literature published from more than
4,000 journals internationally.
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1969→current |
PubMed @ CSUSM
The premier database of world biomedical
literature on clinical medicine and preclinical
research.
Medline provides a more user-friendly
interface, but less updated content.
Click here
for help in searching PubMed.
PubMed search tools
MeSH Database
Medical Subject Headings allow you
to search more precisely and move beyond keywords.
Limits
As you would in PsycINFO, use limits to narrow your
search to a particular population or type of
information.
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1966→current |
PubMed Central
The U.S. National Library of Medicine's free
digital archive of biomedical and life sciences
journal literature. Many journals in this
database are very technical and are for
researchers in the field.
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1966→current |
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Citing your
information
The Council of Biology Editors produces a guide to
appropriate scientific style. If you are a Biology major, you
ought to have your own copy of it:
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Scientific style and format : the CBE
manual for authors, editors, and publishers.
6th ed. New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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If you need some quick help, the following are web sites on
CBE citation style:
Using CBE Style to Cite and Document Sources
Sciences: Documenting Sources
The Council of Biology Editors (CBE) Style of Documentation
in Science and Mathematics
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