Yvonne Nalani Meulemans
Science Librarian
Kellogg Library 3421
ymeulema@csusm.edu
760-750-4375
Office Hours:
T & W, 10-11am, appts. |
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For your town meeting, you must gather further
information on your topic, and from your particular
perspective. Consult this guide to begin your information
search. Searching the library for information isn't very
difficult, but it is very time consuming. Contact Ms.
Meulemans if you are having difficulty finding what you are
looking for.
Start here
Define your issue by using an academic reference source.
Note the vocabulary and keywords used; they will be
essential to continue your research. These
reference sources will also direct you to further reading.
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Environmental encyclopedia
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Encyclopedia of
environmental issues/ REFERENCE GE10 .E52
2000
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Encyclopedia of
environmental science/ OVERSIZE GE10 .M66
2000
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Encyclopedia of
environmental biology/ REFERENCE QH540.4
.E52 1995 |
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Statistical record
of the environment/ REFERENCE TP173.5 .S73 |
no picture
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Water: science and issues |
no picture
avail |
Encyclopedia of the
biosphere/ REFERENCE QH343.4 .B5613 2000
see chapter 9 on lakes |
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Handbook of solid
waste management and waste minimization technologies/
BOOK STACKS TD791 .C364 2003 |
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Encyclopedia of
chemical technology/ REFERENCE TP9 .E685
1991 |
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Environmental
contaminant reference databook /
REFERENCE TD196.C45 P73 1995 |
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Hazardous Chemicals Desk
Reference/ REFERENCE T55.3 H3 L49 1997 |
Get more specific
With your definition, identify some key vocabulary terms
and concepts in order to search effectively for books that
will give you further information.
* Books will be delivered to Library for pickup.
** Find a book in this databases, and fill-out an
Interlibrary Loan
delivery request. Book will be delivered to Library for
pickup.
Search Strategies
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Always
consider multiple keywords to describe what you are looking
for; i.e. what are other terms/phrases used to describe
"smog?"
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Identify
subject headings and browse call numbers.
This will facilitate your
search.
Scientific
articles
More detailed information from scholarly, scientific
journals will be necessary to provide the factual
information about the issue. Citing information from the
scientific research is especially essential to the
scientists and doctors.
Basic Biosis
Abstracts for articles in basic life science journals
used by undergraduates. |
ScienceDirect
Provides full text access to over 1,000 journals
covering all fields of science.
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Wiley Interscience
Access to abstracts and full text for about 300 mainly
science related journals. |
Kluwer Journals (OVID)
Database with full-text from nearly 800 journals in
the sciences, business, and psychology. |
Newspaper articles
Newspaper articles may help you find out how other
communities have dealt with this same issue. Remember that
newspaper articles are a non-expert's reporting of an issue.
Evaluating web sites
Anyone can put any information on the web. Before you use
any information you found on a web site, follow common-sense
guidelines and evaluate the quality of the information.
Citing your sources
As you put together your information, you'll need to cite
passages and ideas from the sources you've found. In
order to cite your resources properly, you need to follow a
citation style consistently..
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Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association. 5th ed.
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association,
2001.
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