Information challenge

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Information Exercise
Can you translate this into words?
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BUT library research is complex!

• You have access to a wealth of materials!
• 350,000 books in Milne
• 2,500 journal titles and 70,000 journal volumes
  in Milne
• ¼ million government documents in Milne
• Lots of microfiche, CDs, DVDs, recordings
• 52 million books in WorldCat
• Hundreds of online scholarly databases
• Hundreds of thousands of articles in online
  databases
• 40,000,000 Internet web sites
• 6,000,000,000 items indexed by Google
• It takes effort, knowledge and persistence to
  find what you want

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Library Instruction Class MATH 380
Instructor Dr. Gary Towsley

• Librarian Richard Dreifuss
• (But not THE Richard Dreyfuss)
• New to Geneseo Summer 2004
• Librarian at Corning Inc. (20 years)
• Business Librarian University
• of Missouri at Kansas City (3 years)

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Class Learning Outcomes

• When this session is over, you should be able to
• Know where to look for scholarly articles on
  Fibonacci Numbers
• Know how to search databases to find articles on
  Fibonacci Numbers in particular journals.
• Know how to obtain articles in hardcopy or
  electronic format
• Know where to turn for assistance when doing
  library research

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Why not just Google the Internet??????
There is 500 times more information in the Deep
Web than Open Web
http//brightplanet.com/tech
nology/deepweb.asp

• You will be expected to use scholarly references
• Geneseo College Libraries collections
• Subscription databases and resources
• Other libraries and databases

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A Successful Information Search Involves

• Looking in the right place
• Constructing a good search strategy
• Using the correct terminology
• Narrowing the search if results too large
• Broadening the search if results too small
• Selecting items based on evaluation criteria

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Looking in the Right Place Journal Articles

• InfoTrac
• ProQuest
• MathSciNet

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Information Exercise
Use the InfoTrac database to find

• Number of articles on Fibonacci Numbers in The
  College Mathematics Journal
• Download the article entitled Fibonacci powers
  and a fascinating triangle

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Looking in the Right Place Journal Articles

• InfoTrac
• ProQuest
• MathSciNet
• Zentralblatt MATH

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Bibliographic Citation Parts

• Author
• Article Title
• Journal Name
• Page Numbers
• Date of Publication
• Volume Number
• Issue Number
• Web Site

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Differing Citation Styles

• McGee, R., Brodeur, D., Symons, D., Andrade, B.,
  Fahie, C. (2004). Time perception Does it
  distinguish ADHD and RD children in a clinical
  sample? Journal of abnormal child psychology,
  32(5), 481-490. (APA)
• McGee, R., et al. "Time Perception Does it
  Distinguish ADHD and RD Children in a Clinical
  Sample?" Journal of abnormal child psychology
  32.5 (2004) 481-90. (MLA)
• McGee, R., D. Brodeur, D. Symons, B. Andrade, and
  C. Fahie. 2004. Time Perception Does it
  Distinguish ADHD and RD Children in a Clinical
  Sample? Journal of abnormal child psychology 32,
  no. 5 481-490. (Turabian)
• McGee R, Brodeur D, Symons D, Andrade B, Fahie C.
  Time perception Does it distinguish ADHD and RD
  children in a clinical sample? J Abnorm Child
  Psychol. 200432481-490. (AMA)

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Information Overload???

• There are plenty of places to turn for
  HELP
• Ask a librarian for assistance
• Refer to the Research Resources pages
• Schedule an information or technology
  consultation
• Look under Help on library web site
• see Research Guides
• see Writing Style Guides
• Use Search to search Milne web site
• Use Help in online databases including GLOCAT