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Identifying Sources in the Sciences

This resource provides the basics of identifying sources in the sciences, including library research techniques, activities for practice, and citation examples. It covers primary, secondary, and tertiary sources, as well as scholarly and popular articles.

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Identifying Sources in the Sciences

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  1. Identifying Sources in the Sciences

  2. Outline • Library Basics • Identifying Sources Activity • Citation Activity • Summon Demo

  3. Peer Review

  4. Peer Review • Experts in a particular field evaluate the quality, validity, and relevance of a work • Used to determine an articles suitability for publication • An article can be • Accepted • Require revisions • Rejected

  5. Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Scholarly, Popular

  6. Primary – reports experimental results • Secondary – synthesis, evaluation, interpretation of experimental results • Tertiary – generally accepted knowledge • Scholarly – geared to researchers • Popular – for the general public

  7. Identifying Sources in the Sciences • Activity (10 min) • Look over each source and read the highlighted section (DON’T READ each source in its entirety) • Identify the sources on your table. • Write the title of the source next to the type of format (Not all formats are on each table) • How do you know what each item is? What are the distinguishing features? • Indicate if each source is primary, secondary, or tertiary • How do you know? • Indicate if each source is popular or scholarly • Discussion (20min)

  8. Citation

  9. Citation If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants Isaac Newton https://davidmcghee.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/do-you-have-a-giant/

  10. Citation Examples • Research Article (doi:10.1038/nm.3730) (look at the PDF) • Book Chapter

  11. Citation Examples • Research Articles • APA • Stanley, S. A., Sauer, J., Kane, R. S., Dordick, J. S., & Friedman, J. M. (2015). Remote regulation of glucose homeostasis in mice using genetically encoded nanoparticles. Nature Medicine, 21(1), 92-98. doi:10.1038/nm.3730 • CSE • Stanley SA, Sauer J, Kane RS, Dordick JS, Friedman JM. 2015. Remote regulation of glucose homeostasis in mice using genetically encoded nanoparticles. Nature Medicine. 21(1):92-98. • Book Chapter • APA • Castracane, V. D., & Henson, M. C. (2007). The obese (ob/ob) mouse and the discovery of leptin. In V. D. Castracane & M. C. Henson (Eds.), Leptin (pp. 1-9). Boston, MA: Springer US. • CSE • Castracane VD, Henson MC. 2007. The obese (ob/ob) mouse and the discovery of leptin. In:Castracane VD, Henson MC, editors. Leptin. Boston, MA: Springer US. p. 1-9.

  12. Searching • What tool to use? • Google (or another internet search engine) • Google Scholar • Summon • Pubmed • Web of Science • Scopus

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