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Mining GALILEO in the Sciences

Mining GALILEO in the Sciences. Teri M. Vogel Georgia State University October 23, 2003 *modified 11/9/2003. Elementary School Middle School Junior High School High School Technical School 2, 4-Year College General Public. Assignments / Reports Science Projects Research.

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Mining GALILEO in the Sciences

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  1. Mining GALILEO in the Sciences Teri M. Vogel Georgia State University October 23, 2003*modified 11/9/2003

  2. Elementary School Middle SchoolJunior High School High School Technical School2, 4-Year College General Public Assignments / Reports Science Projects Research Levels of Science Information Needs

  3. Elementary (K-5) • SIRS Discoverer (K12/PLS) • Searchasaurus • Primary / Elementary School Search (K12/PLS/DTAE) • Encyclopedia of Animals (K12/PLS/DTAE) • F & W New World Encyclopedia (K12/PLS/DTAE) Communities:K12 = K-12 Schools; PLS = Public Libraries; DTAE = Technical Institutes The other GALILEO communities—USG (University System of Georgia Libraries), AMPALS (Atlanta/Macon Private Academic Libraries), GPALS (Georgia Private Academic Libraries)—have access to many of these databases, but these institutions were not the focus of this presentation and have not been included here.

  4. SIRS Discoverer

  5. Encyclopedia of Animals / New World Encyclopedia

  6. Searchasaurus (Primary)

  7. Middle / Junior High (6-8) • SIRS Researcher (PLS) • Searchasaurus (K12/PLS/DTAE) • Middle Search Plus • F & W New World Encyclopedia (K12/PLS/DTAE) • Encyclopedia Britannica Online (PLS) • AccessScience (PLS/DTAE)

  8. SIRS Researcher (PLS)

  9. SIRS Researcher (PLS)

  10. Searchasaurus – Middle Search Plus • Same browse/ search as Primary • More articles • Higher reading level

  11. Encyclopedias • Encyclopedia Britannica (PLS) • AccessScience (PLS/DTAE) • McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology • Articles from A15 Phases (physics) to Zygophyllales (plant science) • Subjects from Acoustics to Zoology • Biographies • Student Center: study guides, suggested research topics

  12. High School (9-12) - General • MAS Ultra (K12/PLS/DTAE) • MasterFile Premier (K12/PLS/DTAE) • Platinum Periodicals (PLS/DTAE) • AccessScience (PLS/DTAE) • Encyclopedia Britannica (PLS)

  13. MAS Ultra

  14. MasterFile Premier

  15. Platinum Periodicals (PLS/DTAE)

  16. High School and Beyond: Advanced Science Resources • Academic Search Premier (K12/PLS/DTAE) • Computer Source • FirstSearch Databases • Science Indexes (PLS) • ArticleFirst (PLS/DTAE) • WorldCat (PLS/DTAE) • Catalog of Public/Academic Library Catalogs, with library holdings • MEDLINE (K12/PLS/DTAE)

  17. Academic Search Premier

  18. GEOBASE: Geography – Geology – Ecology – Climatology – Meteorology – Paleontology – Volcanology – Environmental Science – Energy – Hydrology – Sedimentology – Petrology – Cartography(+1 million citations)

  19. ArticleFirst (PLS/DTAE) • +12.7 million records; +12K sources • Drawbacks • Access points: title, journal, author only • NO Abstracts • NO Descriptors/Subject Headings • Limiting functionality very limited

  20. MEDLINE • National Library of Medicine (1966+) • +12 million citations - +4,600 journals • Medicine – nursing – dentistry – veterinary medicine – health care – preclinical sciences – bioethics • [life, behavioral, chemical sciences, bioengineering relevant to biomedicine/ health] • MeSH – Medical Subject Headings • Controlled vocabulary, browsable

  21. AGRICOLA • No longer available to K12/PLS/DTAE communities, but accessible to all at http://www.nal.usda.gov/ag98/ • National Agricultural Library (1970+) • +2.5 million citations • 869 currently indexed journals + books, etc. • agricultural engineering and marketing, animal breeding, entomology, environmental pollution, farm management, foods and feeds, pesticides, rural sociology, social sciences, veterinary medicine and water resources

  22. Getting Articles: Is Full – Text Access Enough? • How much information does the patron need? • Encyclopedias, Ebsco/ProQuest collections (all have at least some full-text content; images may not be available; embargoes on recent issues) • Articles cited but not full-textInterlibrary Loan and other options

  23. How Do the Indexes Measure Up? • Measure of database – what is indexed • Multidisciplinary, scholarly science journals: Nature, Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) • Multidisciplinary, popular science magazines: Scientific American, Sierra, Discover • Discipline-specific journals? • What are they? • Where are they indexed?

  24. Core/Major/Important Journals • Institute for Scientific Information • Science Citation Index journal list • Sci-Bytes: What’s New in Research, Hot Papers, High-Impact Journals in various fields • Scientific Societies • ACS: Journal List for Undergraduate Programs • AMS: Journal Price Survey • Science Librarians • Special Libraries Association • Geoscience Information Society

  25. Astronomy Journals The Horsehead Nebula/IC434 [Credit: N.A.Sharp/NOAO/AURA/NSF]

  26. Microbiology Journals Micrasterias x400.[Department of Biology, Ohio State University at Lima]

  27. Science on the Internet: Government • Science.govSciTechResources.gov

  28. Science on the Internet: Government • Science.govSciTechResources.gov • Federal • USGS, NOAA, NASA/JPL, CDC, USDA, EPA, DOE • State • DNR • International • WHO, FAO

  29. Science on the Internet: Science Fair Resources • Science Fair Central • The Ultimate Science Fair Resource • Georgia Science & Engineering Fair • Science Fair Projects Index • Government • Energy Science Projects(DOE) • Science Fair Ideas(Earthquake Hazards Program – USGS) • AgScience Projects (Agricultural Research Service – USDA)

  30. Science on the Internet ‘other than Google’ • NDSL Scout Reports • InfoMine • EEVL • BiologyBrowser • BIOME • Scirus

  31. K-12 Directories • FirstGov for Kids • KidsClick! • IPL • KidSpace • MeL Internet

  32. Keeping Current in Science • News Sources • Science, Nature, New Scientist, New York Times, Discover, Scientific American • Discovery, Nova, National Geographic • Best American Science Writing • Best American Science & Nature Writing

  33. Getting to Know Your Local Science Librarians • Research Universities, Regional Universities, State Universities • AL, FL, SC, TN, NC • Resources available • Databases • Print/Online Journals • Copiers/printers • Services available • Reference & Instruction Assistance (tours, speaker, etc.)

  34. Teri’s Science Picks

  35. Astronomy Picture of the Day http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/

  36. ChemFinder http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com/

  37. PLANTS National Database http://plants.usda.gov/

  38. Integrated Taxonomic Information System http://www.itis.usda.gov/index.html

  39. Center for History of Physics http://www.aip.org/history/

  40. Invasivespecies.gov http://www.invasivespecies.gov/

  41. Astrophysical Data System http://adswww.harvard.edu/

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