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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 Teri M. Vogel Georgia State University October 23, 2003*modified 11/9/2003
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
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.
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)
Searchasaurus – Middle Search Plus • Same browse/ search as Primary • More articles • Higher reading level
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
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)
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)
GEOBASE: Geography – Geology – Ecology – Climatology – Meteorology – Paleontology – Volcanology – Environmental Science – Energy – Hydrology – Sedimentology – Petrology – Cartography(+1 million citations)
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
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
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
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
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?
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
Astronomy Journals The Horsehead Nebula/IC434 [Credit: N.A.Sharp/NOAO/AURA/NSF]
Microbiology Journals Micrasterias x400.[Department of Biology, Ohio State University at Lima]
Science on the Internet: Government • Science.govSciTechResources.gov
Science on the Internet: Government • Science.govSciTechResources.gov • Federal • USGS, NOAA, NASA/JPL, CDC, USDA, EPA, DOE • State • DNR • International • WHO, FAO
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)
Science on the Internet ‘other than Google’ • NDSL Scout Reports • InfoMine • EEVL • BiologyBrowser • BIOME • Scirus
K-12 Directories • FirstGov for Kids • KidsClick! • IPL • KidSpace • MeL Internet
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
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.)
Astronomy Picture of the Day http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/
ChemFinder http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com/
PLANTS National Database http://plants.usda.gov/
Integrated Taxonomic Information System http://www.itis.usda.gov/index.html
Center for History of Physics http://www.aip.org/history/
Invasivespecies.gov http://www.invasivespecies.gov/
Astrophysical Data System http://adswww.harvard.edu/