Phyllis Usina, Librarian Doyle Library 527-4773

Physio 1 Human Physiology Physiology Research Paper Orientation

Steps to help you locate the primary sources needed.

Step 1. Locate this information from the print version of Science News article you have chosen.

• Name of researcher
• Date research was published
• Journal name of primary source that published the research
• IMPORTANT the Article Title for the primary source will not be given

Step 2. Use the Science News website to locate the Article Title for the primary source.

• Go to the Archives http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/archives page
• Locate your specific Science News article by using the date of that article.
• The website may or may not have full text of your article but it will have a link to References & Sources.
• Use the References given to get the title for your primary source. The References may also give a link to your primary source --most often it only links to an abstract..

Step 3. Locate the primary article.

• Check SRJC Library Periodicals List http://nb6yr6xu5n.search.serialssolutions.com to see if we own the journal.
  • If it is in Library's Print Periodicals collection - go to the Library to make a copy of the article.
  • If it is in one of the Library's Subscription Online Databases http://www.santarosa.edu/library/ftdb you can use these databases from on campus or off campus (requires a pin)
• Check Highwire Press http://highwire.stanford.edu to see if they offer access to free issues of the journal.
• Use Google to search by the Journal name.
  • Some Journals provide free access to their article while others charge for access.

Step 4. Request the article using SRJC's Interlibrary Loan Services.

• If you can not locate the article using any of the above stesp you can come to the Reference Desk of the Library and submit an Interlibrary Loan form. The library will locate the article and get a copy for you. They can either send you a scanned copy via email or provide a print copy to be picked up at the Circulation desk.
• Interlibrary Loan information:  http://www.santarosa.edu/library/services/illstudents.shtml

Step 5. Make sure the primary article will help you determine the Molecular Mechanism as required by the assignment.

• If not then start the process over using a new Science News article.

The section below shows screen shots illustrating two possible scenarios for finding a primary source.

Libraries gather information sources together and organize them for easy retrieval. This makes your research tasks easier and faster. The SRJC has two libraries: Plover Library on the Santa Rosa campus and Mahoney Library on the Petaluma campus. You can also access many of the resources the library offers via the World Wide Web. Library Web Pages can be found at http://www.santarosa.edu/library/

Avoiding Plagiarism http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/

Periodicals: Magazines or journals are published on a regular schedule- weekly, monthly, quarterly. These are collections of articles either on a single subject or many different topics. Science focuses on topics in science. Time magazine has articles on a variety of subjects.

• Magazines are Popular sources are written for a general broad audience. Within the popular information sources are levels of credibility and importance. The information may or may not be written by a recognized expert. It may contain quotes or opinions of experts followed by general interpretations.

• Journals are scholarly and technical writing intended for researchers and subject experts. Top experts in the fields do scholarly reporting. They have been recognized by their degrees, work affiliation and research publications. The publications contain the latest research and findings. The author maybe publishing to report research findings based on a study or the latest research in particular field. Many of the publications are very subject specific and have an extensive editorial review process.

Read article in Science News.

ABOUT Science News   http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/help.asp Science News is a weekly magazine with short articles for general readers and scientists. It is a Secondary Source providing an overview of the research and clues to find the Primary Source. Free access to most of their online articles via the Archive link.

Example 1. http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070908/fob1.asp

What clues are needed to find the Primary Source?

DATE:  Week of Sept. 8, 2007; Vol. 172, No. 10 , p. 147

Author: Susan Milius  - Not helpful, she is a Staff Writer (864 articles for Science News) who did not do the research.

Researcher/Author: Found within the article. Diana Cox-Foster of Pennsylvania State University in University Park.

Journal Name of Original Research : she and her colleagues report online and in an upcoming issue of Science.

Keywords: honeybee, Israeli acute-paralysis virus (IAPV), colony-collapse disorder. other?

References: (***found at end of online articles only --not given on Print version)
Cox-Foster, D.L. . . . and W.I. Lipkin. In press. A metagenomic survey of microbes in honey bee colony collapse disorder. Science. Abstract available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1146498.

Get the primary article referenced in the Science News Article

Find thier Website: Maybe the Science Magazine website will provide the full text of the article.

http://www.sciencemag.org/  Science is one of the world's leading outlet for scientific news, commentary, and cutting-edge research, with the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general-science journal.

Look at: Previous Issues link - The article we need is not available in full text for free.

How to access: The full text of Science issues since January 1997 is available online to AAAS members, to users at subscribing institutions, and on a pay-per-article basis. After one year, the full text of the research content in this part of the collection is available online without cost for individuals who register for access.

Search SRJC Library Periodicals Holdings:
Full-Text Periodicals in the SRJC Library Collections - http://nb6yr6xu5n.search.serialssolutions.com/

Search by title or Browse by Alphabet  

Science (Washington, D.C.)  (0036-8075)

Note dates available in databases all end approximately 2 years ago. Licensing issues.

Click on link for Print Periodicals Collections = takes you directly to Library Catalog Record of holdings for print format

Determine what format the article you are looking for is in: Print, Microfilm, Microfiche

Go to the Library & locate & copy or print the article. Periodicals Desk on the 2nd Floor

Or may be in one of the Library Databases:

Subscription Databases

The tools used for finding periodical articles are a large number of databases and indexes which allow you to locate articles by subject (your topic). These "article finding tools" are available in both electronic and print formats. An important skill is to learn which of the many periodical database to use for the particular type of information you need.

Electronic Databases

Most current articles are found using a group of electronic databases accessed via the World Wide Web. The Electronic Databases the library subscribes to cover many subjects. The library also does trials of several new databases each semester. Many of the articles contained in these databases are available in full text right on the computer. Although these databases are accessed via the Web they are available on a subscription basis only. You have access to them because the College subscribes to the product. This arrangement exists because most periodical articles are copyrighted and periodical publishers do not chose to make them available for free. Because computers are a relatively recent storage technology most databases only include information starting in the early 1980s.

Example 2. http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070915/bob9.asp

Researcher/Author: October 2004, Swedish neuroscientist Bjorn Merker.

Journal Name of Original Research : In the February Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Merker, an independent neuroscientist in Segeltorp, Sweden, described how the accomplishments of these children relate to behaviors recorded in prior studies of human-brain function and of animals after surgical removal of the cortex. His analysis generates a provocative proposal: Basic awareness of one's internal and external world depends on the brain stem, the often-overlooked cylinder of tissue situated between the spinal cord and the cortex.

Keywords: hydranencephaly. other?

References: (***found at end of online articles only --not given on Print version)
Merker, B. 2007. Consciousness without a cerebral cortex: A challenge for neuroscience and medicine. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 30(February):63-81. Abstract available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X07000891.

Takes you to a Cambridge Press website for the Journal

Shewmon, D.A., G.L. Holmes, and P.A. Byrne. 1999. Consciousness in congenitally decorticate children: Developmental vegetative state as self-fulfilling prophecy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 41(June):364-374. Abstract available at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/ 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1999.tb00621.x.

Can use Google to search journal title if do not have a source link.

Behavioral and Brain Sciences = http://www.bbsonline.org/

took us to same Cambridge Press site as online Reference from Science News

Click on 2007 and the month/volume

get long list of articles

Menu/Edit/Find on Page -- search for author, Merker

Get:

Consciousness without a cerebral cortex: A challenge for neuroscience and medicineBjorn Merker Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Volume 30, Issue 01, February 2007, pp 63-81 doi: 10.1017/S0140525X07000891, Published online by Cambridge University Press 01 May 2007

• Abstract
• Add to basket £27.00 / $40.00

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=BBS

Try to locate a free version of the article:

Highwire Press from Stanford University http://highwire.stanford.edu/

Search box does a keyword search.

Near the bottom of page can search Journals by Alphabet -

List indicates which titles have free issues

Click on B http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/allsites.dtl#B

Does not list Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Interlibrary Loan Services - from SRJC
http://www.santarosa.edu/library/services/illstudents.shtml

Getting materials from another library... ILL
Materials found in a library catalog are usually available to anyone through the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) process. SRJC offers InterLibrary Loan services free to registered students. If you are unable to locate an article in our collection, ask for an ILL form at the Reference Desk in the library. ILL will find the article and send you a post card or email telling you to come pick it up. They can even scan the article and email you a copy. Plan ahead!!! There is a turn around time of a few days to a week or even more for delivery of materials to get to you.

Need the biblographic citation of the Article

How to Cite = compile references into a bibliography. Here is an overview of the process: http://www.santarosa.edu/~usina/10/lesson/04_citationstyles.htm

Here is the Library Guide for MLA - http://www.santarosa.edu/library/guides/cite.shtml

Get a third reference (a primary article) from the bibliography of the primary article.

Examine Your Results And Refine Your Search

Reevaluation is an important step in research process. It allows you to look at the direction of your research, evaluate what you have collected so far, determine any changes you may want to do, and tell yourself what your next steps are and when you want to be finished.

If the articles you locate do not work you need to start over again.

 

Phyllis Usina - Library & Information Resources Department
Santa Rosa Junior College
September 21, 2007