NOTE FROM L.E. Spears, GHC Librarian: Please let students know that they can make
research requests to the library and if they find an article that
appears to be only available in a paid subscription database there are
still ways to legally access
the text. Just ask us. BE SURE TO THANK MS. SPEARS & HER OUTSTANDING STAFF FOR THEIR HELP.
What Librarians Use To Create Research Pathfinders, Much Thanks To LE Spears August 2017
NCBI: The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information. To find an individual article, use “PMC” option first in drop-down menu, then look at other options one at a time. NCBI Literature Search
PROJECT MUSE: Project Muse Literature Search School access will last only until October 3, students must be on campus to gain access.
SAGE PUBLICATIONS: Sage Journals
EBSCOHost: EBSCO Discovery Sevice For Subject Specific Research; once you’re registered for AP Research with College Board, you will be able to access EBSCOHost through your account; until then, use this link to access EBSCO if you have problems accessing through other means bit.ly/APCapstoneEBSCO.
JSTOR: JSTOR Literature Search
DATA SEARCH ENGINES
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH: NAEP Data Explorer
PEW RESEARCH: PEW Research
LESSON EXAMPLE FOR ESTABLISHING CREDITABILITY/SITUATING:
When a source is not in the LOC catalog, how do I establish creditibility and determine that this source is a piece that belongs to the puzzle I’m working on.
Source #1 - Potential Adverse Effects of Amphetamine Treatment on Brain and Behavior: A Review
(Bing Search of Title) (PMID: 18698321 PMCID: PMC2670101 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2008.90 )
Note Key Words in Article
Source #2 - Student Perceptions of Methylphenidate Abuse at a Public Liberal Arts College
Note Key Words in Article
Notice this source doesn’t show up in the NCBI search engine. ( Bing Search of Title)
( PMID: 11125642 DOI: 10.1080/07448480009596296)
Notice DOI link leads you to “Journal of American College Health” and provides cross reference citations.
See "Instructions & Forms" (Upper right hand corner of page) (Instructions To Authors)
Published In "Journal of American College Health” (Bing Search of Title) NCBI Link, Pub Med - Similar Articles, Cited By . . .
Think Like An Author, You Are One!!!
NCBI - Example of Industry Search Engines (Notice it is the first link in Firefox Search) - Click On Catalog References
Put Source #1 title into the NCBI search engine, then notice you can search by publication date. The article noted is #317 out of #354. What does that tell you? What is the good news?
Molecular Psychiatry - Journal Example - Examine “For Authors”, “Instructions For Authors” - Review Required Format of Paper - Peer Review established
Journal of American College Health
Review “Manuscript Submission" - “Instructions For Authors” - Also distinguish journal from other “Resources" of ACHA, and note three major organizational functions (Advocacy, Education, Research).