How can we find online scientific resources for our research projects?
Sharon Comstock
(slcomstock@ameritech.net)
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Coauthors
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Mark Dreessen, U of Chicago Lab Schools
High School Science
Sharon Comstock, U of Chicago Lab Schools
High School Librarian |
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Subject Areas
| Information Science, Science |
Grade Levels
Unit Keywords
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science, psychology, Lab school, regenstein, research, dreessen |
Rationale of the Unit
| As a librarian working with students on a "drop in" basis for research, I created this brief tutorial to serve Mr. Dreessen's class. I intend to expand it and spin off units to serve other science classes of his as needed. I also am using this as a tool to reflect on my own teaching process: how skills are introduced to the students and if those skills are retained. The students will be working with their teacher and me on their individual research topics in the library's computer lab. |
Background and Resources
ACCESSIBLE FROM HOME:
Please note that the sites listed below that are easily accessible off campus are general sources. They provide links to specific online sources that may not necessarily peer-reviewed. However, they do provide background and context for your topic.
Virtual Library
www.virtuallibrary.org
Science: http://vlib.org/Science.html
Medicine and Health: http://vlib.org/Medicine.html
Psychology: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/psi/
American Psychological Association:
www.apa.org
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
Click on "Online Texts"
American Associaton for the Advancement of Science
"Science Magazine"
http://www.sciencemag.org/
Click on "Subject Collection" button to browse articles from 1995-current issues.
*Note: This magazine is sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is quite useful for its archives and topical coverage. A U of C portal gives you access to much more than if you access this from home.
U OF CHICAGO RESOURCES:
Access to full text articles and abstracts only from a University gateway (i.e. Rowley or at one of the U of C Libraries)
1. Begin at the UCLS homepage
http://www.ucls.uchicago.edu/
2. Go to "Research"
3. Go to "University Library"
A. Click on "Library Collections and Subject Guides"
--Click on Crerar (Science) for a list of links selected by Crerar reference librarians
4. Go to "Electronic Resources"
A. Click on "Crerar" for science databases: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/db/
B. Click on "Social Sciences" for Psychology databases:
--http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/psych/
--scroll down to PsycINFO on Ovid
--For online resources across the social sciences: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/reg/socsci/db/
--For full-text articles in the social sciences scroll down to:
ProQuest Direct
C. Useful once you have a journal title or if you want to browse (on "Electronic Resources" page):
--Click on appropriate first letter of the journal you're searching. Some journals are full text, some are abstracts.
--Good source: "Science Direct"
--click on "MedLine"
--click on "PsycINFO"
--or search the whole database in top search box
5. Go to "WorldCat"
A. In the pull-down menu in FirstSearch, go to "ArticleFirst"
--Type in keyword search terms and check "Full text" box to retrieve full articles. Leave this box empty for all citations.
6. Go to "Reference"
A. Click on "Subject Specialists"
--Scroll to "Science"
This will bring you to a list of resources to browse.
RESOURCES AT ROWLEY LIBRARY IN REFERENCE:
R 500 F14
"Today's Science on File"
Search by topic/subject in index (yellow pages)
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Activities and Open-ended problems
LAB ACTIVITIES -- work to do in labs or other special settings
We are working in the computer lab as a group so I can show them how to access these resources.
ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF CLASS / INDEPENDENT WORK
OPEN-ENDED PROBLEMS -- creative extensions
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Dialogues, Discussions, and Presentations
FACE-TO-FACE DIALOGUES
GROUP DIALOGUES
ON-LINE DIALOGUES
IN-CLASS DISCUSSIONS
PRESENTATIONS
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Assessment, Related Questions, and Story of the Unit
ASSESSMENT:
RELATED QUESTIONS
STORY OF THE UNIT -- How did it go?
RESPONSES FROM OTHERS (teachers)
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