Research Log Entry 1
1. What is the main subject of your question?
-My subject question is Plants.
2. What subject guide or guides did you use to identify the relevant databases for your question?
-The subject guide or guides I used to identify the relevant databases for my question is Earth Science.
Database
1. Which database did you choose for your search?
-The database I chose to conduct my research is Geobase.
2. What terms did you enter to conduct your research?
-The terms I used to conduct my research is Coral Reef Plants.
3. How many results did you retrieve?
-83 results were retrieved.
4. If there were more than about 100 results, how did you refine your search terms to narrow your results/
-My results were less than 100.
5. Once you got your results to around 100 (or fewer), how did you determine they were meaningful?
-I determine my 83 results to be meaningful because I opened the first ten links and briefly skimmed through them and found out that they were all similar.
6. Which article did you choose? Give the bibliographic information for that article.
-The article I chose is The Coral, Solomon and Bismarck Seas Region
Title: The Coral, Solomon and Bismarck Seas Region
Author: Huber M.E. Baines G.B.K.
Edition: Volume 2
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Place of Publication: Not specified
Date of Publication: 2000
7. How did you determine these articles were meaningful?
-I determine this article meaningful because out of all the articles I went looked through, this article has the title and the information that is closest to what I am looking for which is Coral Reef Plants.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Unit 4, Part 1 Assignment
Research Log Entry 1
1. From Group 1, I chose "Newsweek"-TP1 A6
From Group 2, I chose "Chemical and Engineering News"-RT1 J655
From Group 3, I chose "Journal of Comparative Psychology"-TP1 C35
2. Name 3 articles, one from each of the three journals you chose.
- Newsweek: Symbol for Free Energy
- Chemical ad Engineering News: How a Virus Causes Cancer has been Shown.
- Journal of Comparative Psychology: Relation Between Food and Water Intake in the Pigeon
3. What are the major differences among these articles?
- The differences among these articles are the titles, information, and subjects.
4. What are the major differences among these periodicals?
- The major differences among these periodicals are their appearances and weights. Also the information the periodicals contain in them.
Research Log Entry 2
1. Which database did you enter to conduct your search?
-I chose Britannic Online to conduct my search.
2. What terms did you enter to conduct your search?
-I used the term Biology to conduct my search
3. How many results did you retrieve?
-I retrieved over 60 results.
4. If there were more than about 100 results, how did you refine your search terms to narrow your results?
-My search had less than 100 results.
5. Once you got your results to around 100(or fewer), how did you determine they were meaningful?
-I chose the first result because it was the only topic that had basic biology.
6. How did you determine this article was meaningful?
-There were many results given for this search. I chose Biology because that is part of my major and that is meaningful to me.
Academic Search Premeir
1. What terms did you enter to conduct you search?
-Biology.
2. How many results did you retrieve?
-485,228 results.
3. If there were more than about 100 results, how did you refine your search terms to narrow you results?
- I used the terms "Plant Biology" to narrow my results. The results came down to 6,702.
4.What differences did you note in how you needed to manipulate your search terms in this different database?
-My results were more narrow when I used the terms "Plant Biology" rather than just Biology.
5. Once you got your results to around 100(or fewer), how did you determine they were meaningful?
- I couldn't get my search down to 100.
6. Which article did you choose? Give the bibliographic information for that article.
-Author: Danrong Zao,Yuqiong, Chen,Dejiang, Ni.
-Title: Effect of water quality on the nutritional components and antioxidant activity of green tea extracts".
-Edition: Vol 113 Issue 1.
-Place of Publication: (Not specified).
-Publisher: (Not specified).
-Date of Publication: March 2009.
7. How did you determine this articale was meaningful?
- This article was the least complicating and confusing to understand and work with.
1. From Group 1, I chose "Newsweek"-TP1 A6
From Group 2, I chose "Chemical and Engineering News"-RT1 J655
From Group 3, I chose "Journal of Comparative Psychology"-TP1 C35
2. Name 3 articles, one from each of the three journals you chose.
- Newsweek: Symbol for Free Energy
- Chemical ad Engineering News: How a Virus Causes Cancer has been Shown.
- Journal of Comparative Psychology: Relation Between Food and Water Intake in the Pigeon
3. What are the major differences among these articles?
- The differences among these articles are the titles, information, and subjects.
4. What are the major differences among these periodicals?
- The major differences among these periodicals are their appearances and weights. Also the information the periodicals contain in them.
Research Log Entry 2
1. Which database did you enter to conduct your search?
-I chose Britannic Online to conduct my search.
2. What terms did you enter to conduct your search?
-I used the term Biology to conduct my search
3. How many results did you retrieve?
-I retrieved over 60 results.
4. If there were more than about 100 results, how did you refine your search terms to narrow your results?
-My search had less than 100 results.
5. Once you got your results to around 100(or fewer), how did you determine they were meaningful?
-I chose the first result because it was the only topic that had basic biology.
6. How did you determine this article was meaningful?
-There were many results given for this search. I chose Biology because that is part of my major and that is meaningful to me.
Academic Search Premeir
1. What terms did you enter to conduct you search?
-Biology.
2. How many results did you retrieve?
-485,228 results.
3. If there were more than about 100 results, how did you refine your search terms to narrow you results?
- I used the terms "Plant Biology" to narrow my results. The results came down to 6,702.
4.What differences did you note in how you needed to manipulate your search terms in this different database?
-My results were more narrow when I used the terms "Plant Biology" rather than just Biology.
5. Once you got your results to around 100(or fewer), how did you determine they were meaningful?
- I couldn't get my search down to 100.
6. Which article did you choose? Give the bibliographic information for that article.
-Author: Danrong Zao,Yuqiong, Chen,Dejiang, Ni.
-Title: Effect of water quality on the nutritional components and antioxidant activity of green tea extracts".
-Edition: Vol 113 Issue 1.
-Place of Publication: (Not specified).
-Publisher: (Not specified).
-Date of Publication: March 2009.
7. How did you determine this articale was meaningful?
- This article was the least complicating and confusing to understand and work with.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Unit 3, Part 2 Assignment
1. Which of your question did you try to answer?
-What is Biochemistry?
2. What EXACT terms did you enter into the keyword search screen?
-Biochemistry
3. What subject heading did you choose to be sure your item was on target and the best option for your search?
-Biochemistry
4. What item did you eventually chose? Why?
-I eventually chose Plant Biochemistry because I want to know want to know the basics but along with other information such as plants ad animals. Basically how everything is associated with Biochemisrty.
5. Give the bibliographic information for the item you chose.
-Author: Bowsher, Caroline
-Title: Plant biochemistry
-Place of Publication: New York, Garland Science
-Edition: No specified
-Date o f Published: 2008
6. When you looked at the reference work, what quote did you choose? Why?
-I chose a quote and wrote it down on my notebook, but I forgot my notebook in the library and when I returned back to the library to get my notebook it was gone.
7. What makes this a reference book as opposed to a regular book you might find in the book stacks?
-A reference book allow you to the full understanding of what you're really looking for. If it was just a book you would find at a public library, the information won't be as efficent and as thorough as you would get with a reference book.
8. In looking at the material in the book and the publication date in the bibliographic information, what year do you think the information really comes from?
-I think the information came from the date it was published which was in 2008.
-What is Biochemistry?
2. What EXACT terms did you enter into the keyword search screen?
-Biochemistry
3. What subject heading did you choose to be sure your item was on target and the best option for your search?
-Biochemistry
4. What item did you eventually chose? Why?
-I eventually chose Plant Biochemistry because I want to know want to know the basics but along with other information such as plants ad animals. Basically how everything is associated with Biochemisrty.
5. Give the bibliographic information for the item you chose.
-Author: Bowsher, Caroline
-Title: Plant biochemistry
-Place of Publication: New York, Garland Science
-Edition: No specified
-Date o f Published: 2008
6. When you looked at the reference work, what quote did you choose? Why?
-I chose a quote and wrote it down on my notebook, but I forgot my notebook in the library and when I returned back to the library to get my notebook it was gone.
7. What makes this a reference book as opposed to a regular book you might find in the book stacks?
-A reference book allow you to the full understanding of what you're really looking for. If it was just a book you would find at a public library, the information won't be as efficent and as thorough as you would get with a reference book.
8. In looking at the material in the book and the publication date in the bibliographic information, what year do you think the information really comes from?
-I think the information came from the date it was published which was in 2008.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Unit 3, Part 1 Assignment
1. Biology
a) Author: Star, Cecie
b) Title: Biology,concepts and applications
c) Edition: 7th ed
d) Place of Publication: Belmont, CA
e) Publisher: Thomson, Brooks/Cole
f) Date of Publication: c2008
2.Location: Book Stack
Call Number: QH307.2 .s73 2008
Status: Due 05-15-09
3. Subject Heading: Biology
4. Relevant heading: Biology; 183 entries
5.a) It seems as if I received more entries using heading search than keywords.
b) The searches seems similar to me.
c) They are similar because their information are a like. The only difference are the titles.
a) Author: Star, Cecie
b) Title: Biology,concepts and applications
c) Edition: 7th ed
d) Place of Publication: Belmont, CA
e) Publisher: Thomson, Brooks/Cole
f) Date of Publication: c2008
2.Location: Book Stack
Call Number: QH307.2 .s73 2008
Status: Due 05-15-09
3. Subject Heading: Biology
4. Relevant heading: Biology; 183 entries
5.a) It seems as if I received more entries using heading search than keywords.
b) The searches seems similar to me.
c) They are similar because their information are a like. The only difference are the titles.
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