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Download Library and Internet Resources - Effective Writing: Technical Writing | ENGL 202C and more Study notes English Language in PDF only on Docsity! ENGLISH 202C Library and Internet Resources http://www.personal.psu.edu/jjm38/blogs/engl202/ Identifying indexing and abstracting resources Search in The CAT by LC Subject Heading Enter search statement Indicate that you want Indicate that you want to search your search to begin with an LC Subject Heading this statement The search statement is your discipline plus either “abstracts” or “indexes”. For example: Chemistry – abstracts Engineering – indexes The CAT doesn’t read punctuation, so you need to leave the dashes out. Potential problem with this method is that the list of resources that you retrieve may contain publications that index something other than the literature of the discipline. Not all disciplines have their own separate indexing and abstracting publications. You may have to use a resource that has a broader scope. Some major scientific bibliographic databases Subject Print Title Electronic Title Science Science Citation Index Web of Science Engineering Engineering Index Compendex Physics Science Abstracts INSPEC Mathematics Math Reviews MathSciNet Astronomy Astrophysical Data System Chemistry Chemical Abstracts SciFinder Scholar Biology Biological Abstracts Biological Abstracts Medicine Index Medicus Medline; PubMed Geology Bibliography and Index of Geology GeoRef Agriculture Agricultural Index Agricola Identifying other subject-related resources You can use the same technique to find dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc. Combine the discipline with the appropriate sub-heading. For example: Chemistry – dictionaries Physics – bibliography Astronomy – encyclopedias Biology – biography Medicine – handbooks, manuals, etc. Remember, you don’t need the punctuation marks in your search string Identifying professional journals Links to resources for separating professional journals from newspapers and magazines Minute Module: What’s a Journal? http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/minutemodule/minutemodules.html Types of Periodicals and Journals http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/infolit/andyou/mod3/types.htm Locating scholarly journals Ulrich’sWeb http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/ERESOURCES/PSU01081 Locating government documents You’ve been asked to use two specific resources: Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications Statistical Abstract of the United States Most of the US government documents are located in the Social Sciences Library on the 2 nd floor of Paterno Library; however, selected resources may be housed in other libraries. You should check The CAT to get the exact location. Social Sciences Library Government Documents Webpage http://www.libraries.psu.edu/socialsciences/government/ Locating style guides Your assignment sheet has a nice list of style guides. Another important one in the sciences is the one published by the American Chemical Society. The ACS Style Guide, 3 rd ed.; Coghill, A.M.; Garson, L.R., eds.; ACS: Washington, DC, 2006.