MSU Literature Assignment: Locating Jeffrey S. Dukes' Journal Articles, Assignments of Biology

Download MSU Literature Assignment: Locating Jeffrey S. Dukes' Journal Articles and more Assignments Biology in PDF only on Docsity! BS111L: Literature Assignment 11/28/2020 BS111L: Assignment #1 Sections 22 & 23 TA: Scott Butterfield Literature Assignment: 10 points Due Date: September 22, 2005 Using the Michigan State University Library web resources to locate journal articles by: 1) topic; 2) author; &/or 3) title This assignment will require that you use a university computer, which has access to the MSU library databases. You may work together on this assignment, but each person must turn in an individual assignment for credit. You will need to follow the directions, and do the assignment in the specified order to satisfactorily finish the assignment. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me (butter12@msu.edu). You will need to use at least 4 references from primary literature sources (not websites), for you lab report this semester. To give you a better idea about how to locate journal articles relating to certain topics or authors or both, I have designed a homework assignment that will allow you to explore the MSU library resources in search of specific journal articles. As part of this assignment, you will also learn how to properly cite journal articles, and produce a literature cited section. This is important because you will need to produce a literature cited section for your lab report this semester. I specifically want you to use the MSU library web resources to: 1) Determine what is the best strategy to locate the 12 papers by Jeffrey S. Dukes; 2) Determine whether these papers are available on-line, in print (at the library), or both; and 3) Create a literature cited section. HSB 1 of 6 BS111L: Literature Assignment 11/28/2020 Step 1: Locate the MSU library website, and the access the MSU library on-line catalog. 1. (0.5 pts.) List the web address for MSU library website. 2. (0.5 pts.) List the name of the MSU library online catalog. Step 2: Use the MAGIC Online Catalog & the Electronic Resources option to search for Jeffrey S. Dukes journal articles. Click on “Catalog” Click on “Search Only for Electronic Materials” Click on “Electronic Resources” (this is a highlighted link on this page) 3. (0.5 pts.) List 3 of the “Shortcuts to some Resources”, i.e. electronic reference library search engines (these allow access to the electronic reference library databases). a. b. c. Click on the “ERL (WebSPIRS/SliverPlatter)” link. You should now see a list of available electronic reference library databases that you may search within for Jeffrey S. Dukes articles. 4. (0.5 pts.) List at least 2 electronic reference library databases that you believe you would be able to use in order to locate the J.S. Dukes articles (Hint: Jeffrey Dukes is an ecologist who studies the effects of climate change and nitrogen deposition on the invasibility of California grasslands by exotic grass species), paying particular attention to the topic(s) that are covered within each database. Why did you select these databases? a.________________________________________________________________ b.________________________________________________________________ Why:_____________________________________________________________ HSB 2 of 6 BS111L: Literature Assignment 11/28/2020 10. (0.5 pts.) Using the search terms Dukes J.S. and invasives (typed exactly in this form), list the journal articles (if any) that are found/listed by the search engine, and the journals that they are found within. 11. (0.5 pts.) Using the search terms Dukes-J (typed exactly in this form), list the 4 journal articles (first 2 words of the titles only) that are found/listed by the search engine. 1. 2. 3. 4. 12. (1.0 pts.) Using the search terms Jeffrey S Dukes, list the 12 journal articles (first 2 words of the titles only) that are found/listed by the search engine. 1._______________________________________________________________ 2._______________________________________________________________ 3._______________________________________________________________ 4._______________________________________________________________ 5._______________________________________________________________ 6._______________________________________________________________ 7._______________________________________________________________ 8._______________________________________________________________ 9._______________________________________________________________ 10.______________________________________________________________ 11. ______________________________________________________________ 12. _______________________________________________________________ HSB 5 of 6 BS111L: Literature Assignment 11/28/2020 13. (0.5 pts.) a) How many of these 12 papers are available on-line (in electronic formats)? b) How did you determine this? a.________________________________________________________________ 14. (0.5 pts.) a) How many of these 12 papers are available in print form at the MSU library (including Main library and Gull Lake library)? a._____________________________________________________________ 15. (2.0 pts.) Use these 12 papers, along with title/author/source information provided by the search engine, and your laboratory manual (Appendix C) to create an example literature cited section. Please follow closely the guidelines for this section presented within Appendix C. This must be typed for any credit. Please attach the literature cited section to this assignment. HSB 6 of 6