Scientific and technical writing

Fall 2010

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We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely.

- Wilson, E. O. (1998). Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge. Knopf.

This page should help you with your library research. Feel free to contact me with questions.

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Please contact Annie by phone: (541)346-2663
or email: annie@uoregon.edu
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Please contact Annie by phone: (541)346-2663
or email: annie@uoregon.edu
or use this form.

Thanks!

Librarian for: Human Physiology, Computer & Information Science, and Mathematics
Find my: Scholar's Bank communities

Reflection question - 1 minute
How do you start your research? Answer here.

Evaluating sources: Popular or scholarly?

1. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2009 Jun;33(6):793-806. Epub 2009 Jan 20.
Caffeine use in children: what we know, what we have left to learn, and why we should worry.
Temple JL.

2. Energy Drinks: What's All the "Buzz" About? Fornicola, Fred
    Coach & Athletic Director; May/Jun2007, Vol. 76 Issue 10, p38-43, 3p

3. BMC Evol Biol. 2009 Jan 9;9:7. Parasite resistance and the adaptive significance of sleep.
Preston BT, Capellini I, McNamara P, Barton RA, Nunn CL.

4.  September 22, 2009 Really? The Claim: Lack of Sleep Increases the Risk of Catching a Cold.
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR

If you have time look at these and fill in the rubric:

Male pregnancy
Nutrition information
Panexa
Food Trust
Dihydrogen Monoxide

evaluate a web page in 5 minutes or apply the CRAAP test

The box above is searching these databases (you can search them one at time too):

Web of Science
The Web of Science includes articles from many aspect of the sciences. Highly recommended.
Academic Search Premier
Broad general database.
WorldCat
Largest collection of library catalogs in the world.

You could also try:

Google Scholar
Google for academics.

And the databases listed in your discipline's  Research Guide.

Wrap up question:

Name 2 things you learned in today's class (and/or ask me a question). Answer here.

Video Tutorials

How to read a scientific journal article


Evaluating Websites