Source Types
Formal write-up of experiment results by the scientist(s)/researcher(s) who performed the experiment.
Primary source
True or False: Words including to, in, from, the, of, etc. are integral in search engine and database searching
False. These are known as stop words and are ignored.
True or False: Call numbers apply to print and electronic materials
False: Print materials only to help you locate an object's shelf location
Easy-to-use academic search tool for finding resources provided by the Queen's University Library
Omni
Prioritizes content based on algorithms that crawl, index and rank information on the web
Search engines
Primary source format
Experiment/study; lab notebook; interview; survey etc.
Maximum number of concepts from your research question that should be included in a search
Four. To avoid narrowing your results too much (i.e. making it harder for the tool to find results that have ALL of your concepts)
Classification used by the Bracken Library for print books
NLM - National Library of Medicine
Number of partner institutions with which the Queen's Library shares resources
19
True or False: Google Scholar and PubMed should be accessed via the Library website
True: To ensure access to full text where available (deep web)
Journal of Microbiology
Scholarly source
Boolean operator that is used to combine synonyms
OR
Data about data
Metadata
Service that gets you (print) books, book chapters and articles from other university libraries
Interlibrary Loans Service
Susceptible to hallucinating or making up information, content, or sources by predicting rather than thinking
Generative AI (chatbots)
Process in which an article submitted to a journal for publication undergoes review and critique by other experts in the field to ensure it meets the accepted standards of that field
Peer Review
These keep phrases together when searching
"Quotation marks"
Commonly required item that uses metadata (think: the things you include in assignments to demonstrate your research findings)
Reference lists/citations
True or False: Typing out your question in its entirety is the best way to search in Omni
False: Like most search engines and databases, articles and prepositions such as of, in, on, for, the, to, with, etc. are stop words meaning they are ignored
One of the top three sources of data and information used by chatbots when generating responses
Reddit, Wikipedia, YouTube
A source that interprets and analyzes primary sources
Secondary source
True or False: Terms like 'outcomes,' 'impact,' 'influence,' 'reasons' etc. should not be used in a search
True: These may not yield meaningful results depending on how the scientists/researchers are describing the phenomenon you are searching for
Location of print books at Bracken
Lower Level
Connecting word to combine distinct concepts within a search (Think: conjunction)
Who to contact when you need research help
A LIBRARIAN !