UNM-Valencia Library Undergraduate Research Resources
Research Process
- Determine information needed.
- Identify key words and specific search strategy.
- Concept mapping tools
- Concept mapping (source is Northwest Missouri State)
- Spicynodes
- Mindmup
- bubbl us
- Coggle It
- Creately
- Search strategy building tools
- Concept mapping tools
- Select appropriate tool for searching for information.
- Search.
- Evaluate (Trap Expanded)
- Criteria
- Timeliness
- Relevancy
- Authority
- Scholarly peer reviewed
- Purpose
- Anatomy of a Scholarly Article
- How to Read a Scientific Paper
- Criteria
- Revise and search again as needed.
- Use the information.
- APA help from APA
- APA style from Sacramento State University Library
- APA style from the Purdue Owl
- OWL Purdue Writing Lab
- EasyBib.com
- KnightCite (Calvin College)
Class Activities
Selecting a Database
- Choose "getting started" database.
- Choose "best possible" database.
- Not just articles.
Search Strategies
- Search should include abbreviations,acronyms, formulas, or scientific names used appropriately.
- Use truncation.
- Use database limiters.
- Fulltext or not?
Using Citations
- Use citation indexing
- Web of Science