An Introduction to
Gale Science in Context
Dr. Jun Wang
Delta College Library
Expected Learning Outcomes
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Be able to locate Gale Science in Context from
Delta College Library web page
Understand the characteristics and the search
options of the database
Be able to conduct a topic or keyword search and
locate needed scientific information
Be able to narrow the search from magazines,
journals, and newspapers
Be able to evaluate, print, e-mail, and cite the
retrieved sources
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Library’s Home Page:
http://library.deltacollege.edu
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Find Overviews on a Broad Topic
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Select a topic from the Topics
list to get an overview of the
broad topic
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Topic overviews from
Reference Folder
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Topic overviews from
Reference Folder
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How to Cite Your Sources?
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Do not use this part of the information in your citation!
Cite Your Sources in MLA Style
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Tweaked Citation: An Exercise
If there are more than three authors, you may list the
first author’s name, followed by et al. Or, you may list all authors’ names.
Reverse only the first author’s name.
Hannah, Elizabeth L., et al. “Drug-Resistant Escherichia
Coli, Rural Idaho.” Emerging Infectious Diseases
11.10 (2005): 1614+. Science Resource Center.
Web. 2 Nov. 2010.
Tweaked Citation: An Exercise
(with all authors)
Hannah, Elizabeth L., Frederick J. Angulo, James R.
Johnson, Bassam Haddadin, Jacquelyn Williamson,
and Matthew H. Samore. “Drug-Resistant
Escherichia Coli, Rural Idaho.” Emerging Infectious
Diseases 11.10 (2005): 1614+. Science Resource
Center. Web. 2 Nov. 2010.
Online MLA Citation Guides
http://www.deltacollege.edu/dept/library/IC/mla.html
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Pop Quiz
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How do you find Science in Context?
What kind of information can you find in the
database?
Given a topic, such as “Escherichia Coli,” how
would you conduct a search and locate needed
scientific information from the database?
Would you be able to print and e-mail the
retrieved sources?
Identify two citation guide/tool to help you cite
the retrieved sources
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