Friday, April 15, 2011

Baylor University's Science Reference Guides



An Unofficial Guide to Accessing
STEM Research Sources 
Via Baylor University Libraries 


Evelyn Smith, MS in Library Science, University of North Texas  (2012)

Since this is a user-centered blog, this LIS graduate student has decided to inform potential users just what awaits them should they decide to access Baylor University Central Libraries. Baylor University does not have a separate science library, although it does have a science librarian, and it houses in the  all science monographs and journals together in the Jesse H. Jones Library, which also contains the University's reference collection.  However, along with other disciplines, Baylor does offer Research Guides for the sciences:
Biochemistry: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid=6442
Biology: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid=6443
Chemistry: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid=6445
Computer Science: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid=6447
Engineering: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid=6449
Geology: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid=6453
Geophysics: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid-6454
Limnology: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid=6458
Mathematics and Statistics: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid=6459
Nursing: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid=6465
Medicine: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid=6560
Neuroscience: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid=6464
Physics: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid=6466
Psychology: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid=6469
Sociology: http://researchguides.baylor.edu/cat.php?cid=6472
Additionally, Baylor Central Libraries provide a SciFinder Tutorial (2010, September 8): http://researchguides.baylor.edu/SciFinderTutorial
Baylor University's science collections can be accessed at the Jesse H. Jones Library.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 18, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    I'm surprised that Baylor doesn't have a separate science library since it's such a large university. I'm impressed with the science librarian's research guides, though. They even include information on jobs in the separate fields. Also, it's a pretty impresive list of subject guides. Limnology? I had to look that one up! (It's the study of inland waters and is often regarded as a division of ecology or environmental science - FYI.)

    - Alexis Reusser

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  2. MindyApril 20, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Great set of resources! Thanks for sharing. I didn’t get a chance to go through all of them, but the MIT video was excellent (and my favorite of the resources I visited). Also, the first link for Web of Science leads to a 404 error. I think the site was recently re-designed.

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  3. Evelyn Elaine SmithApril 21, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    Mindy, I have tried to discover why the Web of Science blog did not work and have not been able to turn up an alternative link. The Web site is actually still up, however, and can be accessed by searching for "citation mapping" and "Web of Science".

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  4. langstonApril 21, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    I like the fact that you can browse research guides by author or creator. The welcoming pictures on the librarian profiles gives Baylor's research guide section a personable feel. I would imagine that if I, as a student, spent time on this section of the Website I would feel more encouraged to speak to the librarians in person when in the library.

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