Research Journal Part Seven
“Finding Articles in Periodical Indexes”
Search
statement
Databases, catalogs, and search engines can only
find what you tell them to look for. Once you have brainstormed a list of
search terms for your topic, you'll use one of these methods to begin
searching:
v Natural
language search (what Google uses)
v Boolean
search (what most databases use)
v Field
search (available in most catalogs and databases)
Major
errors in syntax
Syntax or format errors are a major problem for most
beginning programmers using languages such as C++, Java, and C#. A syntax error occurs when the programmer
fails to obey one of the grammar rules of the language. Typically this involves things like using the
wrong case, putting punctuation where it is not supposed to be, failing to put
punctuation where it is supposed to be, etc.
If a syntax error occurs, it's likely that the
programmer has made a typo which means that the computer can't understand what
the programmer has written. It's like a punctuation mistake in a written
sentence.
As an example, often programmers are required to put
statements in brackets. If the numbers of opening brackets do not match with
the number of closing brackets, a syntax error will occur. Because computer
code can get lengthy and complicated, this kind of mistake can be quite easy to
make.
Nowadays, programmers can use tools to write
computer code that will highlight most syntax errors and warn of misspellings
of frequently used programming terms, or if the number of opening and closing
brackets do not add up. Such tools are called IDEs or Integrated Development
Environments.
Boolean search
You will understand about Boolean
search clearly and easily when you see the figures below. You can broaden or
narrow your search results by using these Boolean operators:
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AND means every term you type must be
present in the record. Use of AND narrows, or focuses, your search.
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OR means one of the terms must be
present in the record. OR is useful for synonyms or alternate
spellings of words. Use of OR broadens your search.
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NOT means that a term must not be
present in the record.
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We will apply this guide immediately with example 1.
Find Article from Popular Magazine.
The
topic for this week is: “Finding
Articles in Periodical Indexes”
Going
back my last week topic “Photosynthesis AND light intensity”.
My used the tool such as: ProQuest or Academic
Search Premier (EBSCOHOST) in order to find article in periodical indexes. You
find ProQuest and Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHOST) in website http://library.clark.edu. Moving your mouse
to the find letter, appear the line
letter Articles and Databases click in that. You will see ProQuest or Academic
Search Premier (EBSCOHOST) in the right side.
1. ProQuest: Click at Proquest, I have
advanced search and put my topic in that.
If I put “Photosynthesis and
light intensity”. I have some results
such as: Newspaper (121); Magazine (88); Scholarly Journals (4355)
If I put my topic is
“Photosynthesis OR light intensity.” I
have some results such as: Newspaper (47258); Magazine (20600); Scholarly
Journals (105159)
2.
Academic
Search Premier (EBSCOHOST):
If I put “Photosynthesis and light
intensity” I have some results such as: Scholarly Journals (797).
If I put “Photosynthesis or light
intensity” I have some results such as: Scholarly Journals (27,965)
We need to know about “What is
annotation?” before go to the next step.
“An
annotation is a note, summary, or commentary on some section of a book or a
statute that is intended to explain or illustrate its meaning.”
Moreover, we have a citation and an annotation
from popular magazine that is Science News.
Works Cited
"Future
for Artificial Photosynthesis Shines." Science News Jul 09 1994:
23-. ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry; ProQuest Family Health; ProQuest
Research Library. Web. 10 Nov. 2012 .
Annotation:
Photosynthesis may become the first
complex biological system to have its structure, function and regulation
described in rigorous physical-chemical terms at the atomic level.
Photosynthesis research is presented.
Journal Entry includes complete
citation and annotation
Works Cited
Richard, B.
Lanza, Scott Gilbert, and Matthew Lamoreaux. "A Risk-Based Approach to
Journal Entry Testing." Journal of Accountancy 204.1 (2007): 32-5. ProQuest
Research Library. Web. 10 Nov. 2012.
Annotation
In recent
large-scale frauds, management override around the journal entry process was
the key contributing factor. Sure, it is possible to make adjustments in the
subledgers, but this requires collusion with other organizational departments.
Thus, the top-side entry
is a favored method for committing financial statement fraud. Given the ability
of journal entries
to efficiently undermine a financial statement audit, journal entry testing has
become a requirement for external auditors. The practical reality is that
financial statement fraud occurs in 1% of digital transactions, so improved
tools for detection are needed beyond manual review. This is an area where more
transaction testing using data analysis can provide a superb defense against
management override by performing a more extensive search for unusual ledger
activity. Like any tool, computer-assisted journal entry testing has
its limitations. It's best to focus testing not on the controls in place, but
rather, computer tools allow the auditor or fraud examiner to focus his or her
energy on the highest-risk journal entries culled from a full set of entries
rather than on a random sample.
Research
Article from Scholarly journal
What
is a Scholarly Journal?
As you do research for college
projects, your professors may ask you to avoid using popular magazines, and may
require you to find articles from scholarly journals instead. For some
assignments, trade or professional journals may be appropriate. Here are some
examples of each type.
- You are probably familiar with popular magazines. You
have seen them at bookstores and public libraries, or perhaps you
subscribe to one. They are written for a general audience, and their
purpose is usually to inform or entertain.
- Scholarly journals are written for a much more
specialized audience, and their purpose is to report original research and
contribute new knowledge in a particular discipline or field. You will
find plenty of scholarly journals in a university library, but you will
not find them at your local newsstand.
- Trade or professional journals are also written for a
specialized audience but tend to be more practical or "applied"
in nature. These are usually aimed at people in a particular industry or
profession.
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
AUTHORS: Researchers, scientists, scholars.
REFERENCES: Authors cite their sources in footnotes or
bibliographies, which are often extensive.
PUBLISHERS: Professional organizations, universities,
research institutes, scholarly presses.
Citation for a research article in a
scholarly journal, and an annotation:
Works Cited
Stephen, P. Milroy, and P. Bange Michael. "Nitrogen and
Light Responses of Cotton Photosynthesis and Implications for Crop
Growth." Crop Science 43.3 (2003): 904-13. ProQuest Research
Library. Web. 9 Nov. 2012.
Annotation
“Leaf nitrogen content and light intensity affect leaf photosynthesis. Responses of
cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) leaf photosynthesis
to nitrogen and light were
developed and used in a framework that scales from leaf photosynthesis to canopy radiation use
efficiency (RUE). This was then used to explore the impact of nitrogen and light dynamics on RUE of cotton
canopies. Photosynthetic rate and nitrogen concentration of leaves (specific
leaf nitrogen, SLN) were measured from two field experiments in which the rate
of nitrogen application was varied. The overall shape of the relationship
between photosynthesis and
SLN of individual leaves was consistent with that for other species, being
described by an exponential rise to a maximum of 32.49 + or - 1.08 [mu]mol
CO^sup 2^ m^sup -2^ s^sup -1^. Incorporating the influence of age improved the
relationship, showing an impact of leaf age independent of SLN. The photosynthesis relationship
developed should be appropriate for use in simulating cotton crops. The
approach used to scale from leaf photosynthesis
to canopy RUE was effective in capturing the variation in the RUE of cotton as
observed in three field experiments. There appeared to be little impact of the
ontogenetic changes in light
extinction coefficient and vertical gradients of SLN within the canopy on the
variation in RUE. For crop simulation purposes, this simplifies the process of
modulating RUE in growth models.”
In this
works cited for this article we have: author, publish, and annotation. Therefore,
it had enough three criteria for scholarly research article.
Article
from Newspaper
Works Cited
Provided by
Federal Information,& News Dispatch. "Photosynthesis System and Soil
Respiration Chamber." Commerce Business Daily: 1. Mar 20 2001. ProQuest
Research Library. Web. 10 Nov. 2012 .
Annotation
Concerns having the ability to furnish the services
described herein are requested to give written notification (including the
telephone number for a point of contact) to the procuring office above with 45
calendar days from the date of this synopsis. The U.S. Geological Survey, Earth
Surface Processes Team, Geologic Division, has a requirement for a portable
infrared gas analysis (IRGA) system for field measurements of plant photosynthesis
and soil respiration. The equipment required is a photosynthesis system, and
soil respiration chamber. The equipment must meet the following criteria: 1.
Must be field portable and resistant to a variety of weather conditions. 2. The
system must contain IRGA units at the chamber level in the leaf cuvette
(chamber that encloses the leaf) and soil respiration chamber. 3.
Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals
The difference between Scholarly and Popular
Periodicals are:
A scholarly periodical (sometimes referred to as
peer-reviewed journal or a refereed journal) publishes the results of original
and significant research in a particular discipline. A popular periodical (a
magazine, newsmagazine, or newspaper) publishes shorter pieces, news items,
descriptions or summaries of research findings (but not the original research
papers themselves), and/or information of interest to non-specialists or the
general public.
For me, I really Proquest, because I can find
something such as: citation and annotation easily. Besides that, I also like
Scholarly Journal, because almost the authors are Researchers,
scientists, scholars. Their writings use the technical vocabulary of the
discipline; assumes college-educated reader with some knowledge of the subject.
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