Research Journal Part Seven

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:

       AND                 OR                NOT

		AND means every term you type must be present in the record. Use of AND narrows, or focuses, your search.
		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.
		NOT means that a term must not be present in the record.

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.