E-module 1: why is it important to be information
literate?
Boolean operators (like OR, AND and NOT) help broaden or narrow your search results.
OR combines all search terms for one concept. It broadens your search to results
containing at least one of the terms, e.g. obesity OR overweight.
AND combines search terms for different concepts. It narrows down your search
to results containing all terms, e.g. cats AND obesity.
NOT excludes a specified concept or search term. It narrows down your search to
results not containing any of the terms. Be aware that NOT may exclude
relevant documents. In Scopus AND NOT is used.
Enclose search terms and their operators in parentheses (nesting) to specify the order in
which they should be processed. Terms within parentheses are processed first, e.g. cats
AND (obesity OR overweight).
, E-module: Locate and access the information you need
Article reference: Holt-Giménez E, Altieri MA. Agroecology, food sovereignty, and the
new green revolution. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 2013;37(1):90-102.
Author(s). Issue. Journal name. Pages. Title of article. Volume. Year of publication
Book reference: Biesalski HK. Causes of hidden hunger. In: Biesalski HK, ed. Hidden
hunger. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2013:51-64.
To recognise the document types in a list, check if the references contain:
City and name of publisher. This will indicate a:
o Book
o Book chapter: in this case page numbers are given, and the title of both the
chapter and the book.
o Report: published by the research institute or university.
o Dissertation or thesis: published by the university as PhD- or MSc-thesis.
Journal name and pages. These indicate an article. A journal often has volumes, split into
issues.
Zie schrift voor overzicht wat bij boek, artikel etc hoort qua eigenschappen.
In google sholar altijd de titel zoeken tussen aanhalingstekens. Klik op Get it om een digitale versie te
zien via WUR en informatie te krijgen over het artikel.
‘’ In google scholar staat een REFERENTIE! Heel handig, gewoon op klikken bij het artikel.
Call number: bijv ENP-0015 (kun je zien in WUR library)
literate?
Boolean operators (like OR, AND and NOT) help broaden or narrow your search results.
OR combines all search terms for one concept. It broadens your search to results
containing at least one of the terms, e.g. obesity OR overweight.
AND combines search terms for different concepts. It narrows down your search
to results containing all terms, e.g. cats AND obesity.
NOT excludes a specified concept or search term. It narrows down your search to
results not containing any of the terms. Be aware that NOT may exclude
relevant documents. In Scopus AND NOT is used.
Enclose search terms and their operators in parentheses (nesting) to specify the order in
which they should be processed. Terms within parentheses are processed first, e.g. cats
AND (obesity OR overweight).
, E-module: Locate and access the information you need
Article reference: Holt-Giménez E, Altieri MA. Agroecology, food sovereignty, and the
new green revolution. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 2013;37(1):90-102.
Author(s). Issue. Journal name. Pages. Title of article. Volume. Year of publication
Book reference: Biesalski HK. Causes of hidden hunger. In: Biesalski HK, ed. Hidden
hunger. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2013:51-64.
To recognise the document types in a list, check if the references contain:
City and name of publisher. This will indicate a:
o Book
o Book chapter: in this case page numbers are given, and the title of both the
chapter and the book.
o Report: published by the research institute or university.
o Dissertation or thesis: published by the university as PhD- or MSc-thesis.
Journal name and pages. These indicate an article. A journal often has volumes, split into
issues.
Zie schrift voor overzicht wat bij boek, artikel etc hoort qua eigenschappen.
In google sholar altijd de titel zoeken tussen aanhalingstekens. Klik op Get it om een digitale versie te
zien via WUR en informatie te krijgen over het artikel.
‘’ In google scholar staat een REFERENTIE! Heel handig, gewoon op klikken bij het artikel.
Call number: bijv ENP-0015 (kun je zien in WUR library)
