Information retrieval;

Power point presentation;

Template of scientific paper

protokols

Exam

Brief outline of the course(course syllabus):

Theory: Introduction, knowledge management, the basis of academic ethics. Web library, Library-information systems; researcher - user of library and information services. Genesis of secondary information resources; classification of databases; Secondary information sources, brief characteristics of databases, select the database by topic, fundamental differences between

databases. Principles of biobliografic search strategy. Scientific methods, principles of scientific work. Evaluation of Science, indicators of scientific work, scientific publications. The basic principles of writing scientific papers. Citation, citation styles, citation category. Specialized information sources, platforms, databases. Basic differences in the assessment of journals, electronic magazines, DOI –digital object indentifiers. Evaluation criteria of scientific work, category of publications

Practice

The Internet, Google, Google-scholar; Scopus; Web of Science; Proquest; Endnote; EBSCO;

European Pharmacopoea on line; CAB; Current Contents Conect CCC; Directory of Open Access Journals – DOAJ, Science-Direct; Citation index

Final

Preparation of final work. Bibliography and presentations from the available information sources.

RSS alerts. The literary summary on a given theme.

Selection of relevant databases. Literature review.

Determine the quality of selected scientific journals.

PROTOCOL

Brief outline of the course(course syllabus):

1. week

Introduction, knowledge management,

The basis of academic ethics

2. week

Web library, Library-information systems; researcher - user of library and information services; the Internet, Google, Google-scholar

3. week

Genesis of secondary information resources; classification of databases; Secondary information sources, brief characteristics of databases, select the database by topic, fundamental differences between

databases. Principles of biobliografic search strategy

Scopus

4. week

Scientific methods, principles of scientific work

Web of Science

5. week

Evaluation of Science, indicators of scientific work, scientific publications

Proquest

6. week

The basic principles of writing scientific papers

Endnote

7. week

Citation, citation styles, citation category

EBSCO

8. week

Specialized information sources, platforms, databases

European Pharmacopoea on line, CAB

9. week

Plagiarism in final theses; Central register of final work

Current Contents Conect CCC

10. week

Basic differences in the assessment of journals, electronic magazines, DOI –digital object indentifiers,

Directory of Open Access Journals – DOAJ, Science-Direct,

11. week

Evaluation criteria of scientific work, category of publications

Citation index

12. week

Preparation of final work

Bibliography and presentations from the available information sources.

RSS alerts

13. week

the literary summary on a given theme.

Selection of relevant databases. Literature review.

Determine the quality of selected scientific journals.

PROTOCOL

Bodnárová, L. - Legáth, J. et all: Basic of scientific work. Košice : UVL, 2009, 138 pp.

Horowitz, H.: Knowing where to look. The ultimate guide to research. Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer`s Digest Book 1984 436 pp.

http://www.uvlf.sk/sk/virtual-library

Continuous assessment:

Information retrieval

Power point presentation

Template of scientific paper

Conditions for completion of course:

Information retrieval;

Power point presentation;

Template of scientific paper

Final assessment:

practical exam

oral exam