VetTRAC: Library Guide

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For this activity (page 1 of the worksheet), click on the links provided below that correspond to the source number listed in the table in the worksheet. 

Source 1: Animal welfare. 

Source 2: Animal welfare: What is it?

Source 3: Imaging technologies and basic considerations for welfare of laboratory rodents.

Source 4: : Maryland bans pigeon shoots: Animal welfare groups push to end 'incredibly cruel' tradition in Pennsylvania.

Source 5: The translation of animal welfare research into practice: The case of mixing aggression between pigs.

Based on what is presented, determine what kind of information source you are looking at, such as a journal article, book, book chapter, database entry, newspaper source, general webpage, etc. Be prepared to discuss!

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Part 1:

For this activity, your table will be given a topic to search. Use the topic as the keywords, search the same term(s) in each of the following indexes/databases/search engines: 

Google

Google Scholar

VetMed Resource (through CABI)

Agricola (through ProQuest)

Record your results in the table on page 2 of the worksheet and be prepared to discuss.

Part 2:

Now your table will determine a research question to focus on related to your topic.  Determine what terms/keywords you'll use and how they'll be combined with Boolean Operators to run another search in the same four indexes/databases/search engines above. Record your results in the worksheet (page 3) for each search.

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For this activity, your table will be evaluating a source using the table provided on page four of the worksheet. 

Assign each team member to pick one source from a specific index/database/search engine used above, and make sure that a source is selected from each index/database/search engine to evaluate in this activity.

Compare the source evaluation with your table members.  Which source(s) was/were the most credible, useful, and timely, and which source(s) would you omit? 

Be prepared to discuss!