Biology 101Plant and Human Affairs

Deng Pandpan@keene.edu

603-358-2725

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Search strategies How to find books in Keene-Link How to find periodicals in Keene-Link How to find articles in databases

Search Strategies The way to formulate an effective

search statement is to use Boolean operators AND OR NOT

What is my search strategy???

Boolean Operators -- And

AND

Searches for materials containing both of the search terms

“plant” AND “human” will produce information on plant and human

Narrows the search

plant AND human

Boolean Operators-- OR

OR

Searches for material containing either of the search terms

“plant” OR “human” will produce information on either “plant” or “human” or “plant and human”

Broadens the search

plant human

Plant AND human

Boolean Operators-- Not

NOT

Searches for material which contains term A but does not contain term B

“plant” NOT “human” will produce information on everything to do with plant except human

plant NOT human

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Search strategies How to find books in Keene-Link How to find periodicals in Keene-

Link How to find articles in databases

Library Websitewww.keene.edu/library

Title Search (if title is known)

Result of Title SearchSearch the words from the beginning of the title

Keyword Search (not sure of the author, title and

subject)

books

Visual materials

Subject Search (use controlled languages)

Not a subject heading

Call Number Search

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Search strategies How to find books in Keene-Link How to find periodicals in Keene-Link How to find articles in databases

Search Strategies

If you know the periodical title, do title search

If you don’t know the periodical title, do subject search Search Format:

Subject -- Periodicals

Search Periodicals (subject search)

Result List

Detailed Record of Periodical

Click here to find information on holdings

Information on Holdings

Bound issues are located on shelf

Current issues are in current periodical section

Volume/issue information“70” is the volume number“2” is the issue number

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Search strategies How to find books in Keene-Link How to find periodicals in Keene-Link How to find articles in databases

Where to Find databases

Subject E-sources Page

Databases Recommended for Your Assignment

Need an Authentication If You Are Off Campus

Search in Wilson Select Plus

Scholarly Journal vs. Popular Magazine

Scholarly Journals Popular Magazines

Sample Title Journal of Communication Inquiry

Newsweek, National Geographic

Content incorporate methodology, analysis, research, history, theory.

Usually brief articles; current events, news; quick facts; short interviews, brief book reviews; lots of ads.

Authors Professors, scholars, researchers, physicians, nurses, educators

Journalists, freelance writers, staff writers

Illustrations/Graphics

Graphs, charts, images used sparingly or to support the research presented.

Rarely appear, but if they do, they are not full citations.

Editorial Process

Peer-reviewed, refereed. No blind or peer-reviews; overseen by editors.

Publishing Information

Publishers: academic presses, scholarly organizations, corporate presses specializing in academic publishing, (e.g. SAGE Publications)

Publishers: Usually corporations or other commercially-owned companies (e.g. Time owned by AOL Time Warner.)

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The paper issue of this journal is available in Mason Library

How to Search Within a Journal

Title of the journal Make sure to choose “Source”

Result ListClick here to refine your search

Refine the Search

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Search In Academic Search Premier

Default fields searches fields such as title, author, subject heading, abstract, etc.

Too Many ResultsClick “refine search” to the previous search page

Refine the Search

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Questions?Ask at reference desk!

Tel: 603-358-2710Email: reference@keene.edu.