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Foundations of Park & Recreation. Database, Periodicals & Searching Techniques. Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library [email protected]. DID YOU KNOW…. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Foundations of Park & RecreationDatabase, Periodicals & Searching Techniques
Frederic MurrayAssistant ProfessorMLIS, University of British ColumbiaBA, University of Iowa
Instructional Services LibrarianAl Harris [email protected]
DID YOU KNOW…
Library Instruction in the Information Age
A single current newspaper contains more written and visual information than the average person in the 17th Century was likely to come across in their entire lifetime. There are many areas of literacy that all add up to Information Literacy: Cultural, Visual, Media, Network, Computer, Traditional Alphabetic Literacy, and Library Instruction.
Library Instruction in the Information Age
New Search Strategies are required. Critical evaluation is more important
than ever.
Define: Catalog, Database, Search Engines A comprehensive list of the books, periodicals,
maps, and other materials in a given collection.
A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field.
Computer software designed to help the user locate information available at sites on the World Wide Web by selecting categories from a hierarchical directory of subjects (example: Yahoo!) or by entering appropriate keywords or phrases (Google).
Library Web Page
Information Silos
Catalog Databases
Catalog
Databases
Search Techniques Keyword Basic Boolean
Keywords Flexible terms Easy searches Less accurate
searches
Identifying Keywords Identify the significant terms and
concepts that describe your topic from your thesis statement or research question.
These terms will become the key for searching catalogs, indexes, and databases for information about your subject.
Keyword Example: Execution
1: the act or process of executing: performance
2: a putting to death especially as a legal penalty
3: the process of enforcing a legal judgment (as against a debtor) ; also : a judicial writ directing such enforcement
4: the act or mode or result of performance
Keywords: Synonyms
Keyword: executionPart of Speech: nounSynonyms: accomplishment, completion,
consummation, decapitation, doing, effectuation, electrocution, fulfillment, garrote, guillotine, killing, lapidation, noyade, performance, perpetration, realization, strangulation,
transaction…
“Execution” in an Online Search Catalog:
Database:
Internet :
Direct marketing : strategy, planning, execution / Edward L. Nash
Forward chaining in HALO: An implementation strategy for history-based logic pointcuts
FOXNews.com - Anger After Cheerleaders Stage Mock Execution at Pep Rally
Keyword Phrases
Single concept, multiple words Some electronic resources require keyword
phrases be enclosed with punctuation– Quotation marks– Parenthesis
Useful Keywords/Phrases outdoor recreation adventure programs wildlife, endangered species conservation, preservation natural disasters, wildfires wilderness survival, first aid, search &
rescue natural resources, natural resource
management game and fishing law, permits & licensing park services, park ranger
Paper Topic
Parks under Pressure: Conservation or Recreation
Parks under Pressure: Conservation or Recreation
First, narrow down the topic– Which Parks are you talking about? Urban,
State or Federal– What kind of Pressures?
Competing Interests Focusing on:
– Economy– Funding– Land Use
– How parks are perceived by locals? Tourists? Environmentalists? Hunters?
How “AND” is used AND (narrows)
– parks and issues– parks and issues and hunters
Select three keywords…
IssuesParks Hunters
How “OR” is used OR (expands)
– parks or “wildlife refugee” – issues or trends
AND & OR together– parks or ‘wildlife refugee” and issues– issues or trends and parks
Select related terms…
IssuesParks Hunters
“Urban Parks”
“State Parks”
Trends
Attitudes
Tourists
Rangers
Search Strategy Endless possibilities…
– Parks OR State Parks AND Issues AND Trends– Urban Parks AND National Parks AND Rangers OR
Tourists– State Parks AND Trends AND Tourists
Class Exercise Keyword Building Exercise
Topic: Wildfire Suppression Thesaurus.com
Wildfire Suppression
State
Forests
National
Wildfires Methods
“Fuel loads”
Drought Politics
Science
Databases A large, regularly updated file of
digitized information related to a specific subject or field.
This is where we find Journal Articles
Useful Databases Academic Search Complete
CQ Researcher
SPORTDiscus
Searching in Databases Keywords with Boolean and
truncation Subject terms from thesaurus Limiters: date, peer reviewed, and
full text
Article Sources
General Article and Allied Health
Article Databases
Finding Journals/Magazines/Periodicals
In the Library Online
Select an Online Journal & TopicFind an Article
Journals Parks and
Recreation National Parks Journal of Wildlife
Management FBI Law
Enforcement Bulletin
Police Practice & Research
Topics Hunting
Firearms
Endangered Species Act
Oklahoma
Training
CitationsShriver Jr., Donald W. “Bosnia in Fear and Hope.”
World Policy Journal;
Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p
PDF / HTML
Author/Article Title
Periodical Title
Date/Length
Format
Citations
Shriver Jr., Donald W. “Bosnia in Fear and Hope .” World Policy Journal; Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p
Formats: PDF - Portable Document Format HTML - Hypertext Mark up
language
Periodicals List Exercise Does the library have access to this
article? Yes or No?
Resources Library Catalog WorldCat Databases Periodicals List Services
– Research Assistance– Interlibrary Loan– Off Campus Access
Thank You