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Smart Searching. Library Instruction Fall 2008. Breaking down your Topic. Imagine the title of the ideal book or magazine article The virtual economies of video games Identify key concepts Economies / Video Games Think of synonyms or alternate search words. Identifying Search Terms. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Smart SearchingLibrary Instruction
Fall 2008
Breaking down your Topic
• Imagine the title of the ideal book or magazine article– The virtual economies of video games
• Identify key concepts– Economies / Video Games
• Think of synonyms or alternate search words
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Identifying Search Terms
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Economies
Currency
Capital
Commodities
Video games
Digital games
Virtual worlds
Synthetic worlds
Economies Video GamesKey
Concepts
Synonyms/Alternate Search Terms
Basic Searching Techniques
• Boolean Operators• Truncation• Phrase Searching• Field Searching• Setting Limits
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Boolean Operators
Boolean operators link concepts within a search
•AND (to include all terms / concepts)
•OR (to include at least one term / concept)
•NOT (to exclude terms / concepts)
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Boolean Operators
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Truncation or Wildcards
• Expands a term to include all forms of the root word:
econom* finds economics, economy, economies, economical
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Phrase Searching
• Phrase searching forces the database to look for two or more words together
Instead of:video games
Try:“video games” or (video games)
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Field Searching
• Title• Author• Subject• Descriptor• Anywhere
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Setting Limits
• Language• Date• Type of Publication
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Putting It All Together
(video game* OR digital game* OR synthetic world* OR virtual world*)
AND
(econom* OR currenc* OR capital OR commodit*)
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Refining Your Search
• To find FEWER results,– Search in specific fields (title, abstract, subjects
etc.)– Add or change search limits (date, language,
etc.)– Add more search terms (using AND)– Use phrase searching instead of AND
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Refining Your Search
• To find MORE results,– Use truncation or wildcard characters (* or ?)– Include more synonyms (use OR)– Search “anywhere” rather than in specific fields– Remove search limits (e.g. date, language, etc.)– Use AND instead of phrase searching
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Refining Your Search
• To find more RELEVANT results,– Use NOT to exclude unwanted terms– Search specific fields (title, abstract,
subject/descriptor, etc.)– Use AND instead of OR
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Any Questions?
Some Examples…
• TRELLIS• Research Databases– CSA– Web of Science
• Google/Google Scholar
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TRELLIS
• What is TRELLIS?– 3 catalogues in 1…
— Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier, and Guelph (TUG)
• What will I find?– Books– Journals– Government documents– Conference proceedings– Etc.
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TRELLIS
• For searching topics, use the Advanced Search
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TRELLIS
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TRELLIS
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Search Strategy #1
TRELLIS
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TRELLIS
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Click on “LOCATION” or check the sign
beside the elevators
TRELLIS
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TRELLIS
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TRELLIS
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TRELLIS
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Search Strategy #2a
TRELLIS
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TRELLIS
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Search Strategy #2b
TRELLIS
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TRELLIS
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TRELLIS – Getting books NOT at UW
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TRELLIS – Getting books NOT at UW
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TRELLIS – Getting books NOT at UW
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TRELLIS – Getting books NOT at UW
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Going Beyond TUG
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Going Beyond TUG
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Going Beyond TUG
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Any Questions?
Your Turn!
• Try searching for books on a topic of your choice.
• What are the subjects given in the record? • Choose a subject which you think would be
appropriate.
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Research Databases
• Use to find journal articles on topics• Choose an appropriate database– Topic/subject– Date
• You can work from home!– Use the Connect from Home link
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Research Databases
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Searches a pre-determined set of
databases
Select the database to search
Research Databases
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CSA Databases
• Over 20 databases covering a large variety of subject areas
• Can search multiple databases or a single database
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CSA Databases
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CSA Databases
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CSA Databases
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CSA Databases
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CSA Databases
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CSA Databases
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Any Questions?
Your Turn!
• Search for articles on a topic of your choice.• Select one article.– Write down the complete citation.– What are the subjects (descriptors)?– Is it available in full text electronically? (don’t
forget to check TRELLIS even if Get It @ Waterloo says it isn’t!)
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Cited Reference Searching
• A specialized type of searching• Available through– Web of Science– Scopus
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What is Cited Reference Searching?
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Cited Reference Searching
1999
1965(Earlier Work)
line of researc
h
backwards 199
92006(Recent Work)
line of research
forwards
End Note Chasing
Look up the references listed at the end of an article
Find articles that cite a previously published article
Cited Reference Searching: Search Example
Lastowka, F. G. & Hunter, D. (2003). The laws of the virtual worlds. California Law Review.
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Web of Science
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Web of Science
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Web of Science
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Web of Science
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Web of Science
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Web of Science
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Web of Science
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Any Questions?
Your Turn!
• Navigate to Web of Science, and click the Cited Ref Search button
• How many times has the following article been cited? Griffiths, MD. Breaking the stereotype: the case for
online gaming. Cyberpsychology & Behavior 6 (1): 81-91 FEB 2003.
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Google Scholar• Retrieves material from scholarly journals…BUT
– Questions as to what is covered and not covered – Relevancy and ranking issues– Currency
• Generally, does not retrieve articles from research databases and other fee-based services such as those to which UW subscribes
• Use, but with caution and for specific types of materials…– E.g., conference papers, technical reports, government
documents, white papers, etc. Google, itself, is not the problem –
it's what Google finds that can be a problem
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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("video game*" OR "digital game*" OR "synthetic world*" OR "virtual world*") AND (econom* OR currenc* OR capital
OR commodity)
Capitalization IS important!
Basic Search Screen
Google Scholar
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Google Advanced Search
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Google Advanced Search
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Google Advanced Search
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Any Questions?
Your Turn!
• Using Google and Google Scholar, look for the article that you found in the CSA search.
• Did you find it?
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Thank You!