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second in three ppt series instructing students how to search commercial databases
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Basic to Expert…
Database Searching
Searching the databases….
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BasicAdvancedSubjectPublicationImages
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AdvancedSubjectPublicationImages
Basic / Keyword
Basic Screen
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Useful when you have only a few search terms
Will potentially return a large number of results, unless the search term is very specific
*Note the different limiter options
Basic search screen - Gale
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Basic search screen - Proquest
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Basic search screen - Ebsco
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Boolean Searching
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ANDAND
OROR
NOTNOT
Boolean Searching
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Use Boolean operators in the search box to string together multiple terms.
*Note the different number of results.
Simple search
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Boolean “AND”
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Boolean “OR”
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Boolean “NOT”
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Exact phrase *implied AND
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Exact phrase *using quotation marks
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Basic / Keyword
SubjectPublicationImages
Advanced
Why Use Advanced Search?
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Multiple search boxesMenus of search fieldsBoolean operatorsMore limiters than Basic Search
(check drop-down menus)
Advanced Search: multiple fields
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Advanced search: from drop-down menus
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Advanced Search: link search terms to publication
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Advanced Search: additional options
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What are ‘limiters’?
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Help narrow and focus a searchUse as many limiters as neededLimiters limit one another
EBSCO Limiters: by Date
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Gale Limiters: by Date
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ProQuest Limiters: by Date
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More examples….
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Publication Type Document Type Cover storyNumber of PagesPublication TitlePublication SubjectDocuments with Images
Other Limiter Options:
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Basic / KeywordAdvanced
PublicationImages
Subject
Subject Search
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Most magazine databases offer subject searching
Subject searches usually lead to more focused results than basic or keyword searching
Subject Search
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BrowseBrowse
Subject Search:cont’d
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Subject Search: subdivisions
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Basic / KeywordAdvancedSubject
Images
Publication
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Publication Search
Most newspaper/magazine databases provide searchable publication lists.
Some publications are ‘embargoed’.
Embargo:
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An embargo means that the publisher is withholding the full text of certain issues, usually the most recent ones, until a later date.
For instance, Consumer Reports has full text articles in Masterfile, but the most recent 3 months are embargoed. This allows the publisher to sell his publication before it becomes available free of charge in the library.
And now …
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1. How to search for a periodical title
2. How to add a periodical title to a search
3. How to find the description of a periodical
Publication Search
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Browse
Publication + search term
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and Trudeau(JN "Maclean's") Browse
Publication Description
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Publication Description
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Search Within This Publication
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Basic / KeywordAdvancedSubjectPublication
Images
Images Search: EBSCO
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Search
Images Search: EBSCO
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Next….
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How to work with the results of your searches…