english 1213 session one: search strategies & database instruction frederic murray, mlis
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English 1213
Session One: Search Strategies & Database Instruction
Frederic Murray, MLIS
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InformationLiteracy
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Information Literacy
• It is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
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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.
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Educational Goals for 21st Century
1. Teach Students to be self-directed & understand how to organize more & more of their own learning.
2. Teach our students the importance of global communication.
3. Teach our students to deal with massive amounts of information.
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Library Instruction in the Information Age
• New Search Strategies are required
• Critical evaluation is more important than ever
• Hi-Tech Research
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Define: Catalog, Database, Indexes
• 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.
• An alphabetically arranged list of headings consisting of the personal names, places, and subjects treated in a specific work.
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Search Techniques
• Keyword • Basic Boolean
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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.
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Keyword Examples
• Death Penalty
– Lethal injection – Gov. George Ryan – Cruel and unusual
punishment – Amnesty
International – Stanley (Tookie)
Williams
• Government Bailout
– Bear Stearns– Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac– Housing bill– Savings and loan
crisis– Henry Paulson – Subprime
mortgages
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Keyword Phrases
• Single concept, multiple words• Some electronic resources require
keyword phrases be enclosed with punctuation– Quotation marks – SWOSU Catalog – Parenthesis
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Boolean
• AND = Narrow
• OR = Expand
• NOT = Exclude
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Boolean Operators
• Connect keywords only• Must be placed between keywords• AND
– Narrows your search
• OR– Expands your search with synonymous
terms
• NOT– Excludes words from your search– If used too much, it can work against you!
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Class Exercise
• Keyword Building ExerciseTopic: U.S.A. Presidential Elections
• Thesaurus.com
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U.S.A. Presidential Elections
State
American
National
Voting History
Choosing
Balloting Record
Politics
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Finding
Journals/Magazines/Articles
• In the Library• Online
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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 Markup Language)
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Citations
Shriver Jr., Donald W. “Bosnia in Fear and Hope.”
World Policy Journal;
Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p
PDF / HTML
Search the Virtual Stacks
Search the Virtual Stacks
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Periodicals List Exercise
• Does the library have access to this journal?
• Yes or No?
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Databases
• A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field.
• This is where we find Journal Articles
• This is where most of your research will take place
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Searching in Databases
• Keywords with Boolean • Subject terms from thesaurus• Limiters: date, peer reviewed,
geography, and full text
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Article Sources
General Article and subject databases
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Exercise
• Academic Search Premier Worksheet
• Topic: Presidential Elections
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Thanks!