Introduction to Library Research

Week Four
Keyword Searching and EBSCOhost
Friday Classes

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Assignments Readings & Resources for the upcoming week
Required tutorial	Talking to Databases (Transitioning to College/Kent State) http://www.transitioning2college.org/module_talking_to_databases.html
Required class pack readings	Keyword vs. Controlled Vocabulary or Subject Searching (p 31) Using Truncation to Improve Your Search Results (p. 32) Periodicals--Scholarly v. Popular (p. 35) EBSCOhost (p. 39) Elements of a Citation and More: EBSCOhost (p. 35)
Helpful websites	Ebscohost Help Information (Click on the "Help" link in the upper right hand corner of any screen in the database) Boolean Searching on the Internet (Univ. at Albany Library)--Watch the videos at the bottom of the page http://www.internettutorials.net/boolean.asp Creating a Search Query (Univ. of Washington Library) http://www.lib.washington.edu/uwill/research101/Search07.htm Keyword vs. Controlled Vocabulary or Subject Searching (Oasis) http://oasis.sfsu.edu/chapters/Ch3/IA4b.html
Glossary terms	abstract "and" search boolean operators boolean searching citation controlled vocabulary cross-reference default settings full-text holdings issue number journal keyword searching limits (or limiters) magazine microfilm	microfiche natural language nesting "not" search "or" search peer review periodical periodical index phrase searching proximity search PDF files scholarly journal search codes stop words trade journal wildcards
Due next week	Keyword and Boolean Operators Truncation EBSCOhost

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Created by: Nancy Guidry nguidry@bc.cc.ca.us

Updated: 08/30/2011