mas ultra school edition (ebsco) database search and cite tips
TRANSCRIPT
MAS Ultra School Edition (EBSCO)DATABASE SEARCH AND CITE TIPS
2
Internet vs. EBSCO MAS Ultra
The next slide should look familiar…
3You need to know the difference… and why it matters
InternetEBSCO MAS Ultra School Ed.
Information available on websites and web pages.
Authors can be anyone, so evaluate each source carefully
Author may be organization with a mission to share information and influence your decisions
Cost: Free Access: Web browsers and
search engines via computer with Internet access
Information was originally published in magazines, journals, newspapers, books, on radio, TV, or for specific database.
Authors are typically professional writers and/or researchers w/ a mission to share information; may want to influence your decisions
Cost: RBHS pays for databases that hire their own writers and researchers or subscribe to magazines, journals, etc.
Access: Username & password; computer with Internet access
4It matters because…
The material in EBSCO’s MAS Ultra School Edition was originally published in magazines, journals, newspapers, books, or on radio and TV And you have to identify the kind of source as well as its title in order to cite
it.
The authors of the previously printed/published information in EBSCO’s MAS Ultra are named with the articles they write And you have to identify and cite those authors
We pay an annual subscription for EBSCO MAS Ultra So there is a unique username and password for our account
And I can’t post that information online
5Not All Databases Are the Same
Some write and publish only their own material - only online
Ex: ABC-CLIO American History
Some write and publish their own material in their own magazine and online
Ex: Issues & Controversies
Some subscribe to and publish online what was originally printed or spoken in another publication (journals, newspapers, magazines, radio/TV transcripts, government proceedings)
Ex: EBSCO MAS Ultra – School Edition
6EBSCO MAS Ultra – School Edition Is (by far) the Most Challenging of our Databases to Cite
Contains several different databases that you must recognize and cite separately (ex: Professional Development Collection, MAS Ultra School Edition, Newspaper Source)
Contains several kinds of sources that you must recognize and cite differently (ex: periodicals, newspapers, academic journals)
Requires a PermaLink rather than a URL to retrieve a source for your citation (Remember: only those with a subscription can access the database. Including the PermaLink in your notecard allows you to go to the article at a later date from NoodleTools without signing in to EBSCO.)
Includes only abstracts of some articles
7
But…CITING MAS ULTRA – SCHOOL EDITION IS NOT AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK
8Begin at our library website
Go torbhsmediacenter.org
Hover over Researchers
Click on Databases
9After you log in, click on the top line.
Click on top line
10Think carefully about your topic and choose one or more databases wisely
If your topic is education-related, include Prof. Dev. Collection and ERIC
Remember: MAS Ultra is a database made up of several databases.
11Options for refining your search in MAS Ultra – School Edition
If you are not getting enough sources, broaden your search by checking this box.
ALWAYS check this box.
12Reading Your Results List
EBSCO automatically sorts by relevance. (Notice how old both articles are.) Click the dropdown menu to sort by date.
A
Circles with letters correspond to notes on your NoodleTools citation handout.
13Reading More of Your Results List
AThe HTML text is formatted for computer. The PDF text looks exactly as it did in the original print source.
14
Full text article below
B
C
Databases are notorious for technically
incorrect citation suggestions. NoodleTools
won’t steer you wrong.
15Reading Results List for Citation Info
B
A
16It’s not as hard as it looks
Open EBSCO MAS Ultra in one window
Open NoodleTools in another
Keep your How-to-Cite-EBSCO Handout in front of you
You may have to look harder to find information in a database, but what you find is often a more in-depth and analytical perspective on your topic than you will find on the open Internet.