review of concepts what is a keyword? how are keywords different from subjects?different name the...
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Review of Concepts
• What is a keyword?• How are keywords different from subjects?• Name the three Boolean Operators. How do
they work?• The Boolean Operator ‘OR’ connects what type
of keywords?• How do keyword phrases work?• What are the two functions of wildcards?• Name the three most useful database limiters.
Select Research Topic
Brainstorm for Keywords
Develop a Search Strategy
Search for Books (Catalog)
UP THE RESEARCH LADDER…
Search for Articles (Database)
Periodicals List
• Does the library have accessibility to this article?
• YES or NO?
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCHOLARLY AND POPULAR
PERIODICALS
POPULAR MAGAZINESPOPULAR MAGAZINES
COME IN MANY FORMATS, BUT USUALLY SOMEWHAT SLICK AND ATTRACTIVE IN APPEARANCE
RARELY CITE SOURCES. INFO. IS USUALLY REPORTED FROM SOURCE, SUMMARIZED
ARTICLES SHORT, WRITTEN IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE AND FOR A MINIMAL EDUCATION LEVEL
USUALLY LOT OF ADVERTISING AND PICTURES
PAGINATION RESTARTS IN EVERY ISSUE
SCHOLARLY JOURNALSSCHOLARLY JOURNALS
HAVE A SOBER, SERIOUS LOOK
ALWAYS CITE THEIR SOURCES IN FOOTNOTES/BIBLIOGRAPHIES
ARTICLES WRITTEN BY A SCHOLAR OR RESEARCHER “HORSE’S MOUTH”
PEER-REVIEWED BY SCHOLARS
LANGUAGE OF JOURNAL ASSUMES SOME SCHOLARLY BACKGROUND ON THE PART OF READER
ADVERTISING IS SPECIFIC TO THAT DISCIPLINE
PAGINATION IS CUMULATIVE
Keyword vs. Subject
• Flexible• Less accurate• Affected by
punctuation• Works with truncation
and Boolean Operators
• Rigid• Very precise• Not affected by
punctuation• Doesn’t work with
truncation and Boolean Operators
Keyword Phrase
• (to be or not to be)– to be or not to be– (find nothing)
• “weapons of mass destruction”– weapons and mass and destruction– (find info on WMDs and a bunch of junk like
hand guns, knives, scientific measurement, physics, natural disaster, house fire, etc.)
AND vs. OR
• Narrows• Works with any
keyword or keyword phrase
• Expands• Works especially well
with related terms and synonyms
NOT• Excludes• Can work for you and against you!