successful searching pekn 1p93 spring 2014 eyates
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Tips on keyword searching to find books and articles in SuperSearch.TRANSCRIPT
Successful
searching
Elizabeth Yates, PEKN
LibrarianMay 15, 2014
Your essay
• minimum of six academic sources
• academic sources may include peer-reviewed journal articles and books
Don’t freak!
Today’s outcomes
You will recall:
• How to use keywords and related words in SuperSearch to find academic sources
• Characteristics of the scholarly information ecosystem
• How to get help with research info
Scholarly information ecosystem
Search engines
Websites
Journals
Books
Databases
Archives
Just a taste …
The Research
Path
• Work from background to foreground
BACKGROUND INFO:-overview-key concepts & vocabulary
BOOKS
FOREGROUND:-very specific, timely aspects of topic
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Questions
1. What’s a book? Does it have to be in print? Do you have to read the whole thing?
2. What’s a journal?
Journals
• Publish scientific studies or scholarly discussions
• Focus on a specific academic discipline eg Kinesiology
• Publish at regular intervals (eg 4x year)
• Has a board of expert researchers who review journal articles for quality
TIP: Journal articles focus on very specific subjects
Think before you search
Try writing out a research question to focus on just what it is you want to know.
Example:How has sport influenced the development of Canada’s national identity?
Think like a search engine
>> keywords>> synonyms
TIP: start your search with 1-2 keywords; add more as needed to
get relevant results
What’s a keyword?
-usually a noun-main content words [ not filler]-word versus phrases/sentences
Keywords, synonyms, related words
Synonym: word meaning same as original wordRelated term: word with similar meaning to original term; could be broader or narrower than original
Sample topic
How has sport influenced the development of Canada’s national identity?
What are the keywords in this topic?What are some synonyms/related
words?
Research guide for Kinesiology-http://researchguides.library.brocku.ca/KIN
-Library website > left nav menu “Research Guides by Program”
Got terms: let’s search ’em
Pro Tip: Use this guide as your one-
stop shop for scholarly information
resources
BUT
SuperSearch
Succeed with SuperSearch
1. Use “quotes” to search for an exact phrase2. Use * to search for variations of a word
ending e.g. Canad* (Canada, Canadian)3. Refine your results: select “books & media @
Brock” or Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals”
4. Slide the Publication Date to adjust time period
5. Select “Subject” to find results focused on a specific aspect of your topic
6. Add another keyword to find results focused on a specific aspect of your topic
Getting stuff
• Books: call number• Articles: GetIt!
TIP >> see videos in Kinesiology Research Guide:-finding books-using Get It
Getting Help
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Summing up