EngWri 300 (Silcox)

Research in LOIS and Library Databases EngWr 300 (Puente), Spring 2008 Jeff Karlsen, LRC Librarian [email_address]

Doing research in LOIS and text databases: Getting started ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Topic  Keywords ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Library Website ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

LOIS : Books, audio/visual media, reserve materials, e-books

DATABASES – articles, image collections, reference works, e-books

Using LOIS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

LOIS Keywords  Subject ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Good subject headings; click on one to see more books on the same topic

LOIS Subject Searching ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

LOIS: Where is the book? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

LOIS: Searching SCC only ,[object Object],[object Object]

Accessing databases from home: ARE YOU IN THE SYSTEM? ,[object Object]

Finding articles and data: using Library Databases vs. Web (Google, Wikipedia, etc.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CQ Researcher: In-depth reports reasonably current information Start with simple keyword search

Important search tips ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

ProQuest Research Library: Results ,[object Object]

Important search tips: Boolean logic AND finds only those materials that contain BOTH terms OR finds materials that use EITHER term (more results) NOT (sometimes AND NOT ) finds articles that contain one term, but not the other. families and family life AND immigration families and family life OR immigration families and family life NOT immigration

ProQuest Research Library: Refine search

ProQuest Research Library: Collecting materials ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other ProQuest databases ,[object Object],[object Object]

Questions? Need more help? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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