Database Searching for CNM Graduate Students (NM6770) Gan Kim Hong (Ms) Librarian, NUS Central Library [email_address] August 2009

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What shall we learn? Database searching Searching journals in LINC Using proxy bookmark to access full-text E-Forms Journal alerts EndNote X2

Database searching

Searching journals in LINC

Using proxy bookmark to access full-text

E-Forms

Journal alerts

EndNote X2

Locating Journal Articles FULL-TEXT CITATIONS via mainly databases via databases LINC catalogue document delivery

FULL-TEXT

via

databases

LINC catalogue

document delivery

So, to look for citations, which databases should I search?

Recommended Databases … Proquest Dissertations and Theses (U.S. Ph.D theses) Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC) (communication, mass media topics) Web of Science (peer-reviewed) JSTOR (back issues, full-text) Full-text databases (multi-disciplinary topics)

Proquest Dissertations and Theses (U.S. Ph.D theses)

Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC) (communication, mass media topics)

Web of Science (peer-reviewed)

JSTOR (back issues, full-text)

Full-text databases (multi-disciplinary topics)

Mechanics of Database Searching formulate search statement sort results by relevance refine strategy apply limit options mark & save results

formulate search statement

sort results by relevance

refine strategy

apply limit options

mark & save results

Topic: political campaigning via Internet Google-type political campaigning via the internet ? hits Boolean Keyword political and campaigning and internet ? hits Boolean keyword politic* and campaign* and (internet or web or online or cyber) ? hits

Boolean Operators and = both terms must be present or = either of the terms may be present not = excludes a search term

and = both terms must be present

or = either of the terms may be present

not = excludes a search term

Truncation (*) The truncation (*) retrieves anything that comes after the stem comput * retrieves comput er comput ers comput ing

The truncation (*) retrieves anything that comes after the stem

comput *

retrieves

comput er

comput ers

comput ing

Wildcard (?) The wildcard (?) replaces one character wom ? n retrieves wom a n wom e n

The wildcard (?) replaces one character

wom ? n

retrieves

wom a n

wom e n

Phrase search Use quotation marks for phrase searches e.g. “ political campaign* ” and internet

Use quotation marks for phrase searches

e.g. “ political campaign* ” and internet

Proximity Operators political n5 campaign searches both terms within 5 words of one another, regardless of the order entered political w5 campaign searches both terms within 5 words of one another, in the order entered (Check HELP menu in each database for exact use of the various operators)

political n5 campaign

searches both terms within 5 words of one another, regardless of the order entered

political w5 campaign

searches both terms within 5 words of one

another, in the order entered

(Check HELP menu in each database for exact use of the various operators)

Keyword Search using Boolean Logic Identify the key concepts string the concepts using and e.g. (political) and (campaigning) and (internet) Use synonyms to expand your search terms using or e.g. (internet or web or online or cyber) Use truncation and wildcard to capture variant forms of a search term e.g. (campaign*)

Identify the key concepts

string the concepts using and

e.g. (political) and (campaigning) and (internet)

Use synonyms

to expand your search terms using or

e.g. (internet or web or online or cyber)

Use truncation and wildcard

to capture variant forms of a search term

e.g. (campaign*)

Communication & Mass Media Complete

Proquest Dissertations and Theses

EbscoHost InformaWorld Project Muse Proquest Sage ScienceDirect See library portal for complete list Searching Full-text Databases

EbscoHost

InformaWorld

Project Muse

Proquest

Sage

ScienceDirect

See library portal for complete list

Using Library Proxy Bookmark to access full-text articles subscribed by NUS Libraries

Taken from URL links in Websites

Taken from URL links in Email Alerts

What is a Library Proxy Bookmark? Inserts the NUS library proxy stem (libproxy1.nus.edu.sg) into the URL of the article Connects you to the library proxy and allows you to view the full-text of the article straightaway if it is subscribed by NUS Libraries

Inserts the NUS library proxy stem (libproxy1.nus.edu.sg) into the URL of the article

Connects you to the library proxy and allows you to view the full-text of the article straightaway if it is subscribed by NUS Libraries

How do I install the Library Proxy Bookmark in my browser ? Click on the link below and follow the instructions: http://lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/d/proxybkmrklet_google.html

Click on the link below and follow the instructions:

http://lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/d/proxybkmrklet_google.html

How to use the proxy bookmark? Click on the URL of the article Click on the library proxy bookmark You will be prompted for your NUSNET ID and password if you have not login previously during the session

Click on the URL of the article

Click on the library proxy bookmark

You will be prompted for your NUSNET ID and password if you have not login previously during the session

Q: What if the databases do not have the full-text of the journal article I need? A: Check the LINC catalogue

Searching for Journals in LINC Verser, Rebecca & Wicks, Robert (2006). Managing voter impressions. Journal of Communication , 56 (1), 178-197. article title journal title A: journal title Q: Which title should I search in LINC?

Verser, Rebecca & Wicks, Robert (2006). Managing voter impressions. Journal of Communication , 56 (1), 178-197.

Let’s do a Journal Search! 1 2

The journal article I need is not in LINC either. What can I do?

Document Delivery Service (DDS) Submit E-Form (choose the right form) E-form to be endorsed by supervisor Free of charge for graduate students Allow 3 to 5 days’ processing time

Submit E-Form (choose the right form)

E-form to be endorsed by supervisor

Free of charge for graduate students

Allow 3 to 5 days’ processing time

Accessing E-Forms

New book titles Inter-library loans Intra-library loans (e.g. transfer items from HSSML Library to Central Library, NUS) Document delivery E-Forms available for -

New book titles

Inter-library loans

Intra-library loans (e.g. transfer items from HSSML Library to Central Library, NUS)

Document delivery

Journal Alerts – Why? To keep yourself up-to-date with the research done in your area You are notified via email the latest articles published in the journal or database in which you have set the alerts

To keep yourself up-to-date with the research done in your area

You are notified via email the latest articles published in the journal or database in which you have set the alerts

Steps to Set Alerts Register for an account in the e-journal or database Look for the Alert option and set your alerts You can set alerts for: new issues (table of contents) pre-prints a specific search statement

Register for an account in the e-journal or database

Look for the Alert option and set your alerts

You can set alerts for:

new issues (table of contents)

pre-prints

a specific search statement

More information on Alerts … How can I be alerted to... New journal issues for my favorite journal(s)? New journal articles in ScienceDirect? New books acquired by the library?

How can I be alerted to...

New journal issues for my favorite journal(s)?

New journal articles in ScienceDirect?

New books acquired by the library?

What is EndNote/EndNote Web? A software that stores & organizes the references you have collected from the various sources automatically formats/re-formats your references according to the citation style you specify, e.g. APA style automatically generates the References list at the end of your Word document free for NUS staff and students

A software that

stores & organizes the references you have collected from the various sources

automatically formats/re-formats your references according to the citation style you specify, e.g. APA style

automatically generates the References list at the end of your Word document

free for NUS staff and students

Your Library Contacts Gan Kim Hong (Ms) Central Library clbgkh@nus.edu.sg 6516-2022 Rahimah (Ms) Central Library clbrmm@nus.edu.sg 6516-2022

Gan Kim Hong (Ms)

Central Library

clbgkh@nus.edu.sg

6516-2022