This document provides step-by-step instructions for researching health information using the eLibrary Science database and NCPS EasyBib account. It outlines how to create an EasyBib project called "MPW 2018" and then search eLibrary Science using keywords, Boolean operators, and limiting to magazine format within the last two years for middle grades. Students are instructed to evaluate one selected article, print a friendly version, and copy the MLA citation to paste into their EasyBib project. The instructions also describe adding a citation for a web source by entering the URL after searching online with the same keywords.

1. Researching health information on
eLibrary Science-database
2014-2015

2. Don’t have a NCPS Pro EasyBib Account follow these steps
1. Log onto the library’s home page
2. Click on Google
3. Enter your NCPS password
4. Click on dots
5. Click on More
6. Click on EasyBib
7. Create a new project
8. Name your project MPW 2018
View next few slides visual step by step
instruction
If you have a NCPS EasyBib account go to slide 7-Add a new project

3. www.nchslibrary.info
Click on Google

6. 1. Click on My
Projects

7. 1. Click on
+New
project

8. 1. Name your
project
MPW 2018
2. Click on
Create

9. 1. Click on
Bibliography

10. 1. Once you have
created a new
project and named
it MPW 2018, you
are ready to do
your research in
eLibrary Science

11. 1. Log onto the library’s home page
2. Click on databases
3. Enter username and password
4. Select eLibrary Science
Next three slides are a visual guide

12. www.nchslibrary.info
Click on DATABASES

13. User Name: nchsct
Password: see the MPW Moodle
or your Student planner
nchsct

14. Click on eLibrary Science

15. 1. What do you need to fill-in?
2. What do you need to
select?
3. What do you need to
check ?
Look at the next slide, look
at the arrows

16. Keywords
Natural OR Boolean
Format
Check health
Date- 2 years
middle included grades 9 & 10)

17. What are the keywords you are searching
for? (Search terms)
If your not sure?
1. open your MPW website,
2. open the research page,
3. look at your research question.
4. Your keywords should be underlined

18. Using your keywords enter an advanced
strategy: Boolean operators (AND OR
NOT) , truncation *, into the search box
To see an explanation of Boolean
operators and truncation, please look at
the next three slide

19. Seaching for keywords using
truncation*
* (asterisk) is a truncation symbol. It increases
your search term possibilities. You get more results
cardio* =
cardio training
cardio workout
cardiology
cardiovascular
cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular endurance
cardiovascular fitness

20. Boolean Operators: AND OR NOT
AND narrows the search
You get Fewer results/hits
when you use AND

21. An Advanced search strategy
example
cardio* AND exercise OR fitness
fitne
http://www.healingdaily.com

22. Do you want to use natural
language (Google) or Boolean
(AND OR NOT)?
1. click on Boolean if you are
using a Boolean operator (AND
OR NOT)

23. What format do you want the information
in? You only want magazines so
Uncheck others. magazines

24. Under Searching topics
Emphasis on
1. Check health

25. What is the date range you
are searching?
Using the drop down arrow
1. Select last two years

26. Using the drop down arrow
1. 1. Select Middle (middle
searches 9 and 10 grades)

27. Your eLibrary
Science screen
should look
something like this.
After you make sure
everything is
correctly filled-in or
check, click on
search.

28. Review your
results. Then
select one (1)
magazine article
to print and cite
on Easy Bib

29. Look at the article. EALUATE: currency, relevance, authority, acuuracy and purpose
(CRAAP test). Does it answer your research question?
If this article answers
your research question
1. please print a friendly
version, HS LAB A or
HS LIB XEROX
2. Click on citation
CITE

30. Copy MLA
And paste it into
your NCPS
EasyBib
account

31. 1. Return to EasyBib
2. Click on

32. 1. Click on
Databases
2. drop down
arrow- select
Widely Used
databases

33. 1. Widely Used
databases
2. Click on copy
and paste

34. 1. Paste your
citation for your
magazine article
from your
eLibrary database
search in the box
2. Click on create
citation
Click Create!!!

35. 1. You can now add
another citation
to your
bibliography,
share it or export
it to Google

36. 1. Now log onto Google or any other internet
search engine
2. Do a search using the same advanced research
strategy you used on eLibrary Science
3. Select an article from the web that answers your
research question
4. Make a copy of the URL (web address)
5. Log onto Easy Bib
6. Click on My Projects
7. Click on MPW 2018- Bibliography
8. Enter URL into box-website
9. Click on Cite It
10. Check information
11. Click on continue
12. ADD missing Information if you can find it
13. Click create citation