1. Basic Search Skills

2. Preliminaries
• Complete questionnaire at the end of the
session.
• Questions will be allowed after the session.

3. Learning Outcomes
• Participants will learn how to conduct a basic
search.
• Participants will learn how to use the
periodicals Index

4. Instructors
• Gerald Louw
• Lara Skelly
• Sandra James

5. Date and Time
• 10 July 2013
– 8:30 am to 9:30 am
– 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

6. Course
1. Using of Smart Search
– Keyword and Subject Searches
– Boolean Operators
2. Periodicals Index
– Library research strategies
– Finding information in Periodicals
3. Evaluating Web Information
– Google Scholar
– Reference Tools
– Evaluating web information
• Readings
– Chowdhury, G. G. (2010). Introduction to modern information
retrieval. 3rd ed. London: Facet Publishing.

7. Search Strategies
1. Topic
2. Keywords
3. Synonyms and alternate words
4. Boolean Operators
5. Search Tools
6. Review Results