Generating Good Search Terms
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How to modify your search to get more, better results. See what a search looks like in a Venn Diagram and in a search box. Three top tips: Truncation / wildcard * -- Read* = read, reading, reader, readership -- Magazine* = magazine, magazines Combine additional search terms with OR Look at database search terms for more ideas See this PowerPoint in YouTube with voiceover. http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=CBMcsLidQPY
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Stephanie has worked with students in Jim Hefner's JOMC 424 (Electronic Media Management) class, spending more and more time with his students. In spring 2014, he began *requiring* students to meet with a librarian, rather than encouraging them to do so, as they prepared to write their 12-15 page research paper. He had tried all manner of encouragement with little success; requiring students to meet with a librarian was much more successful.
In fall 2014, we received IRB approval to survey Hefner's students to assess if their meeting with us had an effect on their confidence in writing the paper (somewhat) and they perceived it would have an effect on meeting with a librarian in the future (they said it did).
This presentation highlights our research findings and discusses our plans for future interactions with Hefner's students.
Takeaway message: Tell faculty to require students to meet with a librarian!
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- 1. social media or social network! news gathering or newsgathering or journalis! accurac! or error!
- 2. Generating Good Search Terms Modifying your search to get more, better results
- 3. Initial Research Question (sample) Do people read online magazines differently than they do print? http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystaljingsr/3915514014/
- 4. Parse the Question Pick out keywords Read Online Print Magazine Consider relationship between the concepts Read & Magazines are unique concepts Link with AND Print & Online are similar concepts to each other Link with OR
- 5. magazine read online or print Venn Diagram of Keywords
- 6. Translates to “Search Engine” Which is the same as
- 8. read magazine 43 results at the intersection of these 3 concepts 43 online or print Venn Diagram of Keywords
- 9. Is That a “Good” Number? Hmmm Probably not. There should be LOTS MORE! http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1058971
- 10. How Do We Get More? Truncation / wildcard * Read* = read, reading, reader, readership Magazine* = magazine, magazines Additional search terms with OR Look at database search terms for more ideas
- 11. read* magazine* online or print Venn Diagram of Truncated Keywords
- 12. Translates to Search Engine Which is the same as
- 13. magazine* read* 326 results at the intersection of these 3 concepts online or print … with 326 results 326
- 14. How Do We Get More? Truncation / wildcard * Additional search terms with OR Brainstorm synonyms & related terms Magazine OR Newspaper* Look at database search terms for more ideas
- 15. magazine* OR newspaper* read* 769 results at the intersection of these 3 concepts online or print … with 769 results 769
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- 17. How Do We Get More Refine? Truncation / wildcard * Additional search terms with OR Look at database search terms for more ideas Use the “Subject: Thesaurus Term” on EBSCO’s left menu
- 18. Database Says …
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