This beginner-level class offers participants instruction on how to effectively search the Web using a wide variety of search engines, Web directories, and library databases. Attendees must already know how to use a mouse and keyboard.
This beginner-level class offers participants instruction on how to effectively search the Web using a wide variety of search engines, Web directories, and library databases. Attendees must already know how to use a mouse and keyboard.
Basic Boolean Searching for High School ResearchersJennifer Haveman
PowerPoint created to teach basic Boolean search logic to high school students. Geared for use with Internet search engines, but could be used for searching subscription databases.
The literature review usually precedes a research proposal and results section. Its goals are to situate the current study within the body of literature and to provide context for the particular reader. Literature reviews are important for research in nearly every academic field.
this ppt is about search engines and how they work and boolean operators like AND, NOT, OR Etc
this ppt will be helpful for those who re studying about it as well as if you don't know how to use search engine and using boolean operators :)
How to Become an Internet Research SpecialistChinedum Azuh
Money-Spinning Opportunity: Become an Internet Research Specialist
Earn Fabulous Income in Naira and Foreign Currencies Every Hour Doing Internet Research. No Experience Necessary! No Capital Required!!
Do you like to surf the Web?
Ever used Google?
Would you like to get paid just browsing the internet the way you are used to?
I'm talking about $50 or N5000 an hour at a minimum. It could be a great part-time way to make extra money. If you go full-time, you could make a very nice living -- more than some bankers do. And in either case, you don't have to worry about going to an office, a 9-to-5 schedule, or any of that corporate hassle.
You work where you want, with whom you want, when you want it.
The Internet provides a vast amount of information. If you can quickly and efficiently navigate through that wealth of information, and essentially find something useful, you can create a very successful business as an Internet researcher.
Let me give you some type of research businesses are looking for. This list is not all inclusive. But it should help to get your wheels turning to figure out how you want to position yourself in the research business.
What type of internet research can I do for companies and agencies?
Here is a list of examples:
Market Research
Keyword Research
Content/Information Research
Fact Checking
Background Checking
Competitive Analysis
Business Research
Product Research
Medical Research
Image/Audio research
Social Media Research
Many people assume that they have no marketable skills that other people would want to use, but in the vast majority of cases that simply isn’t true.
You might think that because you can’t write, you can’t make any money online or offline. Not true. Can’t design or draw anything either? Not a problem.
The solution for many people is to take on simple research jobs for other people who don’t have the time to do it themselves. The word ‘research’ tends to bring to mind stuffy libraries and reams of paperwork but that isn’t the case nowadays. Thanks to the internet. Research can be a quick and easy task, and the fact that some people still don’t have the time to do it themselves means big money making opportunities for you.
The great thing about offering up your skills as a researcher is that you don’t necessarily have to specialize in any one particular area. One client might need information on keywords that other websites use so they can determine how to structure their own site content. Someone else might want to get information about a particular subject so they can write a book about it.
As an Internet researcher you'll work with writers, marketers, authors, website owners, publishing companies and other businesses to find information they need for their blogs, websites, articles, books, e-books, products, special reports etc.
Please view the tutorials CINAHL 1 and CINAHL 2 before viewing this one.
CINAHL 3: Effective Searching is a short tutorial that will show you how to get the most out of your CINAHL searches.
Basic Boolean Searching for High School ResearchersJennifer Haveman
PowerPoint created to teach basic Boolean search logic to high school students. Geared for use with Internet search engines, but could be used for searching subscription databases.
The literature review usually precedes a research proposal and results section. Its goals are to situate the current study within the body of literature and to provide context for the particular reader. Literature reviews are important for research in nearly every academic field.
this ppt is about search engines and how they work and boolean operators like AND, NOT, OR Etc
this ppt will be helpful for those who re studying about it as well as if you don't know how to use search engine and using boolean operators :)
How to Become an Internet Research SpecialistChinedum Azuh
Money-Spinning Opportunity: Become an Internet Research Specialist
Earn Fabulous Income in Naira and Foreign Currencies Every Hour Doing Internet Research. No Experience Necessary! No Capital Required!!
Do you like to surf the Web?
Ever used Google?
Would you like to get paid just browsing the internet the way you are used to?
I'm talking about $50 or N5000 an hour at a minimum. It could be a great part-time way to make extra money. If you go full-time, you could make a very nice living -- more than some bankers do. And in either case, you don't have to worry about going to an office, a 9-to-5 schedule, or any of that corporate hassle.
You work where you want, with whom you want, when you want it.
The Internet provides a vast amount of information. If you can quickly and efficiently navigate through that wealth of information, and essentially find something useful, you can create a very successful business as an Internet researcher.
Let me give you some type of research businesses are looking for. This list is not all inclusive. But it should help to get your wheels turning to figure out how you want to position yourself in the research business.
What type of internet research can I do for companies and agencies?
Here is a list of examples:
Market Research
Keyword Research
Content/Information Research
Fact Checking
Background Checking
Competitive Analysis
Business Research
Product Research
Medical Research
Image/Audio research
Social Media Research
Many people assume that they have no marketable skills that other people would want to use, but in the vast majority of cases that simply isn’t true.
You might think that because you can’t write, you can’t make any money online or offline. Not true. Can’t design or draw anything either? Not a problem.
The solution for many people is to take on simple research jobs for other people who don’t have the time to do it themselves. The word ‘research’ tends to bring to mind stuffy libraries and reams of paperwork but that isn’t the case nowadays. Thanks to the internet. Research can be a quick and easy task, and the fact that some people still don’t have the time to do it themselves means big money making opportunities for you.
The great thing about offering up your skills as a researcher is that you don’t necessarily have to specialize in any one particular area. One client might need information on keywords that other websites use so they can determine how to structure their own site content. Someone else might want to get information about a particular subject so they can write a book about it.
As an Internet researcher you'll work with writers, marketers, authors, website owners, publishing companies and other businesses to find information they need for their blogs, websites, articles, books, e-books, products, special reports etc.
Please view the tutorials CINAHL 1 and CINAHL 2 before viewing this one.
CINAHL 3: Effective Searching is a short tutorial that will show you how to get the most out of your CINAHL searches.
A brief introduction to the idea of controlled vocabulary in library databases with "quiz," screenshots, and basic instructions on finding subject terms and using database thesauri
This short tutorial will show you how to find an article about your topic using the resources at Pilgrim Library. It will walk you through the steps from topic selection to searching.
CSLA presentation examining high school to college success in California, especially at Cal State universities and community colleges. Poses questions about what school library programs might do to support students as they move toward college.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
How to Create Map Views in the Odoo 17 ERPCeline George
The map views are useful for providing a geographical representation of data. They allow users to visualize and analyze the data in a more intuitive manner.
We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Lesson13: Searching Library Databases Using OneSearch
1. Refining Your Search
Now that you've learned how to construct a basic search using a
library database, the next step is to practice some basic strategies
for refining your search so you get what you're looking for.
Step 1: Cast a wide net, then
narrow gradually.
Look for questions in RED to complete
the worksheet for this lesson.
Searching a database is like fishing with
a net. If you cast where there are no
fish, it does no good to tighten the net.
Start your search with a few key terms
and look at your results.
If they're not a little bit on track, it
won't help to narrow until you have
better terms.
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2. For example, if you want to investigate the role that major fast food companies play
in contributing to or limiting obesity, and your first search is
| macdonalds obesity |
you might notice that none of your results are about the fast food company:
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3. Step 2: Learn from your results
Regardless of whether your results are good or bad, it's helpful to
skim them first to learn what you can about how to proceed.
Why did these articles show up
first? If you notice, the name
"MacDonald" appears as an
author in each of the first
articles.
In this case, it's just a spelling
problem. But other times, the
problem will be that the search
term just does not work very
well.
Before you start opening
articles, look at the results to
see if they make sense.
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4. When you correct the spelling (to "mcdonald's“), your results
improve immediately. But there's more: you can also start to get
other ideas about TERMS TO USE IN YOUR OWN SEARCH.
SUBJECTS are
a list of words
that are the
main focus of
the article.
Scan these in
your results to
gain new
vocabulary for
your search.
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5. SUBJECTS are the terms the database company uses to describe
articles. Your goal is to find the language THEY use to describe what
you're looking for.
Look at the
subjects in this
result.
(1)What is
another term for
“Fast Food” in
the subject list?
2) What subject
term is a
MEASUREMENT
of obesity? (2
possible answers)
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6. Step 3: Keep a running list of search
terms: new vocabulary, synonyms, and
other terms you might find helpful to
sharpen your search.
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7. Step 4: Modify your search first by using the vocabulary
you notice in the result lists.
Instead of “fast
food,” let’s try the
subject term
“convenience
foods.”
(3)Review question:
what does placing
“convenience
foods” in quotes
do?
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8. Unlike Google, in which the best results tend to show up on the first
one or two pages, library databases only sort by relevance—how well
the search terms match the documents—or by date. The best
resources are not necessarily on the first few pages!
If you get too many results to look through (for me,
that’s 100-200), you need to find a way to NARROW
your results.
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9. Narrowing Strategy #1: Subject Search
Remember in the
library catalog
subjects are listed at
the bottom of the
record. You can
actually click on them
to search just by that
subject.
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10. To search by subject, click on
ADVANCED SEARCH.
Note: Virtually all library databases
have an advanced search feature that
works similarly to the one in
OneSearch, so the principle works the (4) Try this search. Type
“convenience foods” obesity
same regardless of the database
How many results do you get?
you’re searching.
Place separate search
terms in separate boxes.
Notice the Boolean “AND”
connecting each box.
These can be switched to
“NOT” or “OR.”
(5) Now do this advanced search.
Be sure to change “convenience foods” to a SUBJECT
Search.
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11. What happened?
When you search by keyword, the database returns
anything with that word in the document—
anywhere...
When you search by subject, the database only
returns documents that have a main FOCUS on that
subject.
The next slide gives you a visual of this idea.
Remember: Subject terms are provided by the
database; you discover these by scanning your results.
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13. Sometimes, you can use a “controlling idea” –a subject and
perhaps another key term– and tweak your results by adding a
third term to help you answer many parts of your research
question.
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14. Narrowing Strategy #2: Source Type
After you have search terms that are
providing good results, you can narrow by
other types of sources.
In Ebsco’s databases, THE LEFT HAND
COLUMN provides many ways to narrow .
15. It helps to think
CAREFULLY
about what TYPE
of source will
best answer
your search.
Books and eBooks:
Background information
and overviews
Historical context
Extended examination of a
topic
Academic writing that
includes bibliographies or
footnotes
Magazines and
newspapers
Up-to-date information
on current events
Trends
Academic Journals:
Scholarly research
Empirical studies
Peer-review of articles
Trade Journals:
Current news, products,
trends within an
industry, practical
information
from those in the field.
(8) Look at the column on the
left side of the search results in
OneSearch. What are two other
ways you might limit your
search that you think could be
useful?
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16. Exploring Your OneSearch Results List
It's important to be able to read the details of the results list. All the articles containing our
search strategy are listed here. The default in OneSearch is to display by relevance—the results
that best match your search terms. If you want to change the order so that you see the most
recently published items first, click on the "Relevance“ setting and change it to"Date Newest."
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18. Exploring Your OneSearch Results List
Look at the result list below. At the bottom of the publication information, Ebsco tells you
if the complete article is available.
The item (#26) says that it has the complete article available as a PDF file. You can click on
that link and see the entire article, along with the charts and graphs. A PDF file is an exact
copy of the article as it appeared in the magazine, and you'll need to have the Adobe
Reader software installed on your computer in order to view the document. Most
computers now come automatically with this software, but if yours doesn't, you can
download a free copy.
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19. Exploring Your OneSearch Results List
Article #27 doesn't say anything about full text, which means it will have just a
summary, or abstract. However, if you need the entire article, you can still get
it! Ask the reference librarian, the person who is hired by the library
specifically to help people get the information and the sources they need. They
can usually get it for you for free from another library, through a service called
interlibrary loan!
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20. Exploring Your OneSearch Results List
Sometimes you might find the article in html format (#28). This is not an exact copy of
the article, but rather a modified version formatted to display in your browser window.
Sometimes the article won't include the graphics (charts, maps, photos, diagrams, etc).
It will just have the text of the article.
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22. Lesson 13 Questions
(1) What is another term for “Fast Food” in the subject list?
2) What subject term is a MEASUREMENT of obesity? (2 possible answers)
(3) Review question: what does placing “convenience foods” in quotes do?
(4) Try this search. Type | “convenience foods” obesity | How many results do
you get?
(5) Now do an advanced search, placing “convenience foods” and obesity in
separate boxes. Be sure to change “convenience foods” to a SUBJECT. How
many results do you get?
(6) Give an example of when a book might a better choice than an academic
journal when you’re researching.
(7) When might it be useful to use a magazine or newspaper instead of a book
or academic journal?
(8) Look at the column on the left side of the search results in OneSearch.
What are two other ways you might limit your search (other than source type)
that you think could be useful?
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23. For #9-13
Try the following searches in OneSearch (via the Gavilan Library website), using Advanced
Search.
Remember, when you start searching OneSearch, you’ll be asked for your library card
number or student ID.
What number of results did you get for the following searches in OneSearch?
9. death penalty on the first line (no quotes, no limiters)
10. "death penalty" on the first line (a phrase search - use quotes!)
11. Scan the results. Which appears as a subject, “death penalty” or “capital punishment”?
12. “capital punishment" on the first line and race on the second line (phrase plus Boolean
AND)
13. “capital punishment" on the first line and race on the second line, and change “capital
punishment” to a SUBJECT search.
14. Same search as #13, but narrow your results to only Full Text and Scholarly (Peer
Reviewed) Journals
15. Same search as #14, but narrow your search further to only results published after the
year 2005.
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24. Image Credits
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