W2-Unit4-advanced-searchterms-813-230pm
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This document provides information on searching for keywords in library databases. It discusses using original terms, broad terms, narrow terms, and synonyms to capture related concepts. Tips are given to enclose phrases in quotation marks and use connectors like "and" to require all concepts be present. An example search on "college students", "cell phones", and exams in a library database is demonstrated, returning 259 results.
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- 1. Week 2: Unit 4 – Finding Information: Search Terms Advanced CAS101 Information Fluency
- 2. “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes
- 3. Keyword Search in a Library Database • Should students in college be allowed to carry cell phones into classrooms where exams are being given? Original Term Broad Term Narrow Term Synonym Synonym students undergraduates college students university students cell phones electronic devices smartphones mobile phones cellular phones exams classroom activities final exams tests examinations
- 4. How Keyword Searching Works
- 5. Tips for Keyword Searching • Enclose phrases in quotation marks – “college students” – “cell phones” Original Term Broad Term Narrow Term Synonym Synonym students undergraduates college students university students cell phones electronic devices smartphones mobile phones cellular phones exams classroom activities final exams tests examinations
- 6. Tips for Keyword Searching • Use the connector and to require all concepts to be present – “college students” and “cell phones” and exams “college students” exams “cell phones”
- 7. Library OneSearch Example • Let’s try an example
- 11. Conclusion
- 12. Next Steps • Go back to Blackboard – complete any additional readings, media viewing, assignments and/or quizzes.
Editor's Notes
- Welcome back! Now we’ll take the keywords generated from the last video’s exercise and try them in Library OneSearch. Refer to your Keyword Brainstorming assignment grid that you filled out after the previous video.
- Here is an example of a completed grid with some some possible search terms. You may have thought of others. That’s OK. We’ll try “college students,” “cell phones,” exams in our search.
- Before we get into Library OneSearch… Remember that keyword searching looks for your keywords anywhere in the document, record or webpage. This article happened to use all of our search terms, highlighted in yellow. Others may use only one or two of your grid of keywords, and, you may find others to add to your grid as you search. There are some things you can do to make sure you get what you really intend.
- These tips will help you find what you intended in library databases. First, enclose exact phrases in quotation marks to keep all the words together in the results.
- Focus search results by using the connector and to require all concepts to be present in each of the results
- We start at the library home page and enter “college students” and “cell phones” and exams into the Library OneSearch box, then select Search Library. Note the quotation marks around the phrases.
- Here’s the search in Library OneSearch – We entered the keyword search terms “college students” and “cell phones” and exams, with the quotation marks around the two phrases. We have 259 results. New articles are being added to Library OneSearch daily, so you may get a different number of results. That’s OK. A lot of these may not be exactly what you are looking for, so next, we will narrow this list down.
- Make use of the database options to refine, limit or narrow the search results, such as peer-reviewed articles, date, languageJill, I moved the title over so that the “left menu” where you refine your search is also on the left side of the slide. I think the visual consistency with the actual OneSearch will help students stay oriented in OneSearch. - Cecilia
- Our search results were focused by using “Refine your search” in the left margin. The first option checked is “Limit to articles from peer-reviewed publications,” which are the most critically evaluated journals.The publication date was limited to 2008 to present to identify recent research on the topic.Finally, the last refinement was to information published in English (it’s off the screen here, but was visible in the previous slide). Now we have a more focused list of 19 results.In the next video segment, we’ll look at how to get to the article or book itself so that you can read and use it in your research.
- Becoming a good searcher may take time but the rewards are terrific! Putting all the pieces together may be time-consuming but don’t get discouraged. Most creative searchers remember the 20-Minute Rule. If you aren’t finding what you need after 20 minutes of work, contact a librarian at the Arnold Bernhard Library for help. Often you can find your answer much more quickly when you work with librarian assistance. Always remember, our reason for being here is to work with you and help make your research more meaningful and straightforward.