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Search Strategies

Search Strategies. Developed by Christy Gavin 2009. Boolean Searching. 1. Write a clear statement about topic 2. Divide topic statement into concepts 3. Select words to express each concept. TV Violence. Does watching violent TV programs affect kids?. Divide Statement into Concepts.

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Search Strategies

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  1. Search Strategies Developed by Christy Gavin 2009

  2. Boolean Searching

  3. 1. Write a clear statement about topic 2. Divide topic statement into concepts 3. Select words to express each concept

  4. TV Violence Does watching violent TV programs affect kids?

  5. Divide Statement into Concepts Does watching violent TV programs affect kids? racial TV AND AND kids violence

  6. 1. Write a clear statement about topic 2. Divide topic into concepts 3. Select words to express each concept

  7. Select words to Express Concept Does watching violent TV programs affect kids? Kids OR Children OR Juveniles OR Youth Violence OR Aggression OR Hostility TV OR Television AND AND

  8. Gambling Many people claim that gambling increases criminal activity.

  9. Many people claim that gambling increases criminal activity. gambling crime AND

  10. Many people claim that gambling increases criminal activity. Crime OR Burglary OR Robbery Gambling OR Gaming OR Casinos AND

  11. Many people claim that gambling increases criminal activity. Gambling OR Gaming OR Casinos Murder OR Homicide AND

  12. Write a Topic Statement What types of treatment are available to teens who have attempted suicide?

  13. Divide Statement into Concepts What types of treatment are available to teens who have attempted suicide? treatment teens AND AND suicide

  14. Select words to Express Concept What types of treatment are available to teens who have attempted suicide? treatment OR therapy OR psychotherapy OR counseling teens OR young adults OR adolescents suicide OR self-murder OR self-destruct AND AND

  15. Synonyms/Closely Related Words Hispanics: Latinos, Latinas, Mexican-Americans, Chicanos ________________________________________ Identify synonyms or closely related words for: ads: movies: Children under the age of 5 years old:

  16. Synonyms/Closely Related Words ads: advertising, marketing, commercials movies: films, motion pictures, cinema

  17. Summary 1. Write a clear statement about topic 2. Divide topic statement into concepts 3. Select words to express each concept 4. Truncate appropriate words

  18. Truncation retrieves all variant forms of a word. Example: industry

  19. Truncate: Industr*

  20. To truncate, use the asterisk *

  21. Truncate the following terms: treatment sexism

  22. sexism: sexis* includes: sexist, sexists, sexism treatment: treat* includes:treat, treats, treating, treated, treatment

  23. Summary 1. Write a clear statement about topic 2. Divide topic statement into concepts 3. Select words to express each concept 4. Truncate appropriate words

  24. If we cut off too much of a word, we may retrieve other words that have nothing to do with our subject. Example: ag*retrieves any word in the database that begins with “ag” such as: age, against, agenda, aggression

  25. Truncation If we don’t cut off enough, we may miss some forms of the word. Example: agriculture* This truncated form will miss these forms of the word: agricultural, agriculturally, agriculturalist

  26. Boolean Search Statement Are advertisements to blame for eating disorders? eating disorders OR bulima OR anorexia advertisements OR marketing AND

  27. Sample search in Academic Search Elite

  28. Article Retrieved in Academic Search Elite Article Citation

  29. Relevant Article “Discrimination against immigrants as a function of applicant ethnicity, job type, and raters' prejudice.” Krings, Frank. Journal of Psychology. Dec 2007, Vol. 42 Issue 6, p406-417, Abstract: This study examined the impact of applicant ethnicity, job type, and prejudice on evaluation biases and intentions to interview in an experimental simulation.

  30. Relevant Article Citation TITLE: Principles of therapy: applications to suicide and trauma in adolescents. AUTHOR: Lenars, Andrew SOURCE: Journal of Death Studies, v. 22 no.4 June 2007 p. 357-91. ABSTRACT: The writers discuss the basic guiding principles of therapy and its applications to suicide and trauma in adolescents. They contend that these principles are heuristic and that there is no set formula for dealing with traumatic events such as suicide.

  31. Boolean Searching 1. Write a clear statement about topic 2. Divide topic statement into concepts 3. Select words to express each concept

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