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Web Media and Literature Survey

Web Media and Literature Survey. Dr. Arvind Pareek Director (RC) Vardhaman mahaveer Open University Kota. What to Search?. Academic Literature Books, scholarly journal articles Dissertations Government documents Policy reports Grey Literature

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Web Media and Literature Survey

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  1. Web Media and Literature Survey Dr. ArvindPareek Director (RC) Vardhamanmahaveer Open University Kota

  2. What to Search? • Academic Literature • Books, scholarly journal articles • Dissertations • Government documents • Policy reports • Grey Literature • Papers published by professional societies • Internet search engines: Google or Yahoo • Online databases: PsychInfo, Social Service Abstracts, Medline, ERIC, etc.

  3. Sources of Literature 2. Internet • Online journals • “Google Scholar” • Websites • Government departments, research institutes, etc

  4. Where to Find Key Words • Reference Books • Abstracts • Scientific journals • Government reports • Electronic databases

  5. Key words:- Screening, Medicinal Plants, Rajasthan, Curculigo, Symplocos, Luffa

  6. Identify Relevant Search Engines • Why? • To save time and stay focused. • Sample sources: • For medical topics, try MedLine • For social service topics, try Social Service Abstracts, Social Work Abstracts, PsychInfo, or ProQuest • For education topics, try (ERIC)

  7. Secure Database Access Certain publications are not readily accessible to the public To secure access to databases you need: • To establish a partnership with a university that has access to the database OR • Pay a database search fee

  8. Select Appropriate Search Terms A search term is a term used to find information on your topicSearch terms can include: • Key words Example: For a literature review on “Impact of Deforestation”possible key words may include: Desertification, Decrease in rainfall, Biodiversity loss, Forest geo sensing... …… others??? • Author • Title • Journal or publication • Other descriptors

  9. Using ‘Operators’ & ‘Wildcards’ • ‘Wildcards’ are symbols that expand the scope of your search • e.g. (*) patent* -- retrieves patent, patents, patentable, patented • ‘Operators’ define the relationships between words or groups of words • Note: • Operators and wildcards vary by search engine to check each database’s Helpsection

  10. Examples of ‘Operators’ • Sample operators: • Use ANDto narrow search and retrieve records containing all of the words it separates. • Use ORto broaden search and retrieve records containing any of the words it separates. • Use NOTto narrow search and retrieve records that do not contain the term following it. • Use ( )to select a phrase or groups of words • Phrase - (participatory action research) • Groups of words – (housing or homelessness) AND (budget or funding)

  11. BGSU Library Homepage • Academic Search Complete • Search by journal name • BGSU catalog • 4. OhioLINK catalog

  12. Academic Search Complete • Type in search word • Limit by context (author, title, etc) • Add more search criteria

  13. Add to folder Click on the title opens the abstract. Number of times cited in database Narrow by subject Find It!

  14. Open link to find full text version of article If it is not online, check to see if it is on the shelf

  15. OhioLINK Search by keyword, author, etc

  16. Pick a book and click on title

  17. See if BGSU has a copy If not, request the item

  18. Organizing Your Search Document your search process: • Keep record of all materials examined • Keep a record of all Web searches • Set a bookmark of the Universal Resource Locator(URL) for commonly used web sites • Record key words used for electronic searches • Print home pages of the web sites • Photocopy journal articles, book chapters and other materials • Organize information using a “Review Matrix”

  19. Thanks

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