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Cyber Tools for Research: Online Database

Explore open vs. close databases for research purposes. Learn about recommended databases and search effectively using alphabetical, keyword, and boolean searches. Enhance your research skills online!

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Cyber Tools for Research: Online Database

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  1. Cyber Tools for Research: Online Database Montarat Rungruangthum linguistmona@yahoo.com 14th Jan, 2010

  2. Objectives • Database • Open vs. Close Database • Recommended Open Database • Searching Online Database • Alphabetical Search • Keyword Search • Boolean Search

  3. Database A collection of information that is organized so that it can easily be accessed, managed, and updated. In one view, databases can be classified according to types of content: bibliographic, full-text, numeric, and images. • CD-ROM Database • Online Database • Library Catalogue http://searchsqlserver.techtarget.com/definition/database

  4. Example of CD Databases ELT Journal

  5. Online Database: Open vs. Close Open Database Close Database Limited accessing, you may have to use internet at university or library. Required membership Limited year, for example, you can get the published journal form 1996 to present • Can access full-text articles/part of articles. • No limitation, and it’s open for any internet users.

  6. Recommended Open Database Big Applied Linguistics Database http://arts.kmutt.ac.th/books/

  7. Recommended Open Database Research Methods Database http://arts.kmutt.ac.th/crs/rmd/home.php

  8. Recommended Open Database Union Catalog http://uc.thailis.or.th/

  9. Recommended Open Database Asian EFL Journal http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/

  10. Recommended Open Database Asian EFL Journal http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/

  11. Recommended Open Database English Teaching Forum http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum-journal.html

  12. Recommended Open Database The Internet TESL Journal http://iteslj.org/links/

  13. Recommended Open Database http://findarticles.com/

  14. Searching Online Database • Alphabetical Search • Keyword Search • Boolean Search

  15. Boolean Search: …….OR……. Language Testing Language Assessment • It helps narrowing down your search items or specifying what you’re searching • _______ OR _______ • Language Testing OR Language Assessment

  16. Boolean Search: ………AND………. • ________ AND _________ • Language Testing AND EFL students EFL Students Language Testing

  17. Boolean Search ……..NOT………. • ________ NOT _________ • Language Testing NOT Proficiency Test Proficiency Test Language Testing

  18. Any Questions?

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