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1213 English

1213 English. Research Process & Books/Library Catalog. Digital Information. Byte: Abbreviation for binary term, a unit of storage capable of holding a single character. A single text character A short novel A pickup truck filled with books A library floor of academic journals

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1213 English

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  1. 1213 English Research Process & Books/Library Catalog

  2. Digital Information • Byte: Abbreviation for binary term, a unit of storage capable of holding a single character.

  3. A single text character A short novel A pickup truck filled with books A library floor of academic journals 50,000 trees made into paper and printed An academic research library Print collections of the U.S. Library of Congress 1 byte 1 megabyte ( MB ) 1 gigabyte (GB ) 100 gigabytes 1 terabyte ( TB ) 2 terabytes 10 terabytes How Many Bytes?

  4. Surface Web

  5. Deep Web

  6. Library Web Page • Catalog • Article Databases • Periodicals • Library Services

  7. Library Homepage

  8. Research Process • GET A TOPIC • DEVELOP YOUR SEARCH STRATEGY • SEARCH AND READ • WRITE YOUR PAPER, SPEECH PRESENTATION ETC. • CITE YOUR SOURCES

  9. Flexible terminology Less accurate Use with Boolean Predetermined terminology More precise Hyperlinked Keyword vs. Subject

  10. Use phrasing for single concept, multiple words “global warming” “Rex Grossman ” Most common: Basic phrase Proper names Slogans, advertisements Famous quotes Movie titles, song titles, etc. Hyphenated words More about Keywords

  11. Keywords • Think Conceptually • Think Critically • Think Creatively

  12. AND = Narrow OR = Expand NOT = Exclude Boolean

  13. Concepts Use earth and warming Synonyms Use planet or earth and warming AND OR Boolean Operators

  14. Truncation • Use a question mark "?" to truncate search terms.For example, vege? finds vegetable, vegetarian, vegetation, etc

  15. Limiters • A feature of online catalogs that allows patrons to set parameters to restrict the retrieval of records. • Limits may be set before a search is executed, after results are displayed, or both, depending on the design of the system. • Limiters typically include: publication date, material type, language, full-text, peer-reviewed (journal articles), and locally held.

  16. NEXT UP • Databases • Sources for your Assignment

  17. Questions? • Contact me: • Frederic Murray • 744-7113 • frederic.murray@swosu.edu • http://faculty.swosu.edu/frederic.murray/

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