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Review of Concepts

Review of Concepts. What is a keyword? How are keywords different from subjects? Name the three Boolean Operators . How do they work? The Boolean Operator ‘OR’ connects what type of keywords? How do keyword phrases work? What are the two functions of wildcards?

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Review of Concepts

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  1. Review of Concepts • What is a keyword? • How are keywords different from subjects? • Name the three Boolean Operators. How do they work? • The Boolean Operator ‘OR’ connects what type of keywords? • How do keyword phrases work? • What are the two functions of wildcards? • Name the three most useful database limiters.

  2. UP THE RESEARCH LADDER… Search for Articles (Database) Search for Books (Catalog) Develop a Search Strategy Brainstorm for Keywords Select Research Topic

  3. Periodicals List • Does the library have accessibility to this article? • YES or NO?

  4. POPULAR MAGAZINES COME IN MANY FORMATS, BUT USUALLY SOMEWHAT SLICK AND ATTRACTIVE IN APPEARANCE RARELY CITE SOURCES. INFO. IS USUALLY REPORTED FROM SOURCE, SUMMARIZED ARTICLES SHORT, WRITTEN IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE AND FOR A MINIMAL EDUCATION LEVEL USUALLY LOT OF ADVERTISING AND PICTURES PAGINATION RESTARTS IN EVERY ISSUE SCHOLARLY JOURNALS HAVE A SOBER, SERIOUS LOOK ALWAYS CITE THEIR SOURCES IN FOOTNOTES/BIBLIOGRAPHIES ARTICLES WRITTEN BY A SCHOLAR OR RESEARCHER “HORSE’S MOUTH” PEER-REVIEWED BY SCHOLARS LANGUAGE OF JOURNAL ASSUMES SOME SCHOLARLY BACKGROUND ON THE PART OF READER ADVERTISING IS SPECIFIC TO THAT DISCIPLINE PAGINATION IS CUMULATIVE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCHOLARLY AND POPULAR PERIODICALS

  5. Flexible Less accurate Affected by punctuation Works with truncation and Boolean Operators Rigid Very precise Not affected by punctuation Doesn’t work with truncation and Boolean Operators Keyword vs. Subject

  6. Keyword Phrase • (to be or not to be) • to be or not to be • (find nothing) • “weapons of mass destruction” • weapons and mass and destruction • (find info on WMDs and a bunch of junk like hand guns, knives, scientific measurement, physics, natural disaster, house fire, etc.)

  7. Narrows Works with any keyword or keyword phrase Expands Works especially well with related terms and synonyms AND vs. OR NOT • Excludes • Can work for you and against you!

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