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Research is an adventure that begins with a plan

Research is an adventure that begins with a plan. To begin…. How do I search? Getting the right keywords/subject terms Limiting search results Where do I search? Books at HWS and beyond Scholarly journal databases. Whatever you do… Vary your terms when searching!. Animal rights

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Research is an adventure that begins with a plan

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  1. Research is an adventure that begins with a plan

  2. To begin… • How do I search? • Getting the right keywords/subject terms • Limiting search results • Where do I search? • Books at HWS and beyond • Scholarly journal databases

  3. Whatever you do…Vary your terms when searching! • Animal rights • Animal welfare • Animal experimentation • Animal research • Animal use • Vivisection

  4. Searching more efficiently • Online Library Catalogs • Journal Databases and Abstracts • Internet Search Engines and Subject Directories • Corporate Data Systems

  5. Boolean AND WORLD CUP AND BRAZIL WORLD CUP BRAZIL “All of these” “All the words” “Must contain”

  6. Boolean OR JAZZ OR SWING JAZZ SWING “Any of these” “Some of the words” “May contain”

  7. Boolean NOT JAGUAR NOT (CAR OR AUTOMOBILE) JAGUAR AND (CAR OR AUTOMOBILE) JAGUAR CAR OR AUTOMOBILE “None of these” “Exclude” “Must not contain”

  8. Complex Boolean Search (JAGUAR NOT (CAR OR AUTOMOBILE) ) AND (CONSERVATION OR ENDANGERED OR POACHING) (JAGUAR NOT (CAR OR AUTOMOBILE)) (CONSERVATION OR ENDANGERED OR POACHING) Nesting

  9. Truncation or Wild Cards • Retrieves all variants of a word stem • fem* = female, feminine, feminist, feminists, feminism • Operators vary * ? : feminine female feminist feminists feminism

  10. Scholarly Research at its best • Peer-reviewed journals (print and online) • Each article has been examined and approved by people with credentials in the article's field of study before it is published • Find them through subject databases and guides

  11. Who we are . . . • Reference Librarians available to you 60 hours a week • M-Th 9 am to 5 pm & 7-10 pm • Fri- 9 am to 5 pm • Sun. 1-5 & 7-10 pm • Your questions are our priority!

  12. Michael Hunter Jennifer Nace Joseph Chmura

  13. Thank you andconsult with usearly and often! Michael Hunter Reference Librarian hunter@hws.edu 781-3552

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