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EBSCO SIMPLE SEARCH

EBSCO SIMPLE SEARCH. Ancilla College. Next. Objectives. Know how to get to EBSCOhost databases. Understand the concept of subject-specific databases. Demonstrate how to do a simple search. Next. PROPER PATHS. How can you get to the library home page?

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EBSCO SIMPLE SEARCH

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  1. EBSCO SIMPLE SEARCH Ancilla College Next

  2. Objectives Know how to get to EBSCOhost databases. Understand the concept of subject-specific databases. Demonstrate how to do a simple search. Next

  3. PROPER PATHS How can you get to the library home page? Click the path to see which choices include a link to the library. Ancilla homepage Programs Ancilla homepage Current Students Ancilla homepage Student Resources Back Next

  4. When would you see this screen? For answers, click here Back Where do you find your library barcode? What do you do if your last name is shorter than 5 letters? Next Hint: This screen isn’t shown in the tutorial because of where I was when I did the tutorial. But I did mention it.

  5. EBSCO Databases—Choose the best ones for your topic Nursing Source: Consumer Edition Nursing Source: Academic/Nursing Edition Which of these databases contains the peer-reviewed nursing articles? Back Next

  6. EBSCO Databases—Choose the best ones for your topic Academic Search PremierBusiness Source Premier eBook CollectionGreenFILEMedline Professional Development Collection You have been given an assignment in your early childhood education class to research bullying. You are required to use a variety of formats including books, magazine and journal articles, and videos. Above are some of the databases included in EBSCOhost. What ones can you use, and what formats can you find there? Back Next

  7. INDEPENDENT EXPLORATION AND REFLECTION: Mission Possible: Find Articles on BP Oil Spill Play for mission or read summary below. Your mission, should you choose to accept it: to do a search for articles on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This is your chance to practice doing a real search using what you’ve learned. Think carefully about your database choices and your search term, and remember what format you’re looking for (articles, not books). Start here at www.ancilla.edu. To ponder: What did you come up with? Were your results relevant and on-target, or did you get something weird and completely off-topic? If so, where do you think you went wrong? Back Next

  8. Great Job! Your Options: Not ready for tutorial Module 2: Boolean Searching? Go back to beginning of Module 1: Simple Search. Did OK but want to practice this again as refresher? Go back to beginning of this PowerPoint. Ready to move on? Go to beginning of tutorial Module 2: Boolean Searching. Feeling really, really brave and want to skip straight to Module 2 practice? Go to Module 2: Boolean Searching PowerPoint. Back

  9. Login Screen This is the off-campus login screen that verifies you’re an Ancilla student, staff, or faculty member. Use the 14 digit library barcode on the front of your student ID and if your name is shorter than 5 letters, just use your entire last name. Back

  10. EBSCO Databases—Choose the best ones for your topic Correct! Nursing/Academic Edition is specifically for professionals. Moving on….

  11. EBSCO Databases—Choose the best ones for your topic Oops! The Consumer Edition covers more popular magazine titles for general readers. Try again!

  12. EBSCO Databases—Choose the best ones for your topic Great job! Academic Search Premier is always a good choice, because it’s multi-disciplinary (covers all topics) and has a lot of full-text magazine and journal articles. Back

  13. EBSCO Databases—Choose the best ones for your topic Now you’ve got it! eBook Collection will get you the full-text of books on all sorts of topics! Back

  14. EBSCO Databases—Choose the best ones for your topic Way to go! Professional Development Collection is specific to educational topics. Any journal or magazine covered in this database is going to have an emphasis on education.

  15. EBSCO Databases—Choose the best ones for your topic Oops! Business Source Premier is a business-oriented database. Its focus is on business magazines, journals, and papers. I think you’d be better off looking for an educational database.

  16. EBSCO Databases—Choose the best ones for your topic Sorry! Medline is a medical and nursing database. It deals with medical and nursing journals. I think you’d be better off looking for an educational database.

  17. EBSCO Databases—Choose the best ones for your topic Sorry! GreenFILE is an environmental database and covers environmental journals and magazines. I think you’d be better off looking for an educational database.

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