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DAtabase Search Strategies

Laura DeLancey, 2011. DAtabase Search Strategies. Identify your topic Identify keywords Think associatively!. Step 1:. How can technology help students with autism?. How can technology help students with autism ?. technology computers students Education classroom

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DAtabase Search Strategies

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  1. Laura DeLancey, 2011 DAtabase Search Strategies

  2. Identify your topic Identify keywords Think associatively! Step 1:

  3. How can technology help students with autism?

  4. How can technology help students with autism?

  5. technology computers students Education classroom autism Autism spectrum Developmental disabilities

  6. Boolean operators: AND OR NOT

  7. “A” AND “B”

  8. “A” OR “B”

  9. “A” NOT “B”

  10. *can be used to represent one or more letters Examples: educat* education, educating, educational Auti* autism, autistic **** Truncation ****

  11. Wildcard symbols can vary between databases, but here are the most common usages: ? Represents an unknown character # represents an optional character +?#?# Wildcards ?#?#+

  12. Examples: Wom?n women, woman Col#r color, colour +?#?# Wildcards ?#?#+

  13. word1N[number] word2: word1 and word2 will be within N words of one another, in any order. word1W[number] word2: word1 and word2 will be within N words of one another, in the order they were entered. Proximity

  14. Example: tax N5 reform Tax reform, reform of income tax Example: educational W5 reform Educational reform, educational measures which encourage reform NOT: steps to reform education Proximity

  15. (A OR B) AND C A OR (B AND C) Parentheses and Quotes

  16. Allow you more control over your search Example: (add OR adhd) AND “classroom control” Parentheses and Quotes

  17. Examples: Subject Headings, Indexes, Thesauri Purpose: disambiguation, standardization Controlled Vocabulary

  18. Controlled Vocabulary which term should you use? • Car • Automobiles • Vehicle • Transportation • Hot rod

  19. Controlled Vocabulary “Jaguar” = ?

  20. How do you find all the articles written by Deborah Shaw, aka Deb Shaw, aka D. A. Shaw, aka Dr. Deborah Ann Shaw? Controlled Vocabulary

  21. Most databases will have a list of Subject Headings, an Index, or a Thesaurus to help you find resources using a controlled vocabulary.

  22. Any questions??

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