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Introduction to Research in the Andersen Library, UW-Whitewater

Introduction to Research in the Andersen Library, UW-Whitewater. Martha Stephenson Reference & Instruction Librarian. Overview of Your Visit. Mini-tour University homepage Library homepage Keyword search tips Databases for articles Hands on time. Look in Andersen Library

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Introduction to Research in the Andersen Library, UW-Whitewater

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  1. Introduction to Research in the Andersen Library, UW-Whitewater Martha Stephenson Reference & Instruction Librarian

  2. Overview of Your Visit • Mini-tour • University homepage • Library homepage • Keyword search tips • Databases for articles • Hands on time

  3. Look in Andersen Library databases to find articles

  4. What is a database? • A database is an online index of citations, sometimes containing the complete article, too. Examples: • Academic Search Complete • ComDisDome • JSTOR / Project Muse • Sage Premier Journals • More about this later.

  5. How to Use your Clicker • Turn on the clicker using the GO or CH button • To vote, press the number of the response you want • The light will flash when your vote has been recorded • You can change your vote as long as voting is open • Only one vote per clicker is counted

  6. Are you a Warhawk? • yes • no 0 of 30

  7. Tips to Save You Time: Find Info Fast

  8. How to Find What You Want • Thesis statement(s), issues, questions • Brainstorm synonyms • Formulate search strategy • Types of sources needed? • Find appropriate index • Conduct searches • Find information • Evaluate • Read & Synthesize • Cite

  9. Thesis, Issue, Question • What is being done to help students with ADHD in schools?

  10. B R A I N S T O R M

  11. To require that two or more words are in the search results, what connecting word would you use? • and • or • not • Not sure 0 of 30

  12. Keyword Tip #1: Use AND • And • Use to connect different concepts • Both concepts will be in the results • Narrows search (finds fewer, more on target results) • adhdFinds=2,063 • adhdand classroom Finds=254

  13. To require that at least one of several words is in the search results, what connecting word would you use? • and • or • not • Not sure 0 of 30

  14. Keyword Tip #2: Use OR • Or • Use to connect similar concepts • At least one term will be in the results • Broadens search (finds more results, is more thorough) • Saves time by doing several searches in one • school Finds=530,208 • school or university Finds=656,405

  15. How would you write a search that requires a phrase to appear in the search results? • (high school) • “high school” • +high school+ • high school* • Not sure 0 of 30

  16. Keyword Tip #4: Phrases • Quotation Marks “ ” / As a Phrase • Use when words often or always occur in a specific order • All words inside the quotes will be in the results, in the exact order used • Narrows search (finds fewer, more on target results) • high and school Finds=137,919 • “high school”Finds=82,509

  17. You want to find a root word with all possible endings. Which of the following will do “truncation” for you? • universit* • (universit) • “university” • university or college • Not sure 0 of 30

  18. Keyword Tip #3: Use Truncation • Truncation • Use to find various endings for a word • Place symbol at the end of the rootword • Broadens search (finds more results) • Symbol varies among catalogs & databases • Be careful of placement! • school* = schools, schooling & 47 other words • cat* = cat, cats, catatonic, catalytic, catastrophic, & 250 other words

  19. Keyword Tip #5: Combinations • Nesting (works like below in databases) • Use to assure search runs correctly when using both ands & ors • Like in algebraic equations • Place orphrase in parentheses • (adhdor“attention deficit hyperactivity disorder”) anduniversit*

  20. This keyword search did not find many results: “juvenile crime” Which of these keyword searches would probably find more results on the same topic? • “juvenile crime” and jails and wisconsin • (juvenile* or child* or teen*) and crime • why do kids commit crimes? • don't know 0 of 30

  21. What questions do you have?

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