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Online Library Research

Online Library Research. English 203-Fall 2008. Purdue’s Library Website. MegaSearch searches several databases at once will produce some full-text articles can connect directly to Purdue’s holdings, if available. WorldCat & Library of Congress. Use Worldcat to find books in any library.

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Online Library Research

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  1. Online Library Research English 203-Fall 2008

  2. Purdue’s Library Website

  3. MegaSearchsearches several databases at oncewill produce some full-text articlescan connect directly to Purdue’s holdings, if available

  4. WorldCat & Library of Congress • Use Worldcat to find books in any library. • Use loc.gov to find any books that have a loc number (like almost like books in print)

  5. ILL (Interlibrary Loan) • Use ILL if your book or journal is not available in our library • If it is a book chapter or journal article, ILL will email a pdf of the document to you. • Turnaround is quicker than stated. In the “Request Needed by” section, choose 1-2 weeks rather than the default date.

  6. Interlibrary Loan page

  7. Useful article databases for PW • Academic Search Premier • ACM Digital Library • IEEE Xplore • Omnifile Full Text Mega • Proquest Research Library • Safari Tech Books Online

  8. Search Procedures • Different databases have different search procedures. • Most provide fields in which to search and/or use boolean terms/operators/stop words. • Search terms are important: make sure you brainstorm lots of words and phrases relevant to your topic. • Look through you’re the research you have for keywords, often listed under and article’s abstract.

  9. Article keywords example

  10. Search terms example • Blog • Weblog • Web/Online/Internet • Diary • Wordpress, Typepad, Blogger, Myspace (software for blogging) • Writing • Chronicles/Thoughts

  11. Search Tips

  12. Operators

  13. Stop Words

  14. Sample Searches

  15. Limiting your search results

  16. Scholarly and Peer-Reviewed PublicationsUse scholarly and peer-reviewed publications in your report.While you might be tempted to use magazines or popular publications, the material is often thin and too simplistic for your report.

  17. Choosing multiple databases

  18. Citations within the databaseSome databases show citations within the article

  19. Most Cited/Popular Articles

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