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Databases

Databases. Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu. Review. Keyword vs. Subject Boolean Limiters. Boolean Operators.

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Databases

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  1. Databases Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu

  2. Review • Keyword vs. Subject • Boolean • Limiters

  3. Boolean Operators • Connect keywords only • Must be placedbetween keywords • AND • Narrows your search • OR • Expands your search with synonymous terms • NOT • Excludes words from your search • If used too much, it can work against you!

  4. Class Activity What’s the Difference?

  5. MAGAZINES Popular Info Audience: General Public Casual Reader Purpose: Hobby Pleasure Curiosity JOURNALS Scholarly Info Audience: Researcher Professional Who Needs to Stay Up-to-Date Purpose: Goal-Driven Research Paper Certification, Tenure Job Requirement Periodicals

  6. POPULAR MAGAZINES USUALLY SOMEWHAT SLICK AND ATTRACTIVE IN APPEARANCE RARELY CITE SOURCES. INFO. IS USUALLY SECONDARY, REPORTED FROM SOURCE ARTICLES SHORT, WRITTEN IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE AND FOR A MINIMAL EDUCATION LEVEL USUALLY LOT OF ADVERTISING AND PICTURES PAGINATION RESTARTS IN EVERY ISSUE SCHOLARLY JOURNALS HAVE A SOBER, SERIOUS LOOK ALWAYS CITE THEIR SOURCES IN FOOTNOTES/BIBLIOGRAPHIES ARTICLES WRITTEN BY A SCHOLAR OR RESEARCHER “HORSE’S MOUTH” PEER-REVIEWED BY SCHOLARS LANGUAGE OF JOURNAL ASSUMES SOME SCHOLARLY BACKGROUND ON THE PART OF READER ADVERTISING IS SPECIALIZED TO THAT DISCIPLINE PAGINATION IS CUMULATIVE Difference Between Scholarly and Popular Periodicals

  7. Peer Reviewed

  8. Finding Journals/Magazines/Articles • Physical • 1st Floor (A-Z) • Digital • Databases • Periodical List

  9. Databases • Resource for full text/citation articles • Each discipline has its own resources • We have many many databases

  10. Databases • Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) • JSTOR • CQ Researcher • Issues and Controversies

  11. EBSCO Databases: • Full Text Limiters • Peer Reviewed • Create Citation • Create Folder

  12. Find an Article: Academic Search Complete Do episodes of extreme weather affect the economies of states and nations? Keywords/ Boolean/Full Text/Peer Reviewed

  13. Class Exercise • Read this Article ( 500 words) • Brainstorm for Keywords/Use Worksheet • Find 5 digital books in Ebrary related to the topic • Find 6 articles (3 must be Peer Reviewed) • Archive online in Ebrary Bookshelf /Folder & EBSCO Folder

  14. Questions? • Contact me: • Frederic Murray • 774-7113 • frederic.murray@swosu.edu

  15. Thank You

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