Andersen Library UWWhitewater Martha Stephenson Reference amp Instruction Librarian Keyword search tips Andersen Library databases are used to find mostly articles What is a database An database is an online index of citations ID: 229994
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Doing Research in the Andersen Library, UW-Whitewater
Martha Stephenson
Reference & Instruction LibrarianSlide2
Keyword search tipsSlide3
Andersen Library databases are used to find mostly articlesSlide4
What is a database?An database is an online index of citations,
sometimes
containing complete articles or other full text.
Examples:
Academic Search Complete (
EbscoHost
)
JSTOR
LexisNexisSlide5
Tips to Save You Time:
Find
Info FastSlide6
Thesis STATEMENT, Issue, QuestionHow have cell phones effected social interaction between teenagers?Slide7
cell phonessocial interaction
teenagers
cellphones
social aspects
adolescents
cellular telephones
young adults
mobile
phones
children
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ORMSlide8
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)
phones
Finds=4053
cell
AND
phones
Finds=1775Slide9
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
cell
Finds=2474
cell
OR
cellular
Finds=3343Slide10
Keyword Tip #4: PhrasesQuotation Marks “ ”
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)
cell
AND
phones
Finds=1775
“
cell phones
”
Finds=1223 Slide11
Keyword Tip #3: Use Truncation
Truncation
Use to find various endings of a word
Place symbol at the end of the root
word
Broadens search (finds more results)
Symbol varies among databases
Be careful of placement!
phone
*
= phone, phoned, phones, & 30 other words
cat
* = cat, cats, catatonic, catalytic, catastrophic, & 250 other wordsSlide12
Keyword Tip #5: CombinationsNesting
in Databases
Use to assure search runs correctly when using both
AND
s
&
OR
s
Like in algebraic equations
Place
OR
/synonym
part in parentheses(“cell phone
*” OR cellphone*) AND teen*Slide13
any questions?