Search Strategies & Catalog Instruction Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library
DID YOU KNOW
Library Instruction in the Information Age New Search Strategies are required Critical evaluation is more important than ever
Catalogs, Databases, & Search Engines A comprehensive list of the books, periodicals, maps, and other materials in a given collection. A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field. Computer software designed to help the user locate information available at sites on the World Wide Web by selecting categories from a hierarchical directory of subjects (example: Yahoo!) or by entering appropriate keywords or phrases (Google).
Boolean AND = Narrow OR = Expand NOT = Exclude
Boolean Operators Connect keywords only Must be placed between 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!
Catalog: Finding books Relevance Keyword searching with Boolean operators Limiters/Filters Subject searching (hyperlinks)
SWOSU Catalog
Dewey All of human knowledge is broken into Ten Major Categories
Open WorldCat
E-Books: Ebrary/ eBooks 24/7 Full Text Searching* Highlight Markup Note Taking Changeable Font Size Online Bookshelf Multiplicity of Use
Exercise Catalog worksheet –SWOSU –WorldCat –Ebrary
PLAGERISM A quick word…
Plagiarism The act of stealing someone else's work and attempting to "pass it off" as your own. This can apply to anything, from term papers to photographs to songs, even ideas. Turnitin
Resources Purdue OWL Research & Documentation
Questions? Contact me: –Frederic Murray
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