Review of Concepts What is a keyword? How are keywords different from subjects?different Name the three Boolean Operators. How do they work?Boolean Operators The Boolean Operator ‘OR’ connects what type of keywords? How do keyword phrases work?keyword phrases What are the two functions of wildcards? Name the three most useful database limiters.

Select Research Topic Brainstorm for Keywords Develop a Search Strategy Search for Books (Catalog) UP THE RESEARCH LADDER… Search for Articles (Database)

Periodicals List Does the library have accessibility to this article? YES or NO?

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCHOLARLY AND POPULAR PERIODICALS POPULAR MAGAZINES COME IN MANY FORMATS, BUT USUALLY SOMEWHAT SLICK AND ATTRACTIVE IN APPEARANCE RARELY CITE SOURCES. INFO. IS USUALLY REPORTED FROM SOURCE, SUMMARIZED 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 SPECIFIC TO THAT DISCIPLINE PAGINATION IS CUMULATIVE

Keyword vs. Subject Flexible Less accurate Affected by punctuation Works with truncation and Boolean Operators Rigid Very precise Not affected by punctuation Doesn’t work with truncation and Boolean Operators

Keyword Phrase (to be or not to be) –to be or not to be –(find nothing) “weapons of mass destruction” –weapons and mass and destruction –(find info on WMDs and a bunch of junk like hand guns, knives, scientific measurement, physics, natural disaster, house fire, etc.)

AND vs. OR Narrows Works with any keyword or keyword phrase Expands Works especially well with related terms and synonyms NOT Excludes Can work for you and against you!