1. Scholastica Chizoma Ukwoma, Ph.D scholar.ukwoma@unn.edu.ng
Online resources: Formulating search strategies for effective information retrieval
Scholastica Chizoma Ukwoma, Ph.D

2. Outline Online resources Open and secured resources
How to access online resources
Performing a simple search and Advanced search
Creating Google scholar account
Searching the databases
Other search options
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3. Online Resources
These are resources that are accessed via the internet. Some of them can be free while some are secured (need authentication)
Open/free resources are those we can access without authentication i.e Username and Password
Secured resources can have access to the resources with authentication i.e username and password. Or it may be IP based
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4. Advantages of Online Resources
Easy to access
Round the clock availability (24*7)
Multiple access
No physical boundary
Search and browse facility
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5. Simple search
Searching generally within the database without any specific information as regards to the journal title, or date of publication. One can do a general search in Google or the databases.
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6. Advanced search
In advanced search one should specify exactly the type of information you want to retrieve.
Example, the type of document (pdf, ppt ms word etc)
The year
Language
Site etc
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7. Boolean Operatives AND OR used to combine different concepts
It require that both term s should be in the same record
reduces the amount found OR
used to cater for synonyms
Retrieves all records with both concepts
increases the amount found
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8. Boolean operatives contd.
NOT
use when the same keyword has different meanings
-Excludes concept from the result
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10. Advanced search
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11. Google scholar
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12. UNN home page- www.unn.edu.ng
Select Libraries
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13. To access the Repository of the University
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14. To search for the library Catalogue( OPAC)
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15. Turnitin
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16. Click on Online resources
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17. doaj
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18. Science Direct page
Click on all title to select journal titles base on alphabetical arrangement
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19. Steps to Access the Data bases of IF Journals
Use a search such as Google to locate a database or you type in the URL
Log on to science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/ or Log on to
for Thompson Reuters data base
Click on Master list of journals locate
Click on broad subject division that appeals to you eg. Social and Behavioral Sciences.
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20. Steps Contd. Choose your subject area
Click on search generate list of the journals LIS
Choose a journal and locate the home page
Study the author guideline of the journal
prepare your paper following the guideline
Submit your paper using the required submission process
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21. Thomson Reuters web site: http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/
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23. Thanks for Listening
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