1. How to Research An introduction to finding and using library resources

2. Finding Books

3. Destiny Via the Internet Go to lolhslibrary.weebly.comlolhslibrary.weebly.com Click on Find Materials Type in your keywords within the search box Via the app Download Destiny Quest App

4. Destiny Quest App

5. Search Tips… Conduct a Power Search

6. Power Search Customize and refine your search in several ways…

7. Using Databases

8. What is a Database? http:// library.reynolds.edu/internal/handouts/databasesvsinternet.pdf

9. Where do I find Databases? Go to lolhslibrary.weebly.comlolhslibrary.weebly.com Hover over Find Materials Click on Online Databases Choose from: iCONN databases LOLHS-LMC Databases Public Databases: DPLA, ipl2, etc. Default Username: lolhs Password: wildcats iCONN

10. Search Tips 1.Choose a database based on the topic and your needs. Topic: Grassland Restoration Course: Environmental Science If I know nothing about the topic I may start in an All-in-One database. Then once I have some background knowledge on the topic I may also use a subject specific database such as the Environmental Studies and Policy Collection database

11. Search Tips 2. Search by Keyword and use these tips to improve your results.

12. Search Tips Hint: take a look at the features of the search box. There may be buttons to refine your search to full-text articles. This is helpful if you want an entire article and not just an abstract/summation. There are also usually buttons to limit to peer- reviewed and documents with images.

13. Search Tips 3. Conduct an Advanced Search

14. Search Tips Within an Advanced Search you can Search multiple keywords Customize Boolean Operators (stay tuned for more on this… ) Limit results full-text, peer-reviewed and/or documents with images publication date document type publication title and subject lexile level (reading level)

15. Search Tips Boolean Operators

16. Databases vs. Google

17. Google It! Open Internet Search Engines

18. Google Power Searching

19. Ask for Help…