1. English 1213 Session One: Search Strategies & Database Instruction Frederic Murray, MLIS

2. Information Literacy

3. Information Literacy It is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.

4. Library Instruction in the Information Age A single current newspaper contains more written and visual information than the average person in the 17th Century was likely to come across in their entire lifetime. There are many areas of literacy that all add up to Information Literacy: Cultural, Visual, Media, Network, Computer, Traditional Alphabetic Literacy, and Library Instruction.

5. Did You Know….

6. Educational Goals for 21 st Century 1.Teach Students to be self-directed & understand how to organize more & more of their own learning. 2.Teach our students the importance of global communication. 3.Teach our students to deal with massive amounts of information.

7. Library Instruction in the Information Age New Search Strategies are required Critical evaluation is more important than ever Hi-Tech Research

8. Define: Catalog, Database, Indexes 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. An alphabetically arranged list of headings consisting of the personal names, places, and subjects treated in a specific work.

9. Search Techniques Keyword Basic Boolean

10. Identifying Keywords Identify the significant terms and concepts that describe your topic from your thesis statement or research question. These terms will become the key for searching catalogs, indexes, and databases for information about your subject.

11. Keyword Examples Death Penalty –Lethal injection –Gov. George Ryan –Cruel and unusual punishment –Amnesty International –Stanley (Tookie) Williams Government Bailout –Bear Stearns –Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac –Housing bill –Savings and loan crisis –Henry Paulson –Subprime mortgages

12. Keyword Phrases Single concept, multiple words Some electronic resources require keyword phrases be enclosed with punctuation –Quotation marks – SWOSU Catalog –Parenthesis

13. Boolean AND = Narrow OR = Expand NOT = Exclude

14. 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!

15. Class Exercise Keyword Building Exercise Topic: U.S.A. Presidential Elections Thesaurus.com

16. U.S.A. Presidential Elections State American National VotingHistory Choosing BallotingRecord Politics

17. Finding Journals/Magazines/Articles In the Library Online

19. Citations Shriver Jr., Donald W. “Bosnia in Fear and Hope.” World Policy Journal; Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p Formats: PDF (Portable Document Format) HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

20. Citations Shriver Jr., Donald W. “Bosnia in Fear and Hope.” World Policy Journal; Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p PDF / HTML Search the Virtual Stacks

22. Periodicals List Exercise Does the library have access to this journal? Yes or No?

23. Databases A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field. This is where we find Journal Articles This is where most of your research will take place

24. Searching in Databases Keywords with Boolean Subject terms from thesaurus Limiters: date, peer reviewed, geography, and full text

25. Article Sources General Article and subject databases

26. Article Databases

27. Exercise Academic Search Premier Worksheet Topic: Presidential Elections

28. Questions? Contact me: –Frederic Murray 744-7113 frederic.murray@swosu.edu

29. Thanks!