2. KAR 4.15.11 Library Aides teach students how to find what they need.

3. KAR 4.15.11 Basic Search Power Search Use “and”, “or”, “not” to limit the search results.

4. KAR 4.15.11 Reference books will be at the end of the list when books are in call number order. Look for REF in the call number Reference Section

5. Book Series – A collection of books which share common characteristics, that are officially identified as a group. KAR 4.15.11

6. The call number does not include REF. The call number does not include REF, but has AV which indicates an audiobook or a video. Audiobooks can be downloaded to your iPod or MP3 player. Video Audio

7. Go to the Library Website to access school Databases. Passwords are needed when accessing databases outside of school. Passwords are available at the library circulation desk. KAR 4.15.11

8. Searching 14 Databases ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry Alt-PressWatch Ethnic NewsWatch International Newspapers New York Times ProQuest Discovery ProQuest Gold ProQuest Newsstand ProQuest Platinum The Christian Science Monitor The Wall Street Journal The Washington Post U.S. National Newspapers Washington Newsstand Trade Journals ( ‎ 1474) Trade Journals Scholarly Journals ( ‎ 1387) Scholarly Journals Newspapers ( ‎ 915) Newspapers Reports ( ‎ 822) Reports Magazines ( ‎ 758) Magazines 5667 Publications Including…

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14. Go to http://www.kcls.org/ or click on the link from the library website. Click on DATABASES.http://www.kcls.org/ Sign in using your library card number and your password (last four digits of your phone number). Articles from thousands of newspapers and magazines, detailed automobile diagrams from manufacturers’ manuals, current and historical photographs, company financial information from reference book publishers, computer manuals, encyclopedias, 19th century New York Times articles, expert opinions on art and literature, ready-to-print business and personal forms, civil service exams, and much more.

15. KAR 4.15.11 NetTrekker is a subscription based educational search engine, so content is limited to educational sources. The link is on the library website.

16. Top level domain search.edu.gov.edu restricted to an accredited institutions.gov restricted to the government Stepping stone site – useful for sources, check bibliography for sources, follow links, get general information/key words to assist with topic search Example: Wikipedia.org Find out who is linked to the website and why Link:web address Example Link:mayoclinic.com Search for a topic within a website Site:web address topic Example site:mayoclinic.com broken arm Find out who owns the site, registration history and contact information – DomainTools Whois web address Example whois mayoclinic.com Google is a search engine Google Search Tips Limit search to.edu,.gov, etc. sites only Site:.edu “search item” Example site:.edu "illegal immigration" KAR 4.15.11

18. Destiny citation Search Destiny and add books to the resource list Click on resource list Choose individual books to cite or cite the entire list