Post on 17-Jan-2016
English 1213Dr. Maxson
Session 3
Databases, Periodicals List & Newspapers
The OED
The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources.
Boolean, Boolean…and Yes More Boolean…..
And
Or
Not
COMBINE FOR
Narrows
More -Use Synonyms
Excludes
COMPLEX SEARCHES
Examples
Iraq and Media Iraq or Mideast and Media Iraq and Media not television
Mideast is a synonym for Iraq
Searching in Databases
Keywords with Boolean and truncation Subject terms from thesaurus Limiters: date, peer reviewed, and full text
Article Sources
General Article and newspaper databases
Article Databases
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)
Citations
Shriver Jr., Donald W. “Bosnia in Fear and Hope.”
World Policy Journal;
Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p
PDF / HTML
Article Title
Periodical Title
Length
Format
Exercise
Article worksheet
Finding Journals/Magazines/Periodicals In the Library Online
Use search box or use advanced search link to focus on specific title
Periodicals List Exercise
Does the library have access to the article?
Yes or No?
News Sources Newspapers
Local information (The Oklahoman) Newswires
National or International information (AP) Transcripts
Broadcast media---radio and television (NPR or Anderson Cooper 360°)
News web pagesFree vs. Pay (Yahoo News vs.
Washington Post)
Newswire
Newspaper Databases (before 1975 use a paper index)
LexisNexis Academic America’s Newspapers (Newsbank) Newspaper Source (EbscoHost)
NEW TERM: RELEVANCY
Ranking System
Beginning with 100% decreasing to 0%
Newspaper databases
Exercise
Newspaper worksheet
Thank You