Constructing Searches
-
Upload
katykavanagh -
Category
Education
-
view
122 -
download
2
description
Transcript of Constructing Searches
![Page 1: Constructing Searches](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022081414/54b3737f4a795918048b461c/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Constructing Searches
usingJoyner Library’s
Catalog
![Page 2: Constructing Searches](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022081414/54b3737f4a795918048b461c/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Searching the library catalog will find items
housed in Joyner Library.
![Page 3: Constructing Searches](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022081414/54b3737f4a795918048b461c/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
There are 3 ways to access items in the catalog:
Basic Search
1 2
Advanced Search
3
Through OneSearch
![Page 4: Constructing Searches](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022081414/54b3737f4a795918048b461c/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Advanced Search will provide the most options for searching.
To access the Advanced Search, click on the Catalog tab of the search, then click on Advanced Search.
![Page 5: Constructing Searches](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022081414/54b3737f4a795918048b461c/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Search the Catalog by:
Keyword Title Author Subject
![Page 6: Constructing Searches](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022081414/54b3737f4a795918048b461c/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
subject search | subject headings
examples:
• Crisis Intervention• Crisis Counseling• School Crisis Management• Disasters -- Psychological Aspects
![Page 7: Constructing Searches](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022081414/54b3737f4a795918048b461c/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Subject Headings Defined
Subject headings are controlled keywords selected from the Library of Congress Subject Headings master list. Subject headings take the guesswork out of searching by using a single term to describe a subject. It is similar to tagging photos of your friends in Facebook.
![Page 8: Constructing Searches](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022081414/54b3737f4a795918048b461c/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
How to find a specific book
Click Begins with (Browse) on the Advanced Search page.
![Page 9: Constructing Searches](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022081414/54b3737f4a795918048b461c/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Try word or phrase searches.
Examples:
terrorism and crisis intervention
health and crisis intervention
![Page 10: Constructing Searches](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022081414/54b3737f4a795918048b461c/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
In this example, search results will include pregnancy, pregnancies, etc.
pregnanc*
By using an asterisk *, all forms of a term will be
searched.
![Page 11: Constructing Searches](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022081414/54b3737f4a795918048b461c/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Using Limiters
Use the drop-down boxes at the bottom of the Advanced Search screen in order to find
specific types of items.
![Page 12: Constructing Searches](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022081414/54b3737f4a795918048b461c/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
ExamplesA Book in Spanish for your
Foreign Language class
Found using “Language” limiter
A DVD & Study Guide for your Film Studies class
Found using “Specific Media Type” limiter
![Page 13: Constructing Searches](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022081414/54b3737f4a795918048b461c/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
To learn about searching with AND, OR, and NOT, visit the “Finding Articles” page.
![Page 14: Constructing Searches](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022081414/54b3737f4a795918048b461c/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
For assistance, please contact a librarian at the Reference Desk.