Doing Research in the Andersen Library, UW-Whitewater
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DOING RESEARCH IN THE ANDERSEN LIBRARY, UW-WHITEWATER
Martha StephensonReference & Instruction Librarian
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KEYWORD SEARCH TIPS
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ANDERSEN LIBRARY DATABASES ARE USED TO FIND MOSTLY ARTICLES
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WHAT IS A DATABASE?An database is an online index of citations, sometimes containing complete articles or other full text.Examples:
Academic Search Complete (EbscoHost)JSTORLexisNexis
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TIPS TO SAVE YOU TIME: FIND INFO FAST
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THESIS STATEMENT, ISSUE, QUESTION How have cell phones effected social
interaction between teenagers?
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cell phones
social interacti
onteenager
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cellphones social aspects adolescents
cellular telephones
young adults
mobile phones children
BRAINSTORM
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KEYWORD TIP #1: USE AND AND
Use to connect different concepts
Both concepts will be in the results
Narrows search (finds fewer, more on target results)
phonesFinds=4053
cell AND phonesFinds=1775
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KEYWORD TIP #2: USE OR OR
Use to connect similar concepts At least one term will be in the
results Broadens search (finds more
results, is more thorough) Saves time by doing several
searches in one
cell Finds=2474 cell OR cellular
Finds=3343
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KEYWORD TIP #4: PHRASES Quotation Marks “ ”
Use when words often or always occur in a specific order
All words inside the quotes will be in the results, in the exact order used
Narrows search (finds fewer, more on target results)
cell AND phones Finds=1775 “cell phones”
Finds=1223
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KEYWORD TIP #3: USE TRUNCATION Truncation
Use to find various endings of a word Place symbol at the end of the root word Broadens search (finds more results) Symbol varies among databases Be careful of placement!
phone* = phone, phoned, phones, & 30 other words
cat* = cat, cats, catatonic, catalytic, catastrophic, & 250 other words
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KEYWORD TIP #5: COMBINATIONS Nesting in Databases
Use to assure search runs correctly when using both ANDs & ORs
Like in algebraic equations Place OR/synonym part in parentheses
(“cell phone*” OR cellphone*) AND teen*
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any questions?