How to ResearchAn introduction to finding and using library resources

Finding Books

Destiny

Via the Internet• Go to

lolhslibrary.weebly.com

• Click on Find Materials

• Type in your keywords within the search box

Via the app• Download Destiny Quest

App

Destiny Quest App

Search Tips…

Conduct a Power Search

Power Search

Customize and refine

your search in several

ways…

Using Databases

What is a Database?

http://library.reynolds.edu/internal/handouts/databasesvsinternet.pdf

Where do I find Databases?

• Go to lolhslibrary.weebly.com

• Hover over Find Materials

• Click on Online Databases

• Choose from:• iCONN databases• LOLHS-LMC Databases• Public Databases:

• DPLA, ipl2, etc.

• Default• Username: lolhs• Password: wildcats

iCONN

Search Tips

1. Choose a database based on the topic and your needs. • Topic: Grassland Restoration• Course: Environmental Science

• If I know nothing about the topic I may start in an All-in-One database.

• Then once I have some background knowledge on the topic I may also use a subject specific database such as the Environmental Studies and Policy Collection database

Search Tips

2. Search by Keyword and use these tips to improve your results.

Search Tips

Hint: take a look at the features of the search

box.

There may be buttons to refine your

search to full-text articles. This is

helpful if you want an entire article and not

just an abstract/summation. There are also usually

buttons to limit to peer-reviewed and

documents with images.

Search Tips

3. Conduct an Advanced Search

Search Tips

• Within an Advanced Search you can• Search multiple keywords• Customize Boolean Operators

(stay tuned for more on this… )• Limit results

• full-text, peer-reviewed and/or documents with images

• publication date• document type• publication title and subject• lexile level (reading level)

Search Tips

Boolean Operators

Databases vs. Google

Google It!

Open Internet Search Engines

Google Power Searching

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