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The Kansas Library Card
Researching the smart way
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A digital collection of information: Examples?
Examples◦ AR◦ PowerSchool◦ OPAC◦ Amazon.com
What is a database?
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Why not just Google it?
Databases◦ All sources have gone through an editing process◦ Reliable and trustworthy◦ Source citations are done for you◦ One-stop-shopping for all of your information
needs
Why search a database?
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How do you access the KSLC? www.usd250.org
◦ Schools◦ Pittsburg Community Middle School◦ Faculty and Staff◦ Library Resources◦ PCMS Library Website
The Kansas Library Card
The Kansas Library Card
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www.kslc.org PIN Birthdate
The Kansas Library Card Login
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Learning and School Resources Middle Search Plus
◦ EBSCO
Create an account!
EBSCO
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Fast and easy Not many options to limit your results
◦ Limit your results: FULL TEXT◦ Limit your results: Lexile
EBSCO—Basic Search
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Many options to expand or limit results◦ Select a Field◦ Boolean Operators◦ Limit results
Full text Lexile Dates
EBSCO—Advanced Search
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All Text vs. Subject Terms What does All Text mean? All Text
◦ A word or phrase located in the text of the article
◦ Often produces too many results or irrelevant results
Advanced Search—Select a Field
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Subject Term: What is it? A word or phrase describing what the article
is ABOUT◦ Searches only the CONTROLLED VOCABULARY
(words used to tag information in a database)◦ Less flexible, but very relevant
Advanced Search—Subject Terms
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Always try a subject search first! If the search does not produce many
results, try All Text to expand your options
Advanced Search:All Text vs. Subject
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To locate subject terms, click on the subjects at the top of screen
Locating Subject Terms
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Use Boolean Operators to narrow search◦ AND◦ OR◦ NOT
EBSCO—Advanced Search
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Open and view Create notes with option to print Print article Email article Save to folder in EBSCO database
EBSCO--Articles
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What does it mean to cite an article? Cite an article—give credit to your sources Citing from Ebsco
◦ Export to Bibliographic Management Software◦ Direct Export to EasyBib◦ Save◦ Import (without abstracts)◦ Copy and paste
Citing an Article
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Double Quotation Marks Wildcards Truncation
OTHER HINTS
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Use double quotation marks to search for exact phrases (exact order)
Great for use with compound words STOP WORDS such as so, and, the, of, etc.
are never searched, regardless of quotations
Examples: “heart attack”, “dog house”, “tree house”
Double Quotation Marks
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Use for terms with unknown letters or alternate spellings
?◦ Example: calend?r
#◦ Example: col#r (color or colour)
Wildcards
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Enter the root word for the search term, along with the truncation symbol (*), and the database searches for all forms of the word
Example: educat* Educate Education Educated Educating Educates
Truncation
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Name forms of the following roots? Examples
◦ Read*◦ Creat*◦ Theat*
Truncation
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Databases Accessing Kansas Library Card Creating EBSCO Account Basic Search vs. Advanced Search All Text vs. Subject Term Boolean Operators Citing an article Double Quotation Marks Wildcards Truncation
Kansas Library Card Review
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Happy Searching!