Library 150: Information Literacy & Research Skills
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Library 150: Information Literacy & Research Skills
E. Chisato UyekiFall 2006: Week 2September 29, 2006
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Getting Started
NIS accounts? Changing your password
Office Hours today: 12-1:30 Any questions?
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Today’s Class: Finding Books
Search strategies Library catalogs:
CSULA Library Catalog (OPAC) All CSU Union Catalog (Pharos) WorldCat & Open WorldCat
Evaluation Criteria Interlibrary Loan
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Search Techniques
Alternative Terms / Synonyms Use synonyms for better-quality results
Example: teenagers Alternatives: youth, adolescents
Related Terms Use words for similar concepts
Example: smoking Related terms: tobacco, cigarettes
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Search Techniques
Truncation Need at least three letters to start politic* retrieves:
politic, politics, political, politicians, etc.
Check the HELP section of each database for the correct symbol
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Search Techniques
AND: Narrows a search Means ALL keywords must be in search
results Reading AND children
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Search Techniques
OR Broadens a search Either one, the other, or both keywords
must be in search results Women OR Females
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Searching the catalog
Keyword vs. Subject Heading Searching
Books = Broad Topics Reserves Periodicals by name Basic Search Advanced Search Help
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In-class Exercise Groups
Lekeith and Deisy Jessica and Yelena Michelle and Noe Karen and Antonio Sandra and Gabby Esmeralda and Latasha Miriam and Lamar Maria and Luz
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Broaden Your Search
Use OR with synonyms, alternative terms
car OR automobile to include related terms
driv*(e, er, ing) OR vehicle operator Use a more general term
(go from freeway to road) Search by Keyword Use truncation
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Narrow Your Search
AND retrieves only items where the two concepts
overlap Example: smoking AND teenagers
Use Advanced Search to limit by place (United States, California, etc.) format (printed materials, scholarly articles,
etc.) time period (last 5 years) language (English) Person or group of people (girls, Asian
Americans)
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Sophisticated Searching Techniques
Keep a record Consider alternative perspectives Discipline-based resources And, Or, Not, & Truncation Subject terms Citation searching/chasing Diversify types of materials Refine & revise search terms
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Evaluating your Results
Critical evaluation: Who created it? (authority) For whom? (audience) When was it created? (currency) What does it include? (scope &
treatment) How does it relate to other works? Does it help answer your question?Adapted from Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe’s “Evaluation of Information”