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English 1213 Dr. ReimersSession 1Searching Techniques & CatalogsFrederic Murray, M.L.I.S. Erin Ingraham. M.L.I.S. (2009)
Information Literacy
It is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
Library Instruction in the Information Age A single current newspaper contains more
written and visual information than the average person in the 17th Century was likely to come across in their entire lifetime. There are many areas of literacy that all add up to Information Literacy: Cultural, Visual, Media, Network, Computer, Traditional Alphabetic Literacy, and Library Instruction.
DID YOU KNOW…
Educational Goals for 21st Century
1. Teach Students to be self-directed & understand how to organize more & more of their own learning.
2. Teach our students the importance of global communication.
3. Teach our students to deal with massive amounts of information.
Library Instruction in the Information Age New Search Strategies are required. Critical evaluation is more important than
ever.
Define: Catalog, Database, WWW
Catalog: A comprehensive list of the books, periodicals, maps, and other materials in a given collection.
Database: A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field.
World Wide Web: A global network of Internet servers providing access to documents written in a script called Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) that allows content to be interlinked, locally and remotely.
Search Techniques
Keyword Basic Boolean
Keywords
Flexible terms Easy searches Less accurate
searches
Identifying Keywords
Identify the significant terms and concepts that describe your topic from your thesis statement or research question.
These terms will become the key for searching catalogs, indexes, and databases for information about your subject.
Other Keywords
Identify the synonyms and antonyms to your keywords
Use a thesaurus Use database tools like descriptors and
subjects
Keyword Phrases
Single concept, multiple words Some electronic resources require keyword
phrases be enclosed with punctuation Quotation marks Parenthesis
Keyword Phrases
Basic phrase Proper names Hyphenated words Slogans,
advertisements Famous quotes Movie titles, song
titles, etc.
(computer disk) “Native American” (x-ray or fine-tune) “kills bugs dead”
(to be or not to be) “Lord of the Rings”
Paper Topics
Lottery Home schooling Closed campus Learning disabilities Textbook prices Standardized testing Violence
Textbook pricing
First, narrow down the topic Which textbooks are you talking about? What about pricing?
Focus on: Rising cost for students Profit for publisher and authors Cost of paper/natural resources Role of colleges/universities to intercede
How do students off-set this cost? More work hours/multiple jobs? More loans/scholarships? More credit card debt?
How “AND” is used
AND (narrows) textbook and college textbook and college and “price increases”
Select three keywords…
CollegeStudent Textbook prices
How “OR” is used
OR (expands)college or university increases or rising
AND & OR togethercollege or university and textbook increases or rising and “textbook cost”
Select related terms…
CollegeStudent Textbook prices
Undergraduates
Collegian
University
Higher Education
inflation
College expenses
Search Strategy
Endless possibilities… student OR collegian AND textbook AND cost student AND “textbook pricing” AND college OR university textbook AND college AND inflation
Boolean
AND = Narrow
OR = Expand
NOT = Exclude
Boolean Operators
Connect keywords only Must be placed between keywords AND
Narrows your search
OR Expands your search with synonymous terms
NOT Excludes words from your search If used too much, it can work against you!
Class Exercise
Keyword Building Exercise
Topic: U.S.A. Presidential Elections Thesaurus.com
U.S.A. Presidential Elections
State
American
National
Voting History
Choosing
Balloting Record
Politics
Helpful Keywords to UseHelpful Keywords to Use
Issue Controversy Statistic Ethical Rights Debate Attitude Trend Condition
Examples:
Rights and povertydeath penalty and Controversyhousehold spending and Trends
Pro/Con ResourcesPro/Con Resources
Book SeriesContemporary IssuesOpposing ViewpointsReference ShelfTaking Sides
Finding books
Catalog Use keyword searching with Boolean
operators Subject searching
Library Catalog
Search for books, e-books, and videos Renew your borrowed items Accessible from off-campus with no
restrictions Operates best with
the presented search
techniques
Library Catalog Found Here
SWOSU Catalog
WorldCat
Ebrary
Ebrary provides more than 44,000 digital books in a broad range of subject areas, including business, technology, health and medicine, literature and the humanities, physical sciences, social sciences, and interdisciplinary studies. Ebrary digital books contain the full-text and illustrations of their print counterparts.
Exercise
Catalog worksheetSWOSUWorldCat
Topic: U.S.A Presidential Elections
Pro/Con ResourcesPro/Con Resources
CQ Researchercontains information on current and
controversial issues concentric to the U.S. Government
Issues and Controversiesprovides up-to-date, objective
information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day
Questions?
Contact me:
Frederic Murray 744-7113 [email protected] http://faculty.swosu.edu/frederic.murray/
Thank You