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COMP 252 - Fall 2016Bezdek

Let’s talk about•Topic scope•Search strategy•Authority

•Relevance •Reliability•Intellectual property & citations

If you took COMP 150, you probably remember…

DON’T WORRY:YOU’RE GOING TO

LEARN SOMETHING NEW.

Picking your topicRefine as you go.

search

refine

search

refine

WWW.LIBRARY.FORTLEWIS.EDUGo to the

library website and let’s work on

topic selection together

Let’s start with goal settingas our topic. Search the LibraryEngine for that phrase and we will review the results.

YOU HAVE A TOPIC. It’s time to exp lo re

information.

Plan your search to match your information need

“goal setting”

“college students”

motivation

Keywords Boolean Operators

(connectors) Nesting Truncation

Keywords: Words or concepts of great

significance to your topic1. “goal setting”2. motivation3. benefit4. achievement5. success6. “higher education”7. “college students”

“goal setting”

“college students”motivation

Boolean Operators connect and define the relationship between

keywords

AND – all search terms must be present. Use for narrowing your search.

“goal setting” success

Boolean Operators connect and define the relationship between

keywords

OR – any of the search terms can be present. Use with synonyms to broaden your search.

success achievement

Boolean Operators connect and define the relationship between

keywords

NOT – excludes search terms.

college high school

Nesting groups keywords when you have multiple operators

“goal setting” AND

(success OR achievement)

“goal setting”

achievementsuccess

Truncation searches a keyword stem

EducateEducatedEducationEducatingEducatorEducates

Educat*

Use the limiters.

Many databases, including the LibraryEngine, offer limiters. Use them to refine your search results.

Where will you search? The Library Engine, another database, or the open web? Why did you make that choice?

LibraryEngine doesn’t search everything. Google only gives you 5% of what we have in our databases.•If you use LibraryEngine, you need to use limiters and a good search strategy with multiple keywords.

•Try a subject database. Some feed into LibraryEngine but not all.

If the article or book you want isn’t available,

we can get it for you.

WHO IS CREDIBLE?How do you decide?

Does the information fit your need?

Relevance Purpose

Is it appropriate to use as a source?

Who benefits?

Why was it created?

Does it help you make your case?

What is it about?

How do you know a source is reliable?

Think about:•The author’s credentials•What references (if any) are given•The type of publication•The source’s relevance to your topic•The currency of the source (if applicable to your topic)

Once you’ve found a few good sources, save them in EndNote.

1. Put them in your folder. Note: the folder will be empty once you leave the database. Use it or loose it.

2. Open the folder from the toolbar at the top of the database.

3. Export the folder’s contents to EndNote. You’ll need to create an account using your FLC login information.

Putting your bibliography togetherWhy should you cite?•Knowledge is advanced through scholarly writing and citations.

•Citations lend credibility to your work.

•Readers can read your sources for themselves and draw their own conclusions.

How do you do it?•EndNote•Reed Library’s citation guide

•Citation tools built into library databases

•Ask a reference librarian for help

NEED MORE HELP?Schedule an appointmentStop by the reference desk

Give us a call at 970-247-7551Email us at libref@fortlewis.edu

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