HEALTH RESEARCH PROJECT

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HEALTH RESEARCH PROJECT. What is a Library Database?. Databases contain information from published works (magazines and newspaper articles, encyclopedias and other reference books) Databases are searchable by keywords Databases contain full text articles that you can print. Databases at PCJH. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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What is a Library Database?

Databases contain information from published works (magazines and newspaper articles, encyclopedias and other reference books)

Databases are searchable by keywords Databases contain full text articles that

you can print

Databases at PCJH

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

EBSCO

Databases/Websites

Websites may be written by anyone regardless of expertise

Website content is not necessarily checked by an expert

Websites often don’t provide the information necessary to create a complete citation

Websites may not indicate when an page is updated

Five Ws of Web Site Evaluation

Who – Who wrote the page? What – What is the purpose of the

page? Sell something or education? When – When was the site created?

Updated? Where – Where does the info come

from? Why – Why should I use this

information?

Keyword

Specific word or phrase for finding the information

Example: › Cancer (Broad)› Breast Cancer (More Specific)› Breast Cancer Signs (Very Specific)

Taking Notes

A disease

A growth or tumor

Tend to spread to other sites

What is cancer?

Dictionary p. 26

Creating Your Presentation

Organize your notes by topic Organize your thoughts into a logical

order Begin creating your presentation

› Hint: You should get all the information in your presentation first. THEN, you can work on backgrounds and pictures.

Pop Quiz!Have you been listening?

Give me 2 reasons a database can be a more reliable source than the internet.

If the web address ends with .com, what does that mean?

What is a keyword search? What does the web address ending

with .org mean? What databases does our library

provide for you?