Posts Tagged: search techniques

EBSCOhost with Filtering! (00:05:46)
Power Search is a convenient One-Stop search tool that provides access to articles from various publications. However, due to license restrictions, it does not cover all electronic resources. For more in-depth research, it is recommended to use individual databases. One such database is EBSCOhost, which I will demonstrate in this session. It covers journals, magazines, and newspapers from a variety of subject areas. When viewing an article, you have the option to email or print it, and you can use the cite tool to generate citations in APA 7th Edition or other citation styles. Additionally, by examining the subjects listed in the search results, you can discover related keywords and alternative terms to refine your search.

Find and Cite Peer Reviewed Articles in PowerSearch (00:01:14)
This video instructs LANG2010 students on how to locate and cite peer-reviewed articles with PowerSearch.

Find and Use Information Responsibly and Ethically (00:05:28)
This video will teach you how to find and use information responsibly and ethically. To find Creative Commons items like images, music, and videos, you can use Google Image Search, Flickr, and YouTube. On Google Images, use the \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Usage Rights\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" filter to select \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Creative Commons\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" and find images with proper attribution. On Flickr, choose the \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Creative Commons\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" license and attribute the author. On YouTube, filter by \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Creative Commons\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" to find videos with attribution requirements. Always remember to properly attribute and cite the material you use.

Google Search Challenge
Play this game to find out how smart you are in searching Google.

PowerSearch with Filtering! (00:05:59)
This video provides an introduction to PowerSearch. To start a search, you can enter keywords. Using double quotes around a phrase can help narrow down the results. You can limit your search to newspaper articles, articles (magazines and journal articles), book chapters, and more. Filters can be applied to further refine the search, including limiting by title, publication, and publication date. The search results display full-text availability, and you can also limit the results by subject to explore different aspects. Clicking on a specific article will take you to the full text, which may require authentication if accessed off-campus.

Search Smart: Combine Keywords Using Parentheses (00:01:13)
This video shows you how to use parentheses to combine multiple keywords to be searched. It explains how to combine keywords to create a set and how to use this technique in various databases such as Scopus and Academic Search Premier.

Search Smart: Expand Your Keywords (00:01:12)
This video shows you how to think of and use alternative terms and keywords to form a search query. It uses the example of searching for information on \\\"oranges\\\" and \\\"design and engineering of tall buildings\\\" to demonstrate how to use synonyms, different aspects of the concept, variant endings, and abbreviations to expand keywords.

Search Smart: Use Boolean Operators (00:00:37)
This video provides an overview of how to use Boolean operators when conducting a search to narrow down or broaden the results. It explains the three Boolean operators: AND, OR, and NOT, and demonstrates how to use them to connect keywords in a search.

Search Smart: Use Keywords Not Sentences (00:01:28)
This video provides tips on how to use keywords instead of sentences or natural language when conducting a search to improve search results. It explains how to break down a topic by removing unimportant words like basic verbs, articles, and vague descriptive words. It also provides exercises to help viewers practice identifying important keywords.