asmlibrary-myp-9/18/09 myp – personal project asm library ebsco databases
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Learning goals
How to log in Interfaces and DatabasesBasic SearchLimiters; Full TextSelect articles
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What is a database?Databases (DB) are large files that allow users to
search, sort and filter information.Examples: ASM Directory, ASM Library Catalog
EBSCO DBs
What information can I find in a DB? Depending on the scope of the DB:
Scholarly Journal articles Popular magazine articles Book chapters Images, videos, photographs Conference papers
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Search statement EBSCOhost all databases, no limiters
diabetes prevention 7,619 36,000,000
diabetes prevention adolescen*
221 2,200,000
diabetes prevention adolescen* exercise
27 165,000
diabetes prevention adolescen* exercise limit: last year
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- Research articles - Peer-review
Your search - diabetes prevention adolescen* exercise - did not match any documents. - Anything - No relevance or authority control
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Databases and Interfaces
Databases (DB)
D D D D D D D D
Interfaces “sit” between you and the databases. We communicate with the databases through the interfaces. Multiple DBs are searched.
I I I I
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How to access EBSCO?
SAVE THIS INFORMATION
http://search.ebscohost.comUser ID: s8843054Password: password
GO to the LIBRARY HOMEPAGE
http://library.asmilan.orgLOOK for ‘EBSCO DATABASES’ and link ‘SEARCH EBSCO’
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Choose InterfaceTwo main interfaces:
•Student Research Center
•EBSCOhost Web
The other links are DBs extracted from the interfaces for searching exclusively those DBs.
Note: you can search Literary Center from Ebscohost or use its own interface. Same with Points of View.
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Ebscohost
By default all terms entered are used together with AND
To select Full Text articles
To limit by date
For Peer-review
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Interfaces
Student Research Center
Less databases No control for DB Can choose Source Easier search
Ebscohost
More databases Can choose DB More advanced search
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Planning - this is an example of initial steps in research
My interest: diabetes, learning about Personal reason: diabetes runs in my family Check AOI: falls into ‘health and social
education’ Supervisor
Personal Statement Product: educational flyer + public presentation
Research question:Can diabetes be prevented? How?
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Exercise: Search term: diabetes prevention
Limit: magazines only Limit: 2008 to 2009 Limit: Full Text Select articles and add them to folder Save, Email articles------------------------------- Narrow your Search: diabetes prevention
adolescen*Note: * indicates that we are searching for variant endings such as
‘adolescent’, ‘adolescents’, ‘adolescence’. Not all articles used the same terminology so by using this strategy we can retrieve more articles about the same topic.
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Searching Strategies Use synonyms Use truncation (* is used for variant endings) Scan titles and Select potential articles As you read, write down more questions Read abstracts to filter articles Collect all citations Build a vocabulary list (subject specific words)
Subject Headings: on the left hand side of the results page you’ll see ‘Subject’. When articles are indexed they are assigned standardized words or phrases that best describe their topic or what is the article about. Several subject headings can be assigned to improve retrieval.By choosing a subject heading, you can narrow your search. You are now
searching within that specific subject heading.
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•You can set up your personal folder; articles will be saved for future visits. Your personal is accesible from both interfaces.
•Remember your User name and password; and, to sign in when you want to access your folder.