Foundations of Foundations of Park & RecreationPark & Recreation

Database, Periodicals & Database, Periodicals & Searching TechniquesSearching Techniques

Frederic Murray, M.L.I.S.Frederic Murray, M.L.I.S.

Today’s Class Today’s Class

How to Access Class Web PageHow to Access Class Web Page– Review & email page to selves Review & email page to selves

Keywords & BooleanKeywords & Boolean– And, Or, Not And, Or, Not

Catalog ReviewCatalog Review– Books on Wildfire: 2Books on Wildfire: 2ndnd floor, last 5 years floor, last 5 years

DatabaseDatabase– Wildlife & Management & Oklahoma & DeerWildlife & Management & Oklahoma & Deer

Journal Search/Periodical List Journal Search/Periodical List – Search “Jobs” in Search “Jobs” in Parks & RecreationParks & Recreation

Set Up Ebsco AccountsSet Up Ebsco Accounts– Create Alerts for Create Alerts for Parks & RecreationParks & Recreation

Library Instruction in the Library Instruction in the Information AgeInformation Age

A single current newspaper contains more A single current newspaper contains more written and visual information than the written and visual information than the average person in the 17th Century was average person in the 17th Century was likely to come across in their entire likely to come across in their entire lifetime. There are many areas of literacy lifetime. There are many areas of literacy that all add up to Information Literacy: that all add up to Information Literacy: Cultural, Visual, Media, Network, Cultural, Visual, Media, Network, Computer, Traditional Alphabetic Literacy, Computer, Traditional Alphabetic Literacy, and Library Instruction. and Library Instruction.

Library Instruction in the Library Instruction in the Information AgeInformation Age

New Search Strategies are required.New Search Strategies are required. Critical evaluation is more important Critical evaluation is more important

than ever. than ever.

Define: Catalog, Database, IndexesDefine: Catalog, Database, Indexes

A comprehensive list of the books, A comprehensive list of the books, periodicals, maps, and other materials in a periodicals, maps, and other materials in a given collection.given collection.

A large, regularly updated file of digitized A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or information related to a specific subject or field.field.

An alphabetically arranged list of headings An alphabetically arranged list of headings consisting of the personal names, places, consisting of the personal names, places, and subjects treated in a specific work. and subjects treated in a specific work.

Library Web Page Library Web Page

Information Silos Information Silos

Catalog Databases

Catalog Catalog

Catalog

Books/E-books Videos Worldcat

Databases Databases

Databases

EBSCO LexisNexis Ovid

Search Techniques Search Techniques

Keyword Keyword Basic BooleanBasic Boolean

KeywordsKeywords

Flexible termsFlexible terms Easy searchesEasy searches Less accurate Less accurate

searchessearches

Identifying KeywordsIdentifying Keywords

Identify the significant terms and Identify the significant terms and concepts that describe your topic concepts that describe your topic from your thesis statementfrom your thesis statement or or research questionresearch question..

These terms will become the key for These terms will become the key for searching catalogs, indexes, and searching catalogs, indexes, and databases for information about your databases for information about your subject. subject.

Keyword PhrasesKeyword Phrases

Single concept, multiple wordsSingle concept, multiple words Some electronic resources require Some electronic resources require

keyword phrases be enclosed with keyword phrases be enclosed with punctuationpunctuation– Quotation marksQuotation marks– ParenthesisParenthesis

BooleanBoolean

AND = NarrowAND = Narrow

OR = ExpandOR = Expand

NOT = ExcludeNOT = Exclude

Useful Keywords/PhrasesUseful Keywords/Phrases

outdoor recreationoutdoor recreation adventure programsadventure programs wildlife, endangered specieswildlife, endangered species conservation, preservationconservation, preservation natural disasters, wildfiresnatural disasters, wildfires wilderness survival, first aid, search & wilderness survival, first aid, search &

rescuerescue natural resources, natural resource natural resources, natural resource

managementmanagement game and fishing law, permits & licensinggame and fishing law, permits & licensing park services, park rangerpark services, park ranger

Paper TopicPaper Topic

Parks under Pressure: Conservation Parks under Pressure: Conservation or Recreationor Recreation

Parks under Pressure: Parks under Pressure: Conservation or RecreationConservation or Recreation

First, First, narrownarrow down the topic down the topic– Which Parks are you talking about? Urban, Which Parks are you talking about? Urban,

State or FederalState or Federal– What kind of Pressures?What kind of Pressures?

Competing InterestsCompeting Interests Focusing on: Focusing on:

– EconomyEconomy– FundingFunding– Land UseLand Use

– How parks are perceived by locals? Tourists? How parks are perceived by locals? Tourists? Environmentalists? Hunters?Environmentalists? Hunters?

How “AND” is usedHow “AND” is used

AND (narrows)AND (narrows)– parks parks andand issues issues– parks parks andand issues issues andand hunters hunters

Select three keywords…Select three keywords…

IssuesParks Hunters

How “OR” is usedHow “OR” is used

OR (expands)OR (expands)– parks parks or “wildlife refugee” or “wildlife refugee” – issuesissues oror trends trends

AND & OR togetherAND & OR together– parks parks oror ‘wildlife refugee” ‘wildlife refugee” andand issues issues– issues issues oror trends trends and parksand parks

Select related terms…Select related terms…

IssuesParks Hunters

“Urban Parks”

“State Parks”

Trends

Attitudes

Tourists

Rangers

Search StrategySearch Strategy

Endless possibilities…Endless possibilities…– Parks ORParks OR State Parks State Parks ANDAND Issues Issues ANDAND Trends Trends– Urban Parks Urban Parks ANDAND National Parks National Parks ANDAND Rangers Rangers OROR

TouristsTourists– State Parks State Parks ANDAND Trends Trends ANDAND Tourists Tourists

Class ExerciseClass Exercise

Keyword Building ExerciseKeyword Building Exercise

Topic: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Topic: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Thesaurus.comThesaurus.com

Deepwater Horizon Oil SpillDeepwater Horizon Oil Spill

BP

Corporations

Business

Drilling Responsibility

Relief wells

Technology Response

Politics

DatabasesDatabases

A large, regularly updated file of A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a digitized information related to a specific subject or field. specific subject or field.

This is where we find Journal ArticlesThis is where we find Journal Articles

Useful Databases Useful Databases

Academic Search PremierAcademic Search Premier

CQ ResearcherCQ Researcher

SPORTDiscusSPORTDiscus

Searching in DatabasesSearching in Databases

Keywords with Boolean and Keywords with Boolean and truncationtruncation

Subject terms from thesaurusSubject terms from thesaurus Limiters: date, peer reviewed, and Limiters: date, peer reviewed, and

full textfull text

Article SourcesArticle Sources

General Article and Allied Health

Article DatabasesArticle Databases

CitationsCitations

Shriver Jr., Donald W.Shriver Jr., Donald W. “ “Bosnia in Fear and Bosnia in Fear and HopeHope .” .” World Policy Journal World Policy Journal; ; Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p

Formats: PDF - Portable Document Format Formats: PDF - Portable Document Format HTML - Hypertext Mark up HTML - Hypertext Mark up

language language

CitationsCitations

Shriver Jr., Donald W.Shriver Jr., Donald W. ““Bosnia in Fear and Bosnia in Fear and Hope.”Hope.”

World Policy JournalWorld Policy Journal; ;

Summer2001, Vol. 18 Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11pIssue 2, p43, 11p

PDF / HTMLPDF / HTML

Author/Article TitleAuthor/Article Title

Periodical TitlePeriodical Title

Date/LengthDate/Length

FormatFormat

Finding Finding Journals/Magazines/PeriodicalsJournals/Magazines/Periodicals

In the LibraryIn the Library OnlineOnline

Periodicals List ExercisePeriodicals List Exercise

Does the library have access to this Does the library have access to this article? article?

Yes or No?Yes or No?

ResourcesResources

Library CatalogLibrary Catalog WorldCatWorldCat DatabasesDatabases Periodicals ListPeriodicals List ServicesServices

– Research AssistanceResearch Assistance– Interlibrary LoanInterlibrary Loan– Off Campus AccessOff Campus Access

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