Research is an adventure that begins with a plan

Research is an adventure that begins with a plan

To begin…To begin…

How do I search?How do I search?– Getting the right keywords/subject Getting the right keywords/subject

termsterms– Limiting search resultsLimiting search results

Where do I search?Where do I search?– Books at HWS and beyondBooks at HWS and beyond– Scholarly journal databasesScholarly journal databases

Whatever you do…Whatever you do…Vary your terms when Vary your terms when searching!searching! Animal rightsAnimal rights Animal welfareAnimal welfare Animal experimentationAnimal experimentation Animal researchAnimal research Animal useAnimal use VivisectionVivisection

Searching more Searching more efficientlyefficiently

– Online Library CatalogsOnline Library Catalogs– Journal Databases and Journal Databases and

AbstractsAbstracts– Internet Search Engines and Internet Search Engines and

Subject DirectoriesSubject Directories– Corporate Data SystemsCorporate Data Systems

Boolean AND

WORLD CUP

BRAZIL

WORLD CUP AND BRAZIL

“All of these” “All the words” “Must contain”

Boolean OR

JAZZ SWING

JAZZ OR SWING

“Any of these” “Some of the words” “May contain”

Boolean NOT

JAGUAR AND (CAR OR AUTOMOBILE)

CAR ORAUTOMOBILE

JAGUAR

JAGUAR NOT (CAR OR AUTOMOBILE)

“None of these” “Exclude” “Must not contain”

Complex Boolean Search

(JAGUAR NOT (CAR OR AUTOMOBILE))

(CONSERVATION ORENDANGERED ORPOACHING)

(JAGUAR NOT (CAR OR AUTOMOBILE) ) AND (CONSERVATION OR ENDANGERED OR POACHING)

Nesting

Truncation or Wild Truncation or Wild CardsCards

Retrieves all variants of a word Retrieves all variants of a word stemstem

fem* = female, feminine, feminist, fem* = female, feminine, feminist, feminists, feminismfeminists, feminism

Operators vary * ? :Operators vary * ? :

femalefeminine feminis

tfeminists

feminism

Scholarly Research at Scholarly Research at its bestits best

Peer-reviewed journals (print and Peer-reviewed journals (print and online)online)Each article has been examined Each article has been examined and approved by people with and approved by people with credentials in the article's field of credentials in the article's field of study before it is publishedstudy before it is published

Find them through subject Find them through subject databases and guidesdatabases and guides

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