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Introducing Newly Enhanced

PowerSearchDr. Jun Wang

Professor of Library & Information Studies

Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy

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Student Learning OutcomeStudent Learning Outcome

1. Familiar with Delta College Library’s website and be able to log on to such subscription online Databases as PowerSearch on and off the campus

2. Understand the functions and features of PowerSearch

3. Be able to conduct a Boolean keyword search in PowerSearch and limit to peer-reviewed, academic journal articles

4. Be able to evaluate and cite retrieved sources in MLA and APA styles

Library

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Conduct a Phrase or an Effective Keyword SearchIdentify keywords or phrase for the search Limit your search to full-text articles and peer-reviewed publications before clicking on the search button

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Conduct an Effective Keyword SearchUse one or more Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords together if neededUse quotation marks around a phraseUse * to search various word endingsLimit your search to full-text articles and peer-reviewed publications before clicking on the search button

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Communities

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Communities

1. Click on the title link to display the full-text article

2. Evaluate the sources to see whether they are current, well-written, scholarly publications with insights that would help you build your argument or statement

3. “Word Count” serves as a clue that the articles are lengthy research articles

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Works Cited

McGrath, Michael, and Kristin Seavey. “Leading by Example: The

Community Projects of 2011 All-America City Award

Finalists.”

National Civic Review 101.1 (2012): 54+. Military and

Intelligence Database Collection. Web. 11 Feb. 2013.

Works Cited

McGrath, Michael, and Kristin Seavey. “Leading by Example: The

Community Projects of 2011 All-America City Award

Finalists.”

National Civic Review 101.1 (2012): 54+. Military and

Intelligence Database Collection. Web. 11 Feb. 2013.

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References

McGrath, M., and Seavey, K. (2012). Leading by example: The

community projects of 2011 All-America City Award finalists.

National Civic Review 101(1), 54+.

References

McGrath, M., and Seavey, K. (2012). Leading by example: The

community projects of 2011 All-America City Award finalists.

National Civic Review 101(1), 54+.

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MLA & APA Citation Guides

http://www.deltacollege.edu/dept/library/IC/citation.html

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PowerSearch: Subject Guide Search

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Subject Guide Search

Click on the + sign or

Subdivisions to open the

subheadings

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PowerSearch: Subject Guide Search

Click on the subheadings

to find articles on the

subtopic of “Sustainable

Living”

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Student Gauging Your Learning OutcomeGauging Your Learning Outcome

1. How to search PowerSearch online Databases on and off the campus?

2. What types of information do you expect to find in PowerSearch?

3. Describe the types of searches you can perform in PowerSearch.

4. How to conduct a Boolean keyword search in PowerSearch and limit to peer-reviewed, academic research articles?

5. How to evaluate and cite retrieved sources in MLA or APA Style?

Library