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BECOMINGEXPERT

SEARCHERSANDREW COLGONI

SCIENCE FLUENCIES LIBRARIAN

JANUARY 2010


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OUTCOMES

1.Learn about the searchingprocess

1. Planning2. Implementing3. Refining

2.Introduction to Boolean Logic3.Hands-on practice time


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QUESTION

How successful has your

searching been so far? What

tools or databases (if any)

have been most useful?


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SEARCH QUESTION

How will globalwarming affect windtechnology use?


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1 PULLING APART THE

QUESTION

What are the main concepts?

i.e. what are the most important

elements of your question the KEYWORDS.


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HOW?


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HOW


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WILL


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GLOBALWARMING

?


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GLOBALWARMING


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AFFECT?


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AFFECTNAH.


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WIND?


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WIND


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TECHNOLOGY

?


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TECHNOLOGY


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USE?


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USEIMPLICIT?


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2 SYNONYMS

Of course, theres no guarantee

that the authors of a paper used

the same words you thought of.In fact, its highly likely they

didnt.

So, get out that (mental)thesaurus!


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Global WarmingClimate ChangeGreenhouse gas

Wind

TechnologyTurbinesPowerEnergy


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3 CHOOSING A DBLibrary Website ->

Articles/Databases Tab ->

Choose your subject ->

Go with one of the Best Bets

Recommended:Web of Science (All science)

Inspec/Compendex (Physics / Engineering)

PubMed (Medicine / Health / Physiology)

Google Scholar (Everything)


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4 CONSTRUCTING

THE SEARCHSearch Logically (Boolean Logic)

Get Wild (card)

Advanced Boolean Searching is no more complicated thanthe order of operators in math..

1. Brackets2. NOT3. AND4. OR


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SEARCH: WIND AND CLIMATE

CHANGE

WindClimate

Change

Only results with both Wind AND Climate Change


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SEARCH: WIND OR CLIMATE

CHANGE

WindClimate

Change

Results with Wind or Climate Change, or Wind AND Climate

Change


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SEARCH: WIND NOT CLIMATE

CHANGE

WindClimate

Change

Results with Wind but not anything with Climate Change,

including those that have both Wind and Climate Change


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WILDCARDThe * can replace one or more characters in MOST databases.

Canad* results in: Canada, Canadian, Canadians

Hospital*: Hospital, Hospitals, Hospitalization, Hospitalizations

Hydro*

Results in: Hydroponic, Hydroelectric, Hydrogen, Hydroxocentered,

Hydroxy, Hydroxylase, Hydrogel, Hydrothermal, Hydrogenase,

Hydrolysis, Hydrodynamic, Hydroxyapatite, Hydrolase,

Hydroxydopamine, Hydrocarbons, and so on.


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*

Best used to replace:

suffixes and other end-of-word modifiers (-ing, -er)

plurals (use * instead of s)British/American spellings(behavio*)


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5 REFINING SEARCH

RESULTS2 tips:

1. Check to see if there are sort options. Ifso, sort first by relevance. If the topic is

broad, also try sort by times cited.

2. Look for refining options can youchoose to view only review papers?


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6 PICKING ONE GOOD

PAPERUsing descriptors/subject terms/keywords plus

Following citations

Using related articles feature


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SUMMARY1. Determine Main Concepts2. Choose useful synonyms3. Choose a DB4. Construct a Search5. Refine Your Search6. Find One Good Paper


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ACTIVITYAlone or in pairs, choose a topic or question in Energy or

Cancer of your choice, or try one of the below:

1. How is patient priority determined in Canadian hospitalemergency rooms?

2. What is known about the process used to turn used fatsinto a usable fuel?

3. What kinds of sustainable power technologies are mosteconomical for non-urban regions?

4. What affects the survivability of ovarian cancer?

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