English 9 - Library Research Flashcards
Finding information: Where to search?
Books, videos, websites, blogs, magazines, newspapers, journals, podcast
What type of information is it?
Whether it is a printed source of information (such as a book), or, an online source of information (such as an article from a periodical = magazines, and journals) / Don’t just accept any source, choose your sources carefully!
What is a database?
An organized collection of information. You can think of a database as an electronic filing system.
Why do we use databases?
Databases are used to store, organize, and retrieve large amounts of data, quickly. Therefore, databases can be used in any situation where data needs to be found quickly.
A research database is what?
a collection of information from published sources.
What is EBSCO?
EBSCO is a provider for many databases. All EBSCO databases use the same interface or platform, so they look the same but search different collections of information.
What is JSTOR?
JSTOR is an online collection of full-text articles, books and primary sources from a variety of academic disciplines.
A ________ search looks for words ANYWHERE and EVERYWHERE.
keyword
How to do a keyword search?
Brainstorm, or synonym
A __________ search allows you to combine keywords with operators such as AND, NOT and OR to get more relevant results.
Boolean
This narrows the search by instructing the
database (or search engine) to only find
sources that have both words.
and
This broadens the search by instructing the database (or search engine) to find sources
that include either word, or both words.
or
This narrows the search by instructing the
database (or search engine) to exclude
unwanted words.
not
The use of quotation marks or brackets (parenthesis) around phrases will enable you to search for the ______________.
exact phrase
A ___________ search uses a symbol to replace a letter in your keyword. This broadens your search to include words with alternative spellings.
wild card
