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search for a KNOWN item
• Book or journal title (not the article or
chapter title)
• Send to phone
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6. The Radical Muse: Women and Anarchism in Early-
Twentieth-Century Cuba. Shaffer, Kirwin R. Cuban Studies,
Volume 34, 2003, pp. 130-153
What is the most efficient way to find out if
we have access to this article?
A.Look up "Radical Muse" in CLIO
B.Look up Shaffer, Kirwin in CLIO
C.Look up Cuban Studies in CLIO
D.Look up "Radical Muse" in JSTOR
E. Look up Cuban Studies in E-Journals
7. search for an unknown item
Keyword Subject
• Words that appear in • Subject headings list
any part of the record • Subdivisions
(author, title, publisher,
etc.)
More fun with search
results:
Fun with search results: • Downloading options
• Sorting • Views: basic & full
• Quick limits
8. What is the most reliable way to
broaden search results?
A. Conduct a natural language search
B. Use controlled vocabulary
C. Employ a truncation symbol
D. Add a search term with the Boolean operator
AND
E. PANIC!
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10. Which of these will not typically
narrow your search results?
A. Adding a limit, e.g. language
B. Adding a term with the Boolean operator AND
C. Adding a term with the Boolean operator OR
D. Subtracting a term with the Boolean operator
NOT
E. Two of the above (bonus: which two?)
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11. What is the single most exciting
thing we’ve discussed so far?
A.Boolean logic, operators
B.Controlled Vocabulary, descriptors,
subject headings
C.Proximity, near, with, phrase
D.Truncation, wild cards
E.Other
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12. databases - primarily articles, but
also e-books, dissertations, statistics
and other materials
Explore:
•Help
–Truncation/wildcard symbols
–Phrase searching, near, with
•Advanced search and Boolean options
•Controlled vocabulary
•Different types of searches (e.g. citations, full text,
keywords)
•Limits
•Export to RefWorks
14. Historical abstracts
• Select a field
• Truncation: *
• Historical period!
• Facets
• Choose databases
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15. etc.
• Other library catalogs (JTS, Law, TC, and
other institutions)
• Evaluating resources: authority, scope, and
audience
• Style Guides
• RefWorks & Zotero
• Research consultations
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Hinweis der Redaktion
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Personal Librarians Research guides ERL Zines
You are not bothering us. This is what we are here for. We know that you’re smart and self-sufficient, but some of these resources may be new to you. We will not think any less of you if you ask for help! (IF we were judgmental people, the students we would think were dumb would be the ones who wander around and don’t get what they need because they didn’t ask for help!)
"Never pay for information [e.g. articles] without checking with us. Chances are you're ALREADY PAYING FOR IT."
Cuba anarchism: 13 Cuba? Anarchis?: 21 (Cuba? Or “latin-america?” or caribbean?) AND anarchis?: 38 #17 cuban anarchism: history of a movement TOC LCSH Requests, actions, including refworks (set up account) Finding call numbers: Butler stacks guide HX861 .F4713 2001 H social sciences HX Socialism, Communism, Anarchism HX821-970.0 Anarchism F Author cutter 2001 year published Serials: Advanced anarch? Limit to periodicals A lot are zines, so NOT zines Also limit by year? Lehman Library vs. Barnard Wollman Mark, print, email, send to phone, export to RefWorks
truncation
Subscription databases are NOT the same as websites. Some non-sub databases, too, as those provided by libraries and other academic institutions. They know what's in each item (that CLIO only knows we have). Connected with e-link. Listings by genre/format A to Z, vs. subject lists
Times when the web is best. Good for current info, things in public domain, such as gov’t publications. Evaluating your results Author/Publisher Date/Currency Bias Best available?