Searching for Information with Digital Resources
How can I prepare to search?
Review my research plan and proposal. Identify keywords and phrases.
Plan basic searches. Adding keywords, searching for exact phrases, and using wildcards to change search results.
Plan advanced searches in which I will focus my searches with boolean operators, and by limiting searches in databases with advanced search options. Use special operators in web searches such as google. Conduct visual searches.
Review and get feedback on your plans.
How can I search for sources with online library catalogs?
Search by keyword, author, or title. Browse by subject heading or call number. Search with multiple strategies.
How can I search for sources with databases?
News and information databases focus on recently published articles in newspaper and popular magazines. Subject databases focus on a broad subject area, such as education, business, or government. Bibliographies focus on publication in a specific discipline or profession. Citation indexes identify sources that have referenced a specific publication. Media databases provide access to images, video, and audio sources.
Identify relevant databases. Am I focusing on an issue that is likely to have been addressed in recent news coverage? Am I focusing on an issue that is related to a broad area of interest? Am I focusing on an issue that is related to a particular profession or academic discipline? Have I already identified sources about my issue? Is the full text of the source available? Am I searching for non textual materials?
Search news and information databases. Search subject databases. search bibliographies, citation indexes, and media databases.
How can I search for sources with Web search sites?
Identify relevant web search sites. Use web search engines, web directories. Use deep web search sites and directories. Use meta search sites, news search sites, reference search sires. Use government documents search sites and directories. Use e-book sites, blog search sites, discussion search sites, social network search sites, and alternative search sites.
How can I search for sources with media search sites?
Use image search sites and directories, audio search sites and directories, and video search sites like YouTube.
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