Session #12: Advanced Searching & Print Indexes

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Feb. 18/10 — Nora Gaskin, Krista Godfrey, Andrew Colgoni

Content

  • intro to Boolean logic
  • use Boolean logic in databases and the library catalogue
  • use print periodical indexes to find articles on a topic

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Session #11: Controlled Vocabulary & Citation Searching

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Feb. 11/10 — Andrew Colgoni, Nora Gaskin, Krista Godfrey

Content

  • introduction to controlled vocabulary
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
    • headings and subdivisions
    • how to find and use them:
      • keyword search to id. appropriate subject headings
      • to create new searches
      • to browse a list of subject headings
      • to find reference materials, primary sources, etc.
      • as facets in the library catalogue
  • descriptors and thesauri in databases
    • broader, narrower & related terms
    • how to “explode” a descriptor
  • hands-on application of what was covered above: activities
  • citation searching, including incomplete or incorrect citations

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