Transcript InformationLiteracyCourse2_Nov2010.ppt

Information Literacy @ SKL
for Graduate Students
Instructor:
Sina Mater
26 November 2010
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Information literacy
Information resources
Research process
Web resources and evaluating them
Google and Google Scholar
SKLibGuides
This Tutorial covers:
• Advanced Search Techniques
• How conduct a good search in Library Catalog and
Databases
• Practice:
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Library Catalog
IEEE Xplore
ScienceDirect
OpticsInfobase
Royal Society of Chemistry
Central Search
Journals
Online Reference Resources
Narrowing and Expanding:
Boolean Operators
AND & NOT:
Narrows a
search,
resulting in
fewer hits
Operator Example
Search
AND
Network and
Security
items containing
"Network" and
"Security"
OR
Network or
Security
items containing
either "Network" or
"Security" or both
NOT
Network not
Security
items containing
"Network " but not
"Security"
OR:
Expands a
search,
resulting in
more hits
The search will
find...
Venn diagram
Truncation
• Use the truncation symbol * to find articles containing
several words with the same root
Example: Type educat* to find "educator“, "educators“,
"educated“, "educating“, "education“, and "educational”
Wildcard Character
• The “?” symbol is used as a substitute for a
missing character in a search term, usually when
you are unsure of a spelling or when you want to
find two forms of one word.
Example: If you enter WOM?N to a search box, it
will locate records containing either "woman" or
"women".
Phrase Searching
• You can keep words together as a phrase by
enclosing them in quotes “”.
Example: “Information Literacy Standards”,
“Organizational Behaviour” or “Game
Theory”
Nesting
Nesting enables you to combine several search statements
into one search. Use parentheses to clarify the relationship
between the combined search terms.
Example:Globalization and (management or administration)
combines “Globalization” with either “management” or
“administration”
Hints for Searching
• If your search terms do not return enough hits,
try using Boolean operators with other terms
• Use complete and specific words for your
search
• Always check your spelling
• Use synonyms in your search to find articles on
the same subject using different terminology
LET’S GET START TO SEARCH
WITH LIBRARY CATALOG
http://library.ku.edu.tr
DATABASES
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IEEE Explore
ScienceDirect
OpticsInfobase
Royal Society of Chemistry
Database Title
IEL: IEEE/IEE Electronic Library
Subject Area (s)
It covers electrical and electronical engineering, computer
sciences, information technologies, control technologies,
biomedical engineering and physics.
Technical
Information
Maximum number of users: unlimited. Open to all KU students,
staff, and faculty connecting to the Internet. Off-campus access
may require a login .
Updates
Updated continuously
Type (Formats)
Journal Package / Proceedings / Standards
Print+Save+E-mail
Search Options
Has print, save and email options.
Truncation and wildcard characters (like ?, *), Boolean operators
(AND, OR, NOT). Stop words (like the, an, of...etc.)
Database Title
ScienceDirect
Subject Area (s)
Arts and Humanities, Business, Management and Accounting, Chemistry,
Computer Science, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Engineering,
Materials Science, Medicine and Dentistry, Nursing and Health Professions,
Physics and Astronomy, Psychology, Social Sciences
Technical
Information
Maximum number of users: unlimited. Open to all KU students,
staff, and faculty connecting to the Internet. Off-campus access may
require a login.
Updates
Updated daily
Type (Formats)
Article Database
Print+Save+Email
Has print, save and e-mail options.
Search Options
Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), Quotation Marks for searching with
exact phrases, Wildcard Characters( ? , * ). Prioritizing Search Terms (OR,
W/numbers, PRE/numbers,...,etc) ScienceDirect ignores stop words (the,
for, of)
Database Title
OpticsInfobase
Subject Area
(s)
Optics
Technical
Information
Maximum number of users: unlimited. Open to all KU students, staff, and
faculty connecting to the Internet. Off-campus access may require a login.
Description
Optics InfoBase is OSA's online library for OSA flagship journals and for
partnered and copublished journals. It contains recent proceedings from
OSA conferences. The Optics InfoBase has a variety of simple and advanced
search and browse features for locating articles.
Type (Formats)
Article Database
Print+Save+Email
Search
Options
Has print and save options.
* Question mark ( ? ) - Example: "bo?t" retrieves documents containing
"boat," "boot," and "bolt."
* Asterisk ( * ) - Example: "elect*" retrieves documents containing
"electron," "electronic," and "electricity.“ A search for "M*ller" will return
author names Müller, Muller, Mueller, Miller,...
Database Title
Royal Society of Chemistry
Subject Area
(s)
Chemistry .
Technical
Information
Maximum number of users: unlimited. Open to all KU students, staff,
and faculty connecting to the Internet.
Updates
Updated continuously
Type (Formats)
Journal Package
Print+Save+Email
Has print and save options.
Search
Options
Find results ; with all of the words, with the exact phrase, with any of the
words, without the words.
LET’S GET START TO SEARCH
WITH DATABASES
http://library.ku.edu.tr
Structure Drawing Tools
• eMolecules.com
• ACD/ChemSketch: A complete software
package for drawing chemical structures.
Drawing Equations
• Sitmo Equation Editor
• Online LaTeX Equation Editor
• Roger's Online Equation Editor
Finding Patents from web
• Patents about Crystalline Silicon Process
“Process for producing amorphous and
crystalline silicon nitride”
• Free Patents Online
• Google Patents
Source: www.freepatentsonline.com
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING
See you next week