Advanced searching for lib guide
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This document provides guidance on how to use various features within EBSCO and ProQuest research databases. It addresses how to search for specific terms, limit searches by date or field, add search lines, and find help options. The summary focuses on the key purposes and navigation of online research databases.
Advanced searching for lib guide
- 1. EBSCO Search Page EBSCO is one of many vendors that provides research databases. This is the EBSCO home search page. All EBSCO databases will share the same interface as this. From here, you click on “Advanced Search” to find additional search tools.
- 2. 1. If you wanted to search by the article’s author, where would you do that? 2. If you wanted to search by a journal title, where would you do that? 3. If you wanted to change AND to OR or NOT, where would you do that? 4. If you wanted to add another line to your search terms, how would you do that? __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________
- 3. 1. If you wanted to search by the article’s author, where would you do that? Scroll down “Select a Field” to find numerous search options. 2. If you wanted to search by a journal title, where would you do that? Go to “Publications” in the upper bar to find an alphabetical list of journals. Then search that list using the journal title. 3. If you wanted to change AND to OR or NOT, where would you do that? “And” is the default setting. Scroll down to find “or” or “not.” (See the Teaching Block on “Boolean Terms” to learn more about this search feature.) 4. If you wanted to add another line to your search terms, how would you do that? Click on the plus or minus sign to add or subtract additional search lines.
- 4. 1. If you want the “full text” of an article, where do you click? 2. If you want peer- reviewed articles, where do you click? 3. If you want to limit the search to a certain time period, where do you do that? _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
- 5. 1. If you want to find only the “full text” of articles, where do you click? Full text means that the entire article is available to you, instead of just an abstract. 2. If you want peer- reviewed articles, where do you click? Peer-reviewed articles mean that the editorial content is determined by experts in the field. 3. If you want to limit the search to a certain time period, where do you do that? Scroll down to set the date parameters you need.
- 6. 1. Where can you go to find information on a specific company? 2. If you want to find a different subject term for what you’re searching, where should you look? _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
- 7. 1. Where can you go to find specific information on a company? Type in the name of the company in the search box. 2. If you want to find a different subject term for what you’re searching, where should you look? A thesaurus is one place to go to find additional subject terms for your search. Also, when you find an article you like, pay attention to the subject terms listed for that article for additional ideas for terms to search.
- 8. 1. Where can you sort your search results by the most recent? 2. Where can you do a variety of things, like find a permalink, post the article to Pinterest, or send to your folder? _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
- 9. 1. Where can you sort your search results by the most recent? Clicking on “Relevance” will allow you to choose the sequence of the articles, i.e., most recent. 2. Where can you do a variety of things, like find a permalink, post the article to Twitter, or send to your folder? Clicking on “Share” will lead you to a variety of options for saving, sending, or sharing the article. ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
- 10. 1. Where can you find ideas for good subject terms for use in additional searching? 2. What do you click on to get the full PDF version of this article? ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________
- 11. 1, Where can you find ideas for good subject terms for use in additional searching? These are subject terms used for this particular article and subject matter. They can give you good ideas for how to search your topic. 2. What do you click on to get the full PDF version of this article? PDF versions are preferred to HTML versions, since they will incorporate any charts, tables, photographs, graphics, etc.
- 12. 1. How can you e- mail this article? 2. How can you cut and paste a citation from this article? 3. How can you put the article in a research folder? 4. Where can you get help on adding more features, like an RSS feed? _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
- 13. 1. How can you e- mail this article? 2. How can you cut and paste a citation from this article? 3. How can you put the article in a research folder? 4. Where can you get help on adding more features, like an RSS feed? All the “tools” provided on the right hand side are very useful. Take full advantage. Click on the “help” button at the top right hand corner for help on a wide variety of topics regarding how to optimize searches, customize your research, etc.
- 14. Once you’ve clicked on “help,” scroll down the left-hand side to find help in using all the database features, including how to set up an RSS feed, how to locate NAIS or SIC codes, etc. ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
- 15. ABI/INFORM Database This is the home page for the ABI/INFORM Complete database. This is a database provided by the vendor ProQuest. We just reviewed a database provided by EBSCO, another database vendor. Both vendors provide essentially the same services and features. However, the interfaces are different, so you need to become familiar with both. Once you become familiar with the features of different database vendors, and how to locate them, it will be easier for you to navigate other databases, as you put this knowledge and familiarity to work.
- 16. 1. How do you get to Advanced Search function? 2. How can you search directly for reports on a specific company? 3. Where do you get “help” on all the available features? __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________
- 17. 1. How do you get to Advanced Search function? 2. How can you search directly for reports on a specific company or industry? 3. Where do you get “help” on all the available features? __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________
- 18. Find: 1. Full Text 2. Peer reviewed 3. How to limit by date 4. How to add a row to your search stream. 5. How to search by keyword. 6. The thesaurus __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________
- 19. Find: 1. Full Text 2. Peer reviewed 3. How to limit by date 4. How to add a row to your search stream. 5. How to search by keyword. Scroll down to find the different ways you can search – keyword, by author, title, etc. 6.Thesaurus ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
- 20. 1. Why are some words in yellow? 2. How can you sort results by most recent? 3. Is there a way for you to find related charts and tables? 4. Where can you find related search suggestions? ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
- 21. 1.Why are some words in yellow? Any of the words you used in your search will show up in yellow highlight. 2. How can you sort results by most recent? Sort by “Relevance.” 3. Is there a way for you to find related charts and tables? 4. Where can you find related search suggestions? ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________
- 22. 1. Where can you find subject terms for use in further searching? 2. Where can you find similar articles? 3. Where can you find the citation? ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________
- 23. 1. Where can you find subject terms for use in further searching? 2. Where can you find similar articles? 3. Where can you find the citation? ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________