Searching, part 1
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This document discusses the evolution of library research over the past 60 years, from using the main reading room of the Library of Congress to today's digital resources. It outlines the progression from punch cards to CD-ROMs to online databases. The document also introduces Boolean searching operators and explains an activity where students write search sentences for other groups to complete in order to learn Boolean searching techniques.
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Searching, part 1
- 1. BioTech BiblioBytes Searching
- 3. 60 years ago Library of Congress Main Reading Room
- 4. 30 years ago Punch Card, Punch Card Machine, Microform machine 30 years ago
- 5. 15 years ago CD Rom
- 6. $2.62 for 8.7 minutes (That’s $15.15/hour) What did research cost?
- 7. 5 years ago More databases available
- 8. Today
- 10. What the heck is Boolean searching?
- 11. Search Sentences Activity Get into groups. Write your names on the paper and take a picture. Put a search sentence on the game board. Complete the search sentence. Take a picture of the answer. Repeat steps 3-7 until completed. Design a search sentence for the other groups to complete.
- 12. Other Boolean Operators Truncation Wildcard W/n
- 13. Look mom I can stretch the truth! http://indexed.blogspot.com/2008/08/look-mom-i-can-stretch-truth.html
- 14. Boolean in the real world Science Direct!!!
- 15. Questions?