HON 110 Library & Information Literacy Workshop
Information for First Year Students: http://library.uncw.edu/guides/freshman_seminar
Research Assistance
One-on-one guidance and support system, with thesis and research assistance provided by
your Liaison Librarian. A Liaison Librarian can work with you through the research process,
as you need help, with your specific research project.
Lisa Coats, First Year Engagement Librarian, can assist you until you have declared your
major (coatsl@uncw.edu / 910-962-3702)
Off-Campus Access
Your Library Account provides you with access to resources from off-campus (e.g.
databases). It also shows you what materials (i.e. books and videos) you have checked
out and allows you to renew them online for an additional check-out period.
On the Library’s website, click on “My Library Account.”
* Use your UNCW username
and password to log in *
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Interlibrary Loan provides access to materials not owned by Randall Library (including
journal articles and books).
On the Library’s website, click on “Interlibrary Loan” to create an account.
EndNote Basic
Online tool that helps you collect references, organize your references, and create a
formatted bibliography for your paper or cite references while you write.
Tools and Widgets: http://library.uncw.edu/tools_widgets
The Apple Tree Analogy
Quality vs. Quantity
Databases vs. Google
Selecting a Database
Subject Specific Databases
o BIOSIS = Biology
o PsycINFO = Psychology
o Social Services Abstracts = Social
Work
Aggregator Databases (Multidisciplinary)
o ProQuest Central
o ScienceDirect
o JSTOR
WorldCat (A catalog of catalogs)
http://library.uncw.edu
Get Familiar with your Databases
Research Guides by Subject: http://library.uncw.edu/guides
Accessing/Obtaining Full-Text
Never pay for an article we do not
have!
See ILL information above.
Database Search Techniques
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More keywords, fewer results
Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT)
Field Searching and limiting
Truncation (teen*)
Wildcards (wom?n)
Sorting by date vs. relevance
Thesaurus
Citation Tools
Available in many databases
Use with caution!
Google
Searching more effectively
Google Scholar
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More
Google Help: http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=136861
Alternatives
Google Help : Cheat Sheet
OPERATOR EXAMPLE
FINDS PAGES CONTAINING...
vacation hawaii
the words vacation and Hawaii .
Maui OR Hawaii
either the word Maui or the word Hawaii
"To each his own"
the exact phrase to each his own
virus –computer
the word virus but NOT the word computer
Star Wars Episode +I
This movie title, including the roman numeral I
~auto loan
loan info for both the word auto and its synonyms: truck, car, etc.
define:computer
definitions of the word computer from around the Web.
red * blue
the words red and blue separated by one or more words.
I'm Feeling Lucky
Takes you directly to first web page returned for your query.
CALCULATOR OPERATORS
MEANING
TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX
+
addition
45 + 39
-
subtraction
45 – 39
*
multiplication
45 * 39
/
division
45 / 39
% of
percentage of
45% of 39
^
raise to a power
2^5
(2 to the 5th power)
ADVANCED OPERATORS
MEANING
WHAT TO TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX (& DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS)
site:
Search only one
website
admission site:www.stanford.edu
(Search Stanford Univ. site for admissions info.)
[#]…[#]
Search within a
range of numbers
DVD player $100..150
(Search for DVD players between $100 and $150)
date:
Search only a
range of months
Olympics date: 3
(Search for Olympics references within past 3 months; 6 and 12month date-restrict options also available)
safesearch:
Exclude adult-content
safesearch: sex education
(Search for sex education material without returning adult sites)
link:
linked pages
link:www.stanford.edu
(Find pages that link to the Stanford University website.)
info:
Info about a page
info:www.stanford.edu
(Find information about the Stanford University website.)
related:
Related pages
related:www.stanford.edu
(Find websites related to the Stanford University website.)
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