Name __________________
Hour _________________
Test your Search Technique Knowledge!
1.
I’m looking for information on carseats for babies. What would be the best way
to type my search phrase in a subscription database?
(Bab* or infant*) and carseat*
a. I’m looking for information on teens and smoking. What would be the
best way to type my search phrase in a subscription database?
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2. I need to find information on crime in schools, but I don’t want articles about
school shootings. What would be the best way to organize my search phrase?
Crime and school not shootings
a. I need to find information on terrorism in politics, but I don’t want articles
about Israel. What would be the best way to organize my search phrase?
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3. I want to conduct research for my class on Attention Deficit Disorder. What is
the best way that I can conduct a search to make sure that all the terms in my
search appear together in the article?
“Attention Deficit Disorder”
a. I need to find information on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. What is the best
way that I can conduct a search to make sure that all of the terms in my
search appear together in the article?
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4. I need to find information for a school report on ways to prevent the AIDS virus.
How can I structure my search phrase for the best possible results?
AIDS and prevent*
a. I need to find information for a school report on ways to diagnose
Diabetes. How can I structure my search phrase for the best possible
results?
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5. I want to find some information about the Berenstein Bears, but I cannot
remember if Berenstein is spelled Berenstien or Berenstein. What would be the
best way to address this problem in my search phrase?
“Berenst??n Bears”
OR
(Berenstien or Berenstein) and Bears
a. I want to find some information about Forensic science and tissue fibers,
but I know that sometimes fiber is spelled fiber and other times it is
spelled fibre. What would be the best way to address this problem in my
search phrase?
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6. I’m looking for information on the book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. What
would be the best way to search for information on this book so that all the terms
appear together in the articles?
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7. If I am looking for articles about dreams and psychology, but I want to include
information that uses terms such as psychology, psychiatrists, psychiatric,
psychiatry, etc., what is the best way to type in my search phrase?
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For questions 8-10, circle the important key terms in the following topic questions:
Example: Should schools use Internet filters on their computers?
8. Should hip- hop music be taken as seriously as poetry?
9. Should schools use Internet filters in their computer labs?
10. Is enrolling youth in martial arts a good way of teaching sportsmanship?