1213 English Research Process & Books/Library Catalog

Digital Information Byte: Abbreviation for binary term, a unit of storage capable of holding a single character.

How Many Bytes? A single text character A short novel A pickup truck filled with books A library floor of academic journals 50,000 trees made into paper and printed An academic research library Print collections of the U.S. Library of Congress 1 byte 1 megabyte ( MB ) 1 gigabyte (GB ) 100 gigabytes 1 terabyte ( TB ) 2 terabytes 10 terabytes

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Library Web Page Catalog Article Databases Periodical Library Services

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Research Process GET A TOPIC DEVELOP YOUR SEARCH STRATEGY SEARCH AND READ WRITE YOUR PAPER, SPEECH PRESENTATION ETC. CITE YOUR SOURCES

Keyword vs. Subject Flexible terminology Less accurate Use with Boolean Predetermined terminology More precise

Boolean AND = Narrow OR = Expand NOT = Exclude

Boolean Operators Concepts Use earth and warming Synonyms Use planet or earth and warming AND OR

Use phrasing for single concept, multiple words –“global warming” –“Rex Grossman ” More about Keywords Most common: –Basic phrase –Proper names –Slogans, advertisements –Famous quotes –Movie titles, song titles, etc. –Hyphenated words

Truncation Use a question mark "?" to truncate search terms. For example, vege? finds vegetable, vegetarian, vegetation, etc

Limiters A feature of online catalogs that allows patrons to set parameters to restrict the retrieval of records. Limits may be set before a search is executed, after results are displayed, or both, depending on the design of the system. Limiters typically include: publication date, material type, language, full-text, peer-reviewed (journal articles), and locally held.

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