1. Andersen Library English 102 Research Session
Prof. Annucci
English 102
Carol Elsen
Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Andersen Library
Spring 2016

2. Andersen Library English 102 Research Session
Why Library Instruction?
About the Library Research Process
Goals of Today’s Session

3. Andersen Library English 102 Research Session
Why Library Instruction?
Developing library research skills leads to “information literacy,” one component of critical thinking
Learning to do library research is a long-term investment in your college and professional careers

4. The Library Research Process
Identify information need
Search for information
Evaluate information
Synthesize material into your paper
Library instruction gets you started with these skills

5. Goals of Today’s Session
After identifying an information need or research question:
Learn how to locate and retrieve information in the Library
Learn how to effectively search for books, documents, and articles
Learn how to select databases and effectively search for books and articles
Find resources to help you appropriately cite your sources

6. Andersen Library Search Tips
AND searches
jeans results
used clothing results
jeans AND used clothing 17 results
And makes searches more specific
Use And when you get too many results
jeans
used clothing

7. Andersen Library Search Tips
OR searches
jacket results
coat results
jacket OR coat 715 results
Or makes searches broader
Use Or when you don’t find enough results
Jacket
Coat

8. Andersen Library Search Tips
NOT searches
nike
nike NOT shoes
Not makes searches more relevant
Use Not when you find irrelevant results
nike
shoes

9. Andersen Library Search Tips
Truncation
child (finds child)
child* (finds child, child’s, childish, children, etc.)
Databases & symbol *
Truncation expands searches
Use Truncation to find multiple forms of a word

10. Use “quotation marks” around words to look for specific phrases
Andersen Library Search Tips
Phrase searching
“blue jeans”
“postage stamp”
“war and peace”
Use “quotation marks” around words to look for specific phrases

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