Smart Starts Quiz 4

Match word to Definition

Abstract- Short Summary of the Article Citation- All the information you would need to locate the article Full Text- The entire article that you can read and print

Keyword Searching

Before you begin searching any database, you'll need to pick out the keywords in your topic. These keywords can be used to search in a database. More information about choosing your topic and keywords is in the module called Choosing Your Topic. The keyword search looks in many fields in the database:

Which statement about periodical indexes is NOT true?

Databases only index items owned by your library.

What will Database give

Each database will give you a list of articles that match your search terms. The list will almost always include the citation information to the article. (More information about citations is in the Module called Citing Sources.) Other information may include full text, abstracts and links to full text; however, not every database will include this extra information. Full text- Sometimes the database will link to the complete text of the article. If it doesn't, don't give up! There are other ways to find the full text. Abstract- Summarizes the article's content. Read this first. It will quickly show whether the article is useful. Citation- The citation is the author, article title, periodical title, date of the publication, volume and issue of the publication, and the page numbers of the article.

Journals and magazines can only be found on the shelf in the libraries?

False

Journal vs. Magazine

Journal - Written on a college level - Many Charts - Written by professionals after doing research - Often Peer Reviewed - Long Articles with Multiple Parts - Extensive Bibliography/ Works CIted - Few or no Advertisements - Usually no Color or Matte Pages Magazine - Written on a 5th grade level - Many Pictures - Written by reporters after doing some research - Often not extensively fact checked - Short Articles - Only a few cited sources... if any - Many advertisements - Usually full color and shiny pages

Full-Text not Available

If you want an article that is not available full-text through a library database, you can see if it's available through the Library Catalog. You can find more information about using the catalog in the module called Using the Catalog.

Subject Databases

Is your topic in a particular subject area? Which electronic database you use depends on your topic. If so, use a subject database. Subject databases specialize in a particular subject, and the articles indexed are generally from scholarly sources. Examples of subject databases and the kinds of articles they identify are: Business Source Complete- indexes articles in business-related subjects such as management, finance, and advertising Health Source- indexes full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines General Science Collection- indexes articles related to a broad range of science fields

Scholarly Journals can be identified by:

Long work cited/bibliographies located at the end of articles

Periodicals

Magazines and journals are called periodicals because they are issued on a regular or "periodic" basis. Periodicals are usually separated into two major groups: popular magazines and scholarly journals. Once you are able to recognize the differences between a popular and scholarly source, you can focus your research to retrieve only the type of articles you need.

Where to find Periodicals

SPC Libraries subscribes to many electronic databases. The database you select will depend on your topic. Databases quickly scan thousands of periodical article records that match your search terms. Not all of these articles will be available at SPC Libraries.

General Databases

There are two types of databases: general databases and subject databases. General databases cover many subjects and often contain both popular and scholarly periodicals. Sometimes general databases are used at the beginning of the research process because they help you narrow a topic. They are also used when your topic doesn't fit into a specific subject, or if you want information that isn't too technical.Examples of general periodical databases are: Academic Search Complete-is a good general database that includes not only academic journals, but magazines and newspapers. America's Newspapers- indexes newspapers from around the U.S. Gale Power Search- indexes articles from magazines and journals on a wide range of topics.

If the library does not own something I need (book, movie, book on CD, or article) then I can ask a librarian to help me get it from another library.

True

Search Tips

You can use more than one keyword while searching. Here are tips to help you create a keyword search: Use quotes to search phrases, such as "time management" Use AND, OR, and NOT to combine search terms, such as students and "time management" Use ? as a wild card to truncate, such as student? and "time management" Double check your spelling: most library databases will not help you with spelling the way Google does!

Starting Assignment

Your professor asks you to write a paper about some aspect of time management. You can use either popular or scholarly articles to support your paper. You decide to write about how students manage their time. A good place to begin is with a general periodical database.