EDT 575: Critical Issues in Technology

Introduction to Database Searching

September 13, 2006

Introductions

Session objectives

- The library web page: your portal for information

- Possible foundational sources

- Search ERIC (CSA) using advanced search techniques

- Brainstorm keywords

- Boolean searching

- Thesaurus function

- wildcard (* = variants of a word; e.g. child* = children, childhood, childlike)

- Interpret ERIC records

- Obtain articles using

- Save citations and create bibliographies with

- Review other relevant and important resources

 

Practice

Review

Evaluation: Take the Library Knowledge Post-Survey