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1、.Find Journal Articles - FastBy:Christy BranstonMark Polgerthe LibrarySeptember 27, 2005.Workshop ObjectivesAfter this session, you will know how to.Indexes & DatabasesWhy use them? Find articles on your topic (cant use Trellis) Save time (faster than browsing) Get brief descriptions (abstracts)

2、 Link to Full Text articles.Indexes & DatabasesHow to Choose: Different databases for different topics Note date ranges of Indexes You may have to search more than one database for one topic.Brainstorming & Breaking Down a Topic Imagine title of ideal book or magazine article“Identity and Mo

3、tivation for Body Modification” Identify key concepts IDENTITY / MOTIVATION / BODY MODIFICATION Think of synonyms / alternate search words Background research and definitions can help you think of possible terms.Isolating Search TermsIDENTITY MOTIVATION BODY MODIFICATIONBody ArtBody MarkingTattoosPe

4、rsonalityCharacterSelfStudentsSailorsPrisonersReasonPurpose. Search StrategiesBody artversus“ Body art ”versus( Body art )TattooversusTattoo*versusTattoo?Truncation Symbols:Phrase formations:.Using Boolean OperatorsOR combines synonyms in one searchAND combines different concepts in one searchNOT ex

5、cludes concepts Tattoos Tattoos Tattoos.Choosing a Research Database: Choose a database according to your research topic, ensures good results. Research Topic: Identity & Motivation for Body Modification For this topic, you may try searching for scholarly journal articles in Sociological Abstrac

6、tsDatabases by subjectDatabases by title A-ZDatabases by subjectDatabases by title A-Z.Getting Copies of your Articles: Problem: Unfortunately, UW Library doesnt have everything in every Research Database To get copies of articles, you will need to use the “Get it Waterloo” button on Sociological Ab

7、stracts. Most databases have the “Get-It-Waterloo” button.Getting copies of articles if theyre not at U. Waterloon If Journal is in print and its located at Guelph / Laurier / Annex?Use the TUGdoc form : found at “Request item from TRELLIS”n If Journal cannot be found at any of the three Universitie

8、s?Use “Request item not in TRELLIS” and choose RACER (the Interlibrary Loan requesting system).Choose article that WE DON”T have.Marking Records.Subject Searching Helps to focus your search (save time) Most databases use a subject index Thesaurus Descriptors Subject Headings.Evaluate the descriptors

9、 Take a look at the descriptors (subject headings) in each citation Are they relevant to your research? Re-do your search using Descriptors instead of keywords Remember, a keyword search gives quantity, not necessarily quality.Search Multiple CSA Databases.More Databases Web of Science Social Sciences Fulltext Anthropology Plus.Social Sciences Fulltext.Wrap-Up Break down your topic before you begin S