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MarkPolgertheLibrarySeptember27,2005WorkshopObjectivesSelectappropriatedatabasesDevelopsuccessfulsearchstrategiesCombinesearchtermsandaddlimitstofocusasearchMarkandsave,printoremailrecordsTrackdownarticlesinthelibraryandbeyondAfterthissession,youwillknowhowto…Indexes&DatabasesWhyusethem?Findarticlesonyourtopic(can’tuseTrellis)Savetime(fasterthanbrowsing)Getbriefdescriptions(abstracts)LinktoFullTextarticlesIndexes&DatabasesHowtoChoose:DifferentdatabasesfordifferenttopicsNotedaterangesofIndexesYoumayhavetosearchmorethanonedatabaseforonetopicBrainstorming&

BreakingDownaTopicImaginetitleofidealbookormagazinearticle“IdentityandMotivationforBodyModification〞IdentifykeyconceptsIDENTITY/MOTIVATION/BODYMODIFICATIONThinkofsynonyms/alternatesearchwordsBackgroundresearchanddefinitionscanhelpyouthinkofpossibletermsIsolatingSearchTermsIDENTITYMOTIVATIONBODYMODIFICATIONBodyArtBodyMarkingTattoosPersonalityCharacterSelf

StudentsSailorsPrisonersReasonPurposeSearchStrategiesBodyartversus“Bodyart〞versus(Bodyart)TattooversusTattoo*versusTattoo?TruncationSymbols:Phraseformations:UsingBooleanOperatorsOR–combinessynonymsinonesearchAND–combinesdifferentconceptsinonesearchNOT–excludesconceptsTattoosTattoosTattoosChoosingaResearchDatabase:Chooseadatabaseaccordingtoyourresearchtopic,ensuresgoodresults.ResearchTopic:Identity&MotivationforBodyModificationForthistopic,youmaytrysearchingforscholarlyjournalarticlesinSociologicalAbstractsDatabasesbysubjectDatabasesbytitleA-ZDatabasesbysubjectDatabasesbytitleA-ZGettingCopiesofyourArticles:Problem:Unfortunately,UWLibrarydoesn’thaveeverythingineveryResearchDatabaseTogetcopiesofarticles,youwillneedtousethe“Getit@Waterloo〞buttononSociologicalAbstracts.Mostdatabaseshavethe“Get-It-@-Waterloo〞buttonGettingcopiesofarticlesifthey’renotatU.WaterlooIfJournalisinprintandit’slocatedatGuelph/Laurier/Annex?UsetheTUGdocform:foundat“RequestitemfromTRELLIS〞IfJournalcannotbefoundatanyofthethreeUniversities?Use“RequestitemnotinTRELLIS〞andchooseRACER(theInterlibraryLoanrequestingsystem)ChoosearticlethatWEDON〞ThaveMarkingRecordsSubjectSearchingHelpstofocusyoursearch(savetime)MostdatabasesuseasubjectindexThesaurusDescriptorsSubjectHeadingsEvaluatethedescriptorsTakealookatthedescriptors(subjectheadings)ineachcitationAretheyrelevanttoyourresearch?Re-doyoursearchusingDescriptorsinsteadofkeywordsRemember,akeywordsearchgivesquantity,notnecessarilyqualitySearchMultipleCSADatabasesMoreDatabasesWebofScienceSocialSciencesFulltextAnthropologyPlusSocialSciencesFulltextWrap-UpBreakdownyourtopicbefor