Advanced Searching

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Techniques for
Advanced Searching
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When you leave today, you will know

• Techniques to broaden/narrow searches
• How to use truncation, or wildcards
• How to use nesting
• Other advanced search options in ProQuest
• Where to find a list of resources for this unit,
  including books and databases

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Improving a search with Subject Terms
Topic What has been the impact of Agent Orange
on soldiers?
Search Terms
agent orange and soldier
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15 documents found for agent orange and soldier
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98 documents found for Agent orange AND Veterans
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Expanding a Search with Truncation
Topic Id like to find information about the
Vietnam War protests
vietnam war and protest vs. vietnam war and
protest
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Using Boolean Commands(a.k.a. Boolean operators)

• Use AND between different concepts
• advertising and children
• video games and violence

Retrieves ONLY records containing both, or all,
of the terms
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Using Boolean Commands(a.k.a. Boolean operators)

• Use OR between similar terms or synonyms
• military or armed forces
• teens or adolescents or youth

Records containing any one of the terms will be
retrieved
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Expanding a Search by Nesting similar terms
Search Terms
vietnam war and (protest or demonstrat)
(vietnam war and protest) or demonstrat
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Expanding a Search with Full text search
Im looking for some articles about street
theatre as a means of protest during the Vietnam
War.
Search Terms
vietnam war and street theat
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At the bottom of your results list
More Search Options
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Change search location to Citation and document
text
Look for terms in
Citation and document text
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Expanding a Search with Full text search
vietnam war and street theat
Search in citations and abstracts 1
Search in citations and document text ?
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73 documents found for vietnam war and street
theat
Chronological sorting is the default, but
relevancy is also possible
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Advanced
What about the Advanced search screen?
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The Advanced Search Screen
bono
aids
africa
Lets look for articles about Bonos fundraising
efforts for AIDS relief for Africa.
Scroll to the bottom of the search results screen
back to the search form.
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Narrowing by Searching with Field Limits
Citation and document text Abstract Author Classif
ication code Company/Org Document
feature Document language Document type Image
caption Location NAICS code Person Product
name Publication title Section Subject
bono
Person
aids
Subject
africa
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Lets look at one of these
25 documents found for PER(bono) AND SU(aids)
AND (africa)
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There is a More Search Options tab on the
Advanced Search screen also.
More Search Options
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Any document type Annual Report Book Case study
(Business) Commentary Corrections/Retraction Cover
story Document feature Editorial Editorial
cartoon Feature Fiction General
information Instructional Interview Letter News Ob
ituary Poem
Feature
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6 documents found for PER(bono) AND SU(aids) AND
(africa) AND AT(feature)
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A Quick Review of Strategies Covered

• Subject Terms
• Truncation
• Boolean commands and nesting
• Full text searching
• Sort results by most relevant first
• ProQuests Advanced Search screen
• Field searching (person)
• Document type (feature)

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Resources for Your Assignment

• Click on home
• Choose Research Starting Points
• Choose English 1 2 -- The Signpost
• Choose Engl 2, U2 Resources from right-hand bar

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Some books are in the Reference Collection (1st
floor, Raynor Library)

• Choose from the following categories
• General Sources
• Economics
• Depictions of the War in the Media and Pop
  Culture
• Ethical, Philosophical and Religious Questions
  about War
• Medical Issues
• Psychological Issues
• Environmental Issues
• Gender Issues

Depictions of the War in the Media and Pop Culture
Some books are on class reserve at the Reserve
Desk (Lower Level, Raynor)
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Databases that may help Vietnam
Psychological aspects PsycINFO Societal
issues Sociological Abstracts Historical info
America History and Life

• Click on button.
• Scroll down to Psychology section.
• Choose PsycINFO.

Online
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APA Citation Style

• There are examples on the Signpostlets look at
  an example website now

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References
Author Date of publication Title of
document Date accessed URL
National Center for PTSD July 20,
2006 War-Zone-Related Stress Reactions What
Veterans Need to Know September 15,
2006 http//www.ncptsd.va.gov/war/war_veteran.html
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Template
Example
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Warning APA citation from ProQuest is NOT
correct Ask your English instructor for further
info