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Johanna Tunon Distance and Instructional Library
Services tunon_at_nova.edu [phone] ext. 4608
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Distance Library Services
Document Delivery [phone] X4602 (954)
262-4602library_at_nova.eduhttp//www.nova.edu/libr
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Library training and


instructional materials
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Items that can be received through Document
Delivery
Journal articles
Host Libraries
Books
Dissertations Practicums, ERIC
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Alternative Resources

• Web and Internet Resources
• Local library resources
• Friends of the Library cards up to 150/yr
• Public library, state universities and colleges
• To learn about library resources near
  clusters(Call [phone] ext. 5380 for
  information about resources in your area.)

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ERIC is the best of the education indexes.
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You can type your search terms
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ERIC search results
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There are two kinds of documents found in ERIC
Journal articles are indexed in CIJE. They have
EJ numbers.
Documents are from RIE and are made available
from the Dept. of Education on microfiche.
Documents (materials not published in journals)
include conference proceedings, Nova practicums,
school training materials, etc. They have
EDnumbers.
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You can find the ERIC ED number near the top of
the abstract.
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Narrowing a Search
Once you have done a simple search...
Select Database
Enter Search Term
You have to narrow or broaden your search.
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Developing a Search Strategy
First decide on a topic. For example
I want to find information about family
structure.
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Basic keyword search
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Proximity searching in FirstSearch databases
family w structure learning w styles nuclear w
family
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Searching using the descriptor field
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Keyword searching vs. field searching The
abstract has fields and index terms that you can
use for more effective searching.
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Keywords
versus Controlled Vocabulary
Subject Headings Index Terms ERIC
Descriptors
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Using descriptors
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Diagram for Boolean Searching
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Search strategies using AND and OR
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Limiting by year of publication.
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Limiting by document type
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How do you find out if these two items are
available full-text online?
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Full Text Journal Search
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WilsonWeb Education Full Text
WilsonWeb Education Full Text indexes education
periodicals and includes full text for 20 of
those journals.
School !!
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Click in box in front of the database andthen
type in the search terms.
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Full Text and PDF icons indicate whenyou can
obtain the article online. However,the PDF
version will show you the pagenumbers and
graphics for the article.
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Using Your Computer in the Research Process