The Criss Library at UNO

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The Criss Libraryat UNO

• An Introduction to Information Literacy and the
  Basics of Library Research

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Table of Contents

• Part I Introduction to Library Research page 7
• Part II The Criss Library Homepage page 38
• Part III Electronic Indexes and Databases page
  67
• Part IV The World Wide Web page 136

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Table of Contents

• Part I
• Introduction to Library Research at UNO
• Information Literacy page 7
• Define a Topic page 11
• Sources/Types of Information page 14
• Characteristics of
• Information Sources page 20
• Evaluation Criteria page 32

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Table of Contents

• Part II
• The Criss Library Homepage
• Homepage Overview page 38
• Access Tools page 48
• Criss Library Catalog page 49
• Search the University
• Library Catalog page 52

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Table of Contents

• Part III
• Electronic Indexes and Databases
• Overview of Electronic Indexes and
• Databases and Their Access Points page 67
• Academic Search Premier page 79
• Lexis Nexis Academic page 99
• Locate Journals Service page 125
• A Brief Review page 134

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Table of Contents

• Part IV
• The World Wide Web
• The Pros and Cons page 136
• Evaluation Criteria page 138
• Google page 140
• Advanced Searching
• and Evaluating the Results page 142

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Introduction to Library Research and Information
Literacy

• This presentation will introduce you to the
  principles of information literacy and serve as a
  guide to the research process at the Criss
  Library at UNO.
• This presentation will also provide an overview
  of the Criss Library Catalog, electronic indexes
  and databases, and the World Wide Web.

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What Is Information Literacy?

• The American Library Association defines
  information literacy as the set of skills needed
  to
• Recognize the need for information
• Access appropriate resources
• Evaluate information/sources
• Use information effectively
• Understand ethical/legal restrictions

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Why Is Information Literacy Important?

• To succeed in your classes at UNO
• To navigate the complex world of information
• To make the most effective and efficient use of
  your time in the library
• To improve and expand your research skills

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Who Needs To Be Information Literate?

• We all do!
• Undergraduates
• Graduates
• Community members
• Faculty

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Define a Topic

• Where do you begin?
• Your first step in beginning your research is to
  define your topic by asking yourself what it is
  that you want to write your paper about.
• Has there been a current news or radio broadcast
  that has caught your attention?
• Have you, your friends or family experienced
  something that you would like to write about?

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Define a Topic

• Youve brainstormed and determined a subject that
  youd like to write about.
• Now it is time to create an arguable thesis.
• An example from a first year English class
• Displays of the Ten Commandments in public
• buildings should be prohibited because they
• violate the separation of church and state.

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Define a Topic

• What are the key terms in this arguable thesis,
  and what is the order of importance?
• Displays of the Ten Commandments in public
  buildings should be prohibited because they
  violate the separation of church and state.
• Ten Commandments would be the main idea
• Public buildings would be second
• Church and state would be third
• Violation would be fourth

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Sources and Types of Information

• Now that you understand how to define a topic, we
  will examine which sources of information are
  best for finding the following types of
  information
• Current
• Background
• Scholarly
• Opinion-based
• Statistical

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Which Sources are Best for Which Type of
Information?

• Current refers to only the most recent
• developments on the topic, published
• within the last year or so.
• For current information, the best sources are
• Journals
• Magazines
• Newspapers

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Which Sources are Best for Which Type of
Information?

• Background refers to general information, often
  brief, and with a historical perspective.
• For background information, the best sources are
• Books

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Which Sources are Best for Which Type of
Information?

• Scholarly refers to the in-depth study of a
  subject or topic, peer-reviewed and scholarly.
• For scholarly information, the best sources are
• Books
• Journals

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Which Sources are Best for Which Type of
Information?

• Opinion-based refers to a judgment by a person
  who may or may not be an expert on the topic the
  bias of the author is used to sway the opinion of
  the reader.
• For opinion-based information, the best sources
  are
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• The Web

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Which Sources are Best for Which Type of
Information?

• Statistical refers to numerical data that may be
  raw or analyzed (interpreted numbers).
• For statistical information, the best sources
  are
• Sources specializing in statistics (i.e. the U.
  S. Census)
• Research studies
• Government documents

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Characteristics of Information Sources

• We will now examine the various information
  sources and their characteristics.
• Books
• Journals
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Government Documents
• Statistics
• World Wide Web

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Characteristics of Books

• Books can provide an in-depth treatment of a
  topic or an aspect of a topic.
• Books can also provide a broad overview or
  historical perspective on a topic.
• Books may not be as timely as the information
  found in magazines, journals or other
  periodicals.

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Characteristics of Periodicals

• The word periodical refers to items that are
  published periodically. Journals, magazines,
  and newspapers are all examples of periodicals.
• Lets look at each type of periodical separately.
• Journals
• Magazines
• Newspapers

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Characteristics of Periodicals

• Journals
• Journals are published more frequently, and the
  information is more current than that found in
  books.
• Journals are sometimes referred to as scholarly,
  peer-reviewed, or refereed journals they are
  written to present results of research or
  thorough study of a topic.
• Journals usually contain fewer commercial
  advertisements than popular magazines.
• Articles are often lengthy (7-10 pages or more)
  and are usually written by the person who
  conducted the research.

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Characteristics of Periodicals

• Journals (continued)
• Articles published have been evaluated by an
  editorial board of experts before they appear in
  print.
• Sources of information are always indicated in
  some manner, whether it be footnotes, endnotes,
  works cited page, or a bibliography.
• Articles may contain charts, tables and/or
  graphs.
• Journals may be published monthly or quarterly.

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Characteristics of Magazines

• Magazines
• Also known as popular magazines as they are
  designed to appeal to a broad audience.
• Usually printed on glossy paper and may contain
  many advertisements.
• May include opinion and/or current events.

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Characteristics of Magazines

• Magazines (continued)
• Articles usually less than 5 pages in length.
• Usually do not include bibliographies.
• Published very frequently, often weekly.

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Characteristics of Newspapers

• Newspapers
• Provide the most current information of the three
  types of periodicals.
• Published daily or weekly.
• Not considered as scholarly as a journal article

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Characteristics of Newspapers

• Newspapers (continued)
• Intended to communicate the news rather than
  provide in-depth research.
• Considered a primary source as events are
  recorded /reported at the time they occur.
• Present information in a short, concise manner.

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Characteristics of Government Documents

• Government Documents
• Are items published under the authority of a
  governmental agency.
• Can be considered primary source material.
• Can be produced at local, state, and federal
  government levels municipal (city), county,
  state legislature, or federal agencies such as
  the U. S. Congress or Department of Education.

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Characteristics of Statistical Information

• Statistical Information
• Contains data that may be presented in the form
  of tables or charts and may not include narrative
  passages.
• Are often compilations of data from a variety of
  separate resources.
• Currency of the data varies depending upon the
  source of the data.

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Characteristics of the Web

• World Wide Web
• Offers a variety of current, historical,
  research, secondary, and primary information.
• Currency of the information depends upon the
  author of the page or site-some are updated
  daily, while others are not kept up-to-date.
• Accuracy/Authority always in question.

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Evaluation Criteria

• Consider these points when evaluating books,
  periodicals, articles, web pages, newspapers,
  etc.
• Accuracy
• Authority
• Objectivity
• Currency or Timeliness
• Coverage or Scope
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  t.html

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Criteria for Evaluating Information

• Accuracy describes information that is factually
  irrefutable and complete.
• Consider the editing and publishing policy of
  the source Is it peer-reviewed?
• You should be able to verify factually correct
  information.
• Are there two or more reliable sources that
  provide the same information?
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  t.html

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Criteria for Evaluating Information

• Authority refers to the expertise or recognized
  official status of a source.
• Consider the reputation of the author and the
  publisher.
• When working with legal or government
  information, consider whether the source is the
  official provider of the information.
• Authors recognized as experts amongst their
  peers are usually cited and reviewed in the
  literature and should be verifiable.
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  t.html

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Criteria for Evaluating Information

• Objectivity is the bias or opinion expressed
  when a writer interprets or analyzes facts.
• Is the author using persuasive language?
• Is the author presenting other viewpoints,
  providing the reader with a balanced point of
  view?
• Is the reason for presenting the information
  clear?
• Is something being advertised?
• Is the author wanting to influence change?
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  t.html

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Criteria for Evaluating Information

• Currency or timeliness refers to information
  that is current at the time of publication.
• Consider publication, creation, and revision
  dates--are they apparent in the information?
• Beware of Web site scripting that automatically
  reflects the current days date on a page.
• http//www.virtualchase.com/quality/criterial_prin
  t.html

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Criteria for Evaluating Information

• Coverage or scope refers to the extent to which
  a source explores a topic.
• Does the information cover the period of time of
  interest to you?
• What is included?
• What is excluded?
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The Criss Library Homepage

• The Library homepage URL is http//library.unomaha
  .edu/
• You will find links to
• Research Tools
• Services
• Collections
• About the Library
• Help
• Ask a Librarian

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The Library Homepage Layout and Services
The library homepage includes function buttons
for Research Tools, Services, About the
Library, Help, Ask a Librarian, and the Library
Catalog.
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Link to Research Tools
Click the Research Tools function button to
search the Library Catalog, find articles in
databases, use the Locate Journals service, use
the Research Wizard, search area library
catalogs, and access SCOLA, etc.
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Link to Services Organized by Patron Type
Click here for information about Services. The
information is organized by patron type. Select
your patron type to find information about a
variety of Criss Library services.
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Link to Collections
Click here to learn more about the various Criss
Library Collections, such as the Afghanistan
Collection, University Archives, etc.
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About the Library
About the Library will provide nuts and bolts
information including library hours, maps,
parking, contacts and library directory, etc.
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Help Link
The Help page will provide an FAQ link for more
information about library services and resources,
as well as directions, maps and parking
information.
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Ask a LibrarianReference Service 24/7
You can ask reference questions any hour of the
day or night. This page will provide
information on how to call us, ask by email, or
ask via Instant Messaging (IM) via Meebo.
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The Library Catalog Links
Click the Library Catalog links to search for
items held in the librarys collection. Select
the Advanced Catalog Search link for more
precise results.
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Key Access Points for Beginning Research
The library homepage includes access points to
the Library Catalog, Databases, Locate Journals
service, and the Internet. The following
slides will help you navigate these links and
services.
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Access Tools

• What is an access tool?
• An access tool is used to locate different types
  of information.
• We will examine four access tools
• Criss Library Catalog (for books, journals,
  media, etc.)
• Indexes or Databases (for scholarly,
  peer-reviewed and other articles)
• Locate Journals service (to find full-text access
  to articles in print or electronic sources)
• Search Engines (ex. Google for web sites)

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The Criss Library Catalog

• Lets start our investigation of access tools
  with a look at the Criss Library Catalog.
• The Criss Library Catalog is the tool that will
  help you find the items held in our collection
• Books
• Periodicals
• Media (music CDs, DVDs, videos)
• Reference materials
• Government Documents

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The Criss Library Catalog

• The Library Catalog will tell you
• What materials we hold in our collection
• Where the item is located in the library
• What the status of the item is available,
  checked out, reserve, library use only, etc.
• What periodicals are on the shelves (and
  sometimes, links to electronic databases that
  index that periodical)

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The Criss Library Catalog

• A word about periodicals
• Remember that the Library Catalog will tell you
  what periodicals we subscribe to in print
  (sometimes including an electronic link to a
  database), but to get at the citation or content
  of the journals, you must look in a print or
  electronic index.

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Search the University Library Catalog

• Search options include
• Quick Search keyword
• Advanced Search Boolean operators, truncation,
  and proximity
• Journal Title
• Subject Library of Congress Subject Headings
• Author
• Title
• Other search options LCSH, SuDocs, etc.

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Quick Search
Type your search term here to perform a quick
keyword catalog search from the library omepage.
Click on the Advanced Catalog Search link for
more options.
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Advanced Search
Other options include searching by title,
author, subject, journals, reserves and
databases.
Advanced searching helps you retrieve more
precise results by combining terms with Boolean
operators, such as AND, OR or AND NOT. It also
allows for searching by material type, location,
language, date range, etc.
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Advanced Search Boolean Operators

• Boolean operators are used to narrow or expand
  searches. They include the words, AND, OR, and
  AND NOT.
• AND
• AND" narrows searches
• Example love and marriageresults will show only
  items with both terms in search fields

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Advanced Search Boolean Operators

• Boolean logic is used to narrow or expand
  searches.
• OR
• OR" expands searches
• Example love or marriageResults will show items
  with either term in search fields
• Parentheses can be used around Boolean operators
  to group similar concepts.
• Example (college or university)

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Advanced search Boolean Operators

• Boolean logic is used to narrow or expand
  searches.
• AND NOT
• AND NOT" removes terms
• Example love and not marriageresults will show
  items with "love" that do not refer to "marriage

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Advanced Search Truncation

• Truncation
• Allows asterisks to the right of a word fragment
• One asterisk will look for 1-5 more characters
• Two asterisks will look for as many letters as
  necessary to complete the word
• Examples indiv will find individual indiv
  will find individual, individualism,
  individuality, etc.

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Advanced Search Proximity

• Proximity
• Two ways to find words near each other
• Use "near" to find words in any order Example
  church near state
• Use within to find words within a specified
  number range
• Example Church within 3() words of State would
  retrieve results with the words church and state
  in any order within 3 words of one another.

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Search the Criss Library Catalog

• Books
• Books may provide a more in-depth or historical
  understanding of the topic but may not be as
  current as a journal article.
• Circulating books are shelved on the third floor.
• Reference books are shelved behind the reference
  desk.

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Search the Criss Library Catalog

• Periodicals
• Refers to items published periodically such as
• Journals
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Formats for periodicals might include
• Microfiche or microfilm
• Print
• Electronic

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Search the Criss Library Catalog

• Media
• Other materials are held in the library besides
  books and periodicals.
• The Criss Library has a musical score collection,
  a video/DVD collection, and a CD collection.
• The Archives and Special Collections also has
  materials related to UNO history and other
  specialized collections for use in the library.

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Search the Criss Library Catalog

• Reference Materials
• The Reference Department holds materials that are
  non-circulating but are for use in the library.
• Dictionaries, encyclopedias, reference volumes,
  almanacs, print indexes, and other items are
  available here.

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Search the Criss Library Catalog

• Government Documents
• The Criss Library is a designated depository of
  materials printed by the U. S. Printing Office.
• Items are located on the first floor, and most
  documents may be checked out just like books.
• Items declared non-circulating include certain
  reference items (e.g. decennial census summary
  reports or special collections materials such as
  the Congressional Record).

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Search for Reserves and Electronic Reserves

• Reserves and Electronic Reserves
• Your instructors may place items on reserve for
  your class, which means they are set aside in
  some manner to allow for convenient access for
  your class.
• Items may be held at the Circulation Desk or
  placed on E-reserves--an electronic link
  available to you via a password that your teacher
  should provide.

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Search for Reserves and Electronic Reserves
Click on the Services function button to find
materials placed on Reserve. Select your
patron type (ex. UNO Student) and scroll down
the page until you find Reserves Electronic
Reserves. Reserve materials may be in print,
electronic, or streaming audio format and may be
searched by course name or instructor.
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Electronic Indexes and Databases

• The Criss Library Catalog vs. Electronic Indexes
  and Databases
• We mentioned earlier that the Library Catalog
  provides information on the journal holdings in
  our collection but not on the specific content of
  the journals.
• To access the content of journals, we must search
  in a electronic database or in a print or
  electronic index.

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Electronic Indexes and Databases

• Electronic Indexes and Databases
• The Library Homepage provides several access
  points for locating databases.
• The Alphabetical List in the catalog is one
  option.
• You may also search in the section Find Articles
  in Databases either by subject or full list.
• You may also click on the Top 10 Databases list.

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Access Points for Electronic Indexes and Databases
Find databases using the library catalog.
by subject link
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Access Points Database Links
Several options for locating databases by title
are available through the Criss Library Catalog,
including an alphabetical list, a subject list
and the new Top 10 Databases list.
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Access Points by Subject
Click on this drop-down menu to search for a
database by the subject or discipline.
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Access Points by Subject
A new option exists for locating databases by
subject or discipline through the Criss Library
Catalog. Ive selected History as my subject
area or discipline and a list of apro- priate
databases is provided. Each database has a
description with dates of coverage.
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Access Points by Subject
After clicking on the subject list for History,
you will find the list of suggested databases
recom- mended for research in history.
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Access Points by Subject List
By clicking on the link to the database
JSTOR, you will be directed to the JSTOR
homepage.
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Access Points by Alphabetical List
By typing in the letter h on the alphabetical
list, you will be directed to the database names
that begin with the letter h.
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Access Points by Top 10 Databases
Click on these links to search through an
abbreviated list of the ten most frequently
accessed databases at the Criss Library. EBSCOs
Academic Search Premier and Lexis-Nexis Academic
are listed here.
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Electronic Indexes and Databases

• The Criss Library subscribes to over 100
  electronic indexes and databases.
• The Criss Library has databases that provide a
  general overview of a broad range of topics as
  well as some that are more subject specific and
  in-depth.
• We will examine two general databases Academic
  Search Premier for journal articles and Lexis
  Nexis for newspaper articles.

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Electronic Indexes and Databases

• Academic Search Premier and
• Lexis Nexis Academic
• We will now focus our attention on two important
  databases
• Academic Search Premier for journal articles
• Lexis Nexis Academic for newspaper articles

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Electronic Indexes and Databases

• Academic Search Premier
• Academic Search Premier is the worlds largest
  academic multi-disciplinary database.
• Academic Search Premier provides full text for
  nearly 4,700 publications, including full text
  for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals.

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Electronic Indexes and Databases

• Academic Search Premier
• PDF back files to 1975 or earlier are available
  for well over one hundred journals, and
  searchable cited references are provided for more
  than 1,000 titles.
• This database is updated on a daily basis via
  EBSCOhost.databases provided to us through EBSCO.

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Academic Search PremierHow to Access It

• Academic Search Premier
• To access Academic Search Premier from the
  library homepage, select one of the following
  access points
• Alphabetical List
• Subject List
• Top 10 Databases List

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Academic Search Premier Several Access Options
Click on A in the Alphabetical List, to find
the link for the database Academic Search
Premier.
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Academic Search Premier Several Access Options
Click on E for EBSCO in the Alphabetical List
to find the vendor for the database Academic
Search Premier.
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Academic Search Premier Several Access Options
By clicking on the link to EBSCO Connect, you
will find Academic Search Premier listed as the
second option under all EBSCO Indexes.
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Academic Search Premier How to Access
Click here to access Academic Search Premier.
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Academic Search Premier The Interface
Type your search terms here.
The EBSCO interface notice the database name.
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Academic Search Premier A Sample Search
Type your search terms here.
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Academic Search Premier

• Searching in Academic Search Premier
• As you see in the previous search, I used the
  terms, church, state, and ten commandments.
• The Boolean operators are already set as a
  default to AND.
• The following screen will show other search
  options.

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Academic Search Premier Search Options
Notice search field options
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Academic Search Premier Boolean Operators
Notice Boolean operators (and, or and not) to
refine your search.
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Academic Search PremierLimiting Results
Local Titles means UNO subscribes to the
journal. Full Text means either links to full
text, or HTML and/or PDF documents
available. Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals
means you are selecting research articles.
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Academic Search Premier Limiting Results

• Academic Search Premier search hints
• Your instructor will often ask that you find
  peer-reviewed, scholarly, or research
  articles.
• Academic Search Premier allows you to limit your
  results to include only the scholarly
  (peer-reviewed) journals.
• You may also see the distribution of articles
  retrieved from the different categories of
  periodicals--
• Academic Journals, Magazines, and
  Newspapers.

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Academic Search Premier Periodical Options
You may click on either periodical option to
limit your results to that type of periodical
(academic journals, magazines or newspapers.
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Academic Search PremierAvailable Full Text
Formats
This record shows the article is available in
three formats Linked Full Text, HTML Full Text,
and PDF Full Text. Clicking on the UNO
Subscribes link will show the Library Catalog
record.
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Academic Search PremierAvailable Full Text
Formats

• HTML Full Text
• The HTML Full Text option will be a text version
  of the document but is not a scanned image of the
  original.
• HTML Full Text files are smaller than PDF
  documents and require less memory if e-mailing
  or saving to a disk or other storage space.

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Academic Search Premier Available Full Text
Formats

• PDF Full Text
• The PDF version is a scanned image of the
  document. The item will appear just as it looks
  in the original print journal or magazine.
• PDF files are large and require a lot of memory.
• PDF files require Adobe Reader to open.

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Academic Search Premier Available Full Text
Formats

• UNO Subscribes
• The UNO Subscribes link indicates that the Criss
  Library subscribes to this journal in print, and
  the link will direct you to the Library Catalog
  record.
• It does not guarantee that the volume/issue you
  are seeking is available as the subscription may
  have stopped.
• It is important that you note the date, volume,
  and issue numbers of your citation in order to
  determine if the library holds the item you need.

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Academic Search Premier Evaluating Your Result
List

• Academic Search Premier results
• What can you tell about the results retrieved in
  this search?
• Are they relevant to the topic?
• Are they current?
• What types of journals are they appearing in?
  Scholarly? Popular? Newspapers?
• What about the authors bias? Is it apparent?

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Electronic Indexes and Databases

• Lexis Nexis Academic
• This database includes nearly 5,000 publications
  including newspapers, newsletters, magazines,
  wire services, federal and state court opinions,
  federal and state statutes, federal regulations,
  law reviews and SEC filings.
• Lexis Nexis indexes the Omaha World-Herald.
• Lexis Nexis is primarily full-text.

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Electronic Indexes and Databases

• Lexis Nexis Academic
• To access Lexis Nexis from the library homepage,
  select one of the following access points
• Alphabetical List
• Subject List
• Top 10 Databases List

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Lexis Nexis How to Access
Click on the letter L to access Lexis Nexis
Academic from the Alphabetical List .
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Lexis Nexis How to Access
Click here to access Lexis Nexis Academic from
the Alphabetical List. Notice other Lexis Nexis
options.
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Lexis Nexis How to Access
Click here to access Lexis Nexis from the Top 10
Databases list.
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Lexis Nexis The Interface
The Lexis Nexis interface
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Lexis Nexis Power Search
Click here for Power Search. The Power Search
option will allow us to refine our search
strategy to retrieve more relevant results .
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Lexis Nexis A Sample Search
Power Search page
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Lexis Nexis

• Use Lexis Nexis Power Search for more targeted
  searching
• Lexis Nexis requires that you complete three
  steps.
• Enter search terms (terms and connectors or
  natural language)
• Select sources
• Specify dates

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Lexis Nexis Search Options
Enter search terms here
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Lexis Nexis Search Options
To find out more about connectors, click on the
View Connectors link. It will describe how to
refine your search using terms like and, or and
and not (Boolean operators) as well as other
ways to retrieve the most relevant results.
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Lexis Nexis Search Options
Clicking on the View Connectors link will pull
up this page. It explains how to develop a
search strategy. You can review Boolean
Searching (and, or and and not) and learn
about other proximity commands that may help you
refine your search.
Select from the list of available search options.
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Lexis Nexis Search Options
Click on the link Add keywords (Index Terms) to
find the most appropriate terms for your search.
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Lexis Nexis Search Options
Click on Add keywords (Index Terms) to see how
the keyword or keywords you selected are
categorized in Lexis Nexis. The categories are
Company, Industry, Subject, and Geography with a
default of All terms. When I type in the word
Church, I retrieve companies with the name
Church, affiliated church industries, and the
subject heading church including a link
for Church and State.
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Lexis Nexis Search Options
The drop-down menu allows you to select from the
list of available source options including
local, regional, national and international news
and wire services.
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Lexis Nexis Search Options
Select a specific date or date range to narrow
your search. You may search for items published
as recently as today, or as far back as the late
1970s.
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Lexis Nexis A Sample Search
I entered the search terms, church, state,
and ten commandments from U.S. Newspapers and
Wires within the previous month.
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Lexis Nexis A Sample Search
Clicking on the link Show will allow you to
select what section of the document will be
searched, such as body, headline, dateline, etc.
This is useful when you need to broaden or narrow
your result list.
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Lexis Nexis A Result List
Clicking on the drop-down menu will allow you to
select other viewing options. They include List,
Expanded List, Full Doc-ument, Full with
Indexing, KWIC and Custom. (Custom will not be
covered in this presentation.)
Here is a sample document result list.
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Lexis Nexis Expanded List Option
An example of the Expanded List option.
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Lexis Nexis Full Document
Here is the full text of an article.
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Lexis Nexis Full with Indexing
Notice the search terms appear in red in the
article. This happens when we Select the
options Full Document and Full with Indexing.
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Lexis Nexis KWIC Option
Select KWIC to see keywords In context.
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Lexis Nexis Delivery Options

• Lexis Nexis provides several delivery options.
• Lexis Nexis allows you to print either citations
  or full articles.
• Lexis Nexis allows you to e-mail citations or
  full articles.
• Lexis Nexis allows you to save citations or full
  text articles.
• Lexis Nexis allows you to export bibliographic
  references to Refworks.

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Lexis Nexis Delivery Options
By clicking on the different icons, you can
print, e-mail, save or export bibliographic refer
ences.
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Lexis Nexis Print Option
Click on the print icon and a new window opens
to prepare your print job.
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Lexis Nexis E-mail Option
Click on the e-mail icon and a new window opens
to allow you to send the document or citation via
e-mail.
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Lexis Nexis Save Option
Click on the save icon and a new window opens to
allow you to download the document or citation.
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Lexis Nexis Export Bibliographic Citation Option
Click on the book icon and a new window opens to
allow you to directly export your citation into
Refworks.
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Locate Journals Service

• Another service the Criss Library provides is the
  Locate Journals service. Locate Journals shows
  where journals are available full-text
  (electronically or in print).
• Locate Journals allows you to
• Search for journal titles
• Determine if journals are available
  electronically and/or in print
• Determine if and where journals are available in
  full text

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Locate Journals Service
Enter a journal name to find out where the
journal is available in full text.
You may search by title, ISSN number,
alphabetically, or by Subject.
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Locate Journals Service A Sample Search
Note the default selection option, Title begins
with. I have typed in the search box the search
terms, Church and State.
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Locate Journals Service A Result Page
Our search using the default selection option,
Title begins with and the search terms,
Church and State, retrieved one record. We
can see from the record that the item is
available in the Criss Library Catalog and from
06/01/1996 to present in the electronic database
Academic Search Premier.
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Locate Journals Service A Sample Search

• Locate Journals may be searched by known or
  unknown titles
• In the previous search, I typed in the terms
  church and state, and one journal appeared in
  my result list.
• Note that coincidentally, Church and State is
  also the actual name of a journal.
• You may type in a known title or words of a title
  as well.
• Locate Journals will tell you where the journal
  is indexed and in what format(s) it is available.

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Locate Journals Service A Result Page
When you select the option, Title contains all
words, and you type in the words, Church and
State, you retrieve two results. The first
journal title is Church State and the second
is the Journal of Church and State. Although
these titles are similar, they are different
journals. Note that they are both available from
the Criss Library and Academic Search Premier
but only Journal of Church and State is
available through WilsonOmniFile Full Text
Select.
Note the coverage dates
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Locate Journals Service A Result Page
When you select the option, Title equals, and
type in the words, Church and State, you
retrieve one result for the journal title Church
State. Avoid ampersands when you are creating
a search string.
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Locate Journals Service A Result Page
This record provides the journal Information
for Church State.
0009-6334
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Locate Journals Service Full Text Access Link
Notice the option to search within a particular
publication issue.
Result page for the electronic version of the
journal Church and State indexed in the
data- base, Academic Search Premier.
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Locate Journals Service Print Holdings Access
Link
The result page for the print version of the
journal Church and State in the Criss Library
Catalog.
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A Brief Review

• Library Resources
• So far, we have looked at the Criss Library
  Catalog, Electronic Indexes and Databases, and
  the Locate Journals Service.
• These resources are helpful for finding books and
  periodical articles in journals and newspapers.

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A Brief Review (continued)

• Library Resources
• The Criss Library subscribes to electronic
  resources that we access through the Internet.
• These resources are paid for with student fees
  and other funding and are not available remotely
  to people unaffiliated with UNO.
• What is contained within the indexes has been
  handpicked by the index providers and may have
  originated in print format.

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World Wide Web Pros and Cons

• What is the World Wide Web?
• The pros
• The World Wide Web is made up of billions of web
  pages on a very wide variety of topics.
• The Web can be a good source of information for
  some topics and some types of information,
  particularly current information.

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World Wide Web An Introduction

• What is the World Wide Web?
• The cons
• The World Wide Web is not the best source for all
  information.
• Anyone can create and post Web pages on anything
  s/he wants whether they are an expert in the
  field or a fifth grader.
• No one is monitoring the credibility or accuracy
  of the information posted.

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World Wide Web Evaluation Criteria

• In addition to the previously discussed
  evaluation criteria--accuracy, authority,
  objectivity, currency/timeliness, and
  coverage/scope, remember to consider closely the
  following points
• Audience Who is the intended audience--a
  student, a political party member, a consumer,
  someone familiar/unfamiliar with the topic?
• Purpose Why has this page been
  created--promotion, commerce, scholarly work,
  personal expression, other?

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World Wide Web

• Search Engines
• A search engine is a tool primarily used to
  locate information on the Web.
• Similar to the indexes we looked at earlier,
  search engines can be general or
  subject-specific.

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World Wide Web Google

• We will now take a moment to look at a few sites
  that might relate to the topic of separation of
  church and state and the ten commandments in
  public buildings.
• Well use Google for our search.
• Well skip to the Advanced Search option.
• Our initial search terms will be church and
  state and separation and ten commandments.

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World Wide Web Google
Skip this interface page and click on the
Advanced Search Interface page.
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World Wide Web GooglesAdvanced Search Page
Find results by entering search terms or phrases
here notice your choices.
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World Wide Web Google Advanced Search
A sample search
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World Wide Web Google Advanced Search Results
Notice the URL of each result. Does it indicate
a possible bias? In this search, many of the
URLs have a religious or political tag
indicating a possible bias in the content. Be
aware of this!
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World Wide Web Google Advanced Search Results
Notice the URL of each result. What is the
domain name in the URL? Is it a .com site., a
.org site, a .gov site, a .net site? What does
that tell you? Here is an example of a pbs.org
site, a news site for public broadcasting. Be
aware of this!
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World Wide Web Google Advanced Search Results
Here is the pbs.org site. What do you notice in
this site? Is there any indication of the
author or publisher of the site? What about the
accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency,
coverage purpose and audience?
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World Wide Web GoogleAdvanced Search Results
The site is presenting an interview with Judge
Roy Moore, the Alabama judge who was removed
from office for defying a federal court ruling
to remove the monument of the Ten Commandments
from the courthouse.
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World Wide Web Google Advanced Search Results
The site is also presenting an opposing side to
Judge Roy Moore, the Reverend Barry Lynn, from
the group Americans United for the Separation
of Church and State.
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World Wide Web Google Advanced Search Results
Scrolling down the pbs.org site, the site lists
the financial sponsors, another helpful piece of
information in evaluating the point of view of a
site. How would you evaluate this site?
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World Wide Web Google Advanced Search Results
Here is another site with the URL http//www.bibl
elight.net/bill-of-rights.htm Does the URL
provide a clue to the content? From what you see
here, what can you find out about the author of
this site?
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World Wide Web Google Advanced Search Results
Understanding the limits of a Power Point
presentation, what else can you learn about this
site from what you see here? Remember to
consider the purpose, authority, scope and
audience as you research sites.
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World Wide Web Google Advanced Search Results
To find the author for this site, I had to
scroll down to the bottom of the page. Does the
author appear to be a scholar? A student? A
politician? A citizen?
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World Wide Web Google Advanced Search Results
Here is the authors home page. How would you
evaluate whether to use this site in your
Research?
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World Wide Web

• No single Power Point presentation can illustrate
  the complexities of evaluating the vast amount of
  material on the web.
• You now have criteria to consider that will help
  you make sense of it. Remember
• Accuracy, Authority, Objectivity, Currency,
  Coverage, Audience and Purpose

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Conclusion

• This presentation has guided you through the
  library resources by type and access tools
  available to you for your research.
• Our hope is that you will become critical and
  confident users of information.
• GOOD LUCK!
• For more information or assistance, contact the
  Criss Library Reference Desk at [phone]

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