Database Searching for CNM Graduate Students NM6770

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Database Searching for CNM Graduate Students
(NM6770)

• Gan Kim Hong (Ms)
• Librarian, NUS Central Library
• clbgkh_at_nus.edu.sg
• August 2009

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CNM Subject Guide

• http//www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/sg/ss/cn/cnm.html

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What shall we learn?

• Database searching
• Searching journals in LINC
• Using proxy bookmark to access full-text
• E-Forms
• Journal alerts
• EndNote X2

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Locating Journal Articles
CITATIONS

• FULL-TEXT

• via
• databases
• LINC catalogue
• document delivery

via mainly databases
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So, to look for citations, which databases should
I search?
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Recommended Databases

• Proquest Dissertations and Theses (U.S. Ph.D
  theses)
• Communication Mass Media Complete (CMMC)
  (communication, mass media topics)
• Web of Science (peer-reviewed)
• JSTOR (back issues, full-text)
• Full-text databases (multi-disciplinary topics)

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Mechanics of Database Searching

• formulate search statement
• sort results by relevance
• refine strategy
• apply limit options
• mark save results

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Topic political campaigning via Internet
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Boolean Operators

• and both terms must be present
• or either of the terms may be present
• not excludes a search term

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Truncation ()

• The truncation () retrieves anything that comes
  after the stem
• comput
• retrieves
• computer
• computers
• computing

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Wildcard (?)

• The wildcard (?) replaces one character
• wom?n
• retrieves
• woman
• women

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Phrase search

• Use quotation marks for phrase searches
• e.g. political campaign and internet

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Proximity Operators

• political n5 campaign
• searches both terms within 5 words of one
  another, regardless of the order entered
• political w5 campaign
• searches both terms within 5 words of one
• another, in the order entered
• (Check HELP menu in each database for exact
  use of the various operators)

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Keyword Search using Boolean Logic

• Identify the key concepts
• string the concepts using and
• e.g. (political) and (campaigning) and (internet)
• Use synonyms
• to expand your search terms using or
• e.g. (internet or web or online or cyber)
• Use truncation and wildcard
• to capture variant forms of a search term
• e.g. (campaign)

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Communication Mass Media Complete
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Proquest Dissertations and Theses
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Searching Full-text Databases

• EbscoHost
• InformaWorld
• Project Muse
• Proquest
• Sage
• ScienceDirect
• See library portal for complete list

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Using Library Proxy Bookmark to access full-text
articles subscribed by NUS Libraries
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Taken from URL links in Websites
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Taken from URL links in Email Alerts
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What is a Library Proxy Bookmark?

• Inserts the NUS library proxy stem
  (libproxy1.nus.edu.sg) into the URL of the
  article
• Connects you to the library proxy and allows you
  to view the full-text of the article straightaway
  if it is subscribed by NUS Libraries

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How do I install the Library Proxy Bookmark in my
browser?

• Click on the link below and follow the
  instructions
• http//lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/d/proxybkmrklet_google.
  html

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How to use the proxy bookmark?

• Click on the URL of the article
• Click on the library proxy bookmark
• You will be prompted for your NUSNET ID and
  password if you have not login previously during
  the session

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Q What if the databases do not have the
full-text of the journal article I need?
A Check the LINC catalogue
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Searching for Journals in LINC
article title

• Verser, Rebecca Wicks, Robert (2006). Managing
  voter impressions. Journal of Communication, 56
  (1), 178-197.

journal title
Q Which title should I search in LINC?
A journal title
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Lets do a Journal Search!

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The journal article I need is not in LINC either.
What can I do?
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Document Delivery Service (DDS)

• Submit E-Form (choose the right form)
• E-form to be endorsed by supervisor
• Free of charge for graduate students
• Allow 3 to 5 days processing time

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Accessing E-Forms
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E-Forms available for -

• New book titles
• Inter-library loans
• Intra-library loans (e.g. transfer items
  from HSSML Library to Central Library, NUS)
• Document delivery

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Journal Alerts Why?

• To keep yourself up-to-date with the research
  done in your area
• You are notified via email the latest articles
  published in the journal or database in which
  you have set the alerts

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Steps to Set Alerts

• Register for an account in the e-journal or
  database
• Look for the Alert option and set your alerts
• You can set alerts for
• new issues (table of contents)
• pre-prints
• a specific search statement

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More information on Alerts

• How can I be alerted to...
• New journal issues for my favorite journal(s)?  
• New journal articles in ScienceDirect?
• New books acquired by the library?

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What is EndNote/EndNote Web?

• A software that
• stores organizes the references you have
  collected from the various sources
• automatically formats/re-formats your references
  according to the citation style you specify, e.g.
  APA style
• automatically generates the References list at
  the end of your Word document
• free for NUS staff and students

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Your Library Contacts
Rahimah (Ms) Central Library clbrmm_at_nus.e
du.sg 6516-2022

• Gan Kim Hong (Ms)
• Central Library
• clbgkh_at_nus.edu.sg
• 6516-2022