NC Wise Owl

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NC Wise Owl Search Strategies
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Search Strategies-Databases

• I. Subject Guide Search
• Topic Search
• Enter Search Terms Use Search Button
• Purpose-Searches subjects, people, products,
  locations and organizations

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Search Strategies-Databases

• Limit Searches-Options
• Articles With Text
• Date or date Range
• Browse/Select Specific Magazines, Journals Or
  Newspapers

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Search Strategies-Databases

• III. Examples-Boolean
• A. Boolean Operators (And, Or, Not)
• Tuition AND college AND university- Search
  includes all of these terms.
• Tuition AND college OR university- Search
  includes tuition or university, college or
  University, tuition and college.

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Search Strategies-Databases

• A. Boolean Operators (And, Or, Not)
• Tuition AND university NOT college- Search
  includes just tuition and university.

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Search Strategies-Databases

• Searches-Wildcard
• Find more than exact matches in search.
• Substitute symbols for one or more letters.
• Include singular/plural forms of word.
• Words with same root.
• Words spelled in different ways.

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Search Strategies-Databases

• A. Asterisk ()- Number of characters and for
  words that share the same root.
• e.g.) Pigment - matches pigment and pigmentation

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Search Strategies-Databases

• . Searches-Wildcard
• B. Question Mark (?)- Stands for one character.
  Helpful to clear up spelling
• e.g.) Relev?nce matches relevance or relevence

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Search Strategies-Databases

• Searches-Wildcard
• Exclamation point (!)-
• Stands for one or no characters.
• Useful to match singular or plural of word.
• e.g.) Product! Matches product and products but
  not productive or productivity.

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Search Strategies-Databases

• Searches-Relevance Search
• Search- By words in article title or by content
  in articles.
• Search by a single word or combination of words.
• Can limit searches.
• Cannot use boolean and logical operators.

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Search Strategies-Databases

• Searches-Relevance Search
• A. Double Quotes ( ) Civil War Match
  articles containing the words civil war exactly.
• B. Plus Sign ()-- televisioncapital gains
  Match articles containing television and capital
  gains

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Search Strategies-Database

• Searches-Relevance Searches
• C. Minus Sign (-) -headache-pesticide residue
• Match article that MUST NOT contain word
• Headache and words pesticide residue

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Search Strategies-Databases

• Searches- Keyword Searches
• Search for words-Title of article or by entire
  article content
• Can use Boolean operators- AND, OR, NOT
• Hit Results-Sorted By Date

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Search Strategies-Databases/Web

• Searches-Keyword Searches
• Can use limit selection options.
• Can search by wild card technique.
• Can combine Boolean terms in search

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Search Strategies-Web

• Natural Language
• On A Search Engine (Yahoo, Google), Type Search
  In As A Question Or Sentence
• Search Engines-Will Pick Out Important Terms From
  Question Or Sentence

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Search Strategies-Databases

• Searches-Advanced Search
• By each term, you can search by the following
  descriptors.
• Keyword (ke) (ke) Dance
• Title (ti) (ti)Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
• Date (da) (da)August 16, 2004

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Search Strategies-Databases

• Searches-Advanced Search
• By each term, you can search by the following
  descriptors.
• Journal (jn) (jn)Art Education
• Text word (tx) (tx)basketball
• Subject (su) (su)acid rain
• Author (au) (au) Mark Twain

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Search Strategies-Databases

• Searches-Advanced Search
• Additional Features
• Specify Boolean operator (AND, OR, NOT) by each
  word.
• Search For Images-Choose (AC) Article Content
  option and type the word Image

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Search Strategies-Databases

• Searches-Advanced Search
• Additional Features
• Can use limit selection options (Articles with
  text, date or date ranges, and specific journals

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Search Strategies-Databases

• Searches-Journal Search
• Search each word- Find all matches in journal
  name. e.g.) Library Journal
• Exact match to search terms-Enclose search terms
  in double quotes e.g.) Journal Of American
  Medicine

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Search Strategies-Databases

• Searches-Journal Search
• Title List-
• Gives journal/magazine titles
• Beginning and ending issue dates

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NC Wise Owl-Online Resources

• Free Online Resources For All Public School
  Students In North Carolina
• Password For Home Use Can Be Obtained From Media
  Center

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NC Wise Owl-Online Resources

• Gale Magazine Database-Full Text Articles From
  Over 1900 Magazines
• Grolier New Book Of Knowledge-Feature Articles On
  Current events And Curriculum Related Topics

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NC Wise Owl-Online Resources

• Junior Reference Collection-Resources Focused On
  the Needs Of Middle School Students.
• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia-39,000 articles
  and 5,620 images

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NC Wise Owl-Online Resources

• Lands And Peoples-Supporting The Social Studies
  Curriculum With Articles, Data, Maps, And Flag
  Images.
• New Book Of Popular Science-Encyclopedia With
  Projects, Biographies, Current Events And Other
  Science Resources

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NC Wise Owl-Online Resources

• Scribner Writers Series-Over 1,600 Articles On
  Authors And Literary Genres
• America The Beautiful-Ultimate Information Source
  On Our Country And The Fifty States

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NC Wise Owl-Online Resources

• Gale EBook Collection-Invaluable Collection Of
  Online Reference Materials, Including Primary
  Documents

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NC Wise Owl-For Teachers

• SAS InSchool-Lesson Plans, Student Activities And
  More For English, Social Studies, Math, Science,
  And Spanish
• Kaleidoscope-Resource For Integrating
  Computer/Technology Skills Into The Curriculum

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NC Wise Owl-For Teachers

• NC Win-Take Online Technology Courses
• Web Site Database-Reviews Top Web Resources For
  North Carolina Schools

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NC Wise Owl-For Teachers

• Featured Web Sites-Web Sites Recommended For
  Curriculum
• Evalutech-Evaluations Of Books, AV
  Materials,Computer Software And Web Sites

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NC Wise Owl-For Teachers

• eBistro-Online Resource Designed To Help Teachers
  Integrate Technology Into The Curriculum
• Grants Awards-Collection Of Current
  Opportunities For Teachers/Students

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NC Wise Owl-For Teachers

• Media/Technology-Impact Guidelines For
  Media/technology Programs/E-Reviews