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Databases and Internet Searching

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Catalog: http://www.uhls.org/uhls/catalog.cfm

Databases: http://www.eastgreenbushlibrary.org/reference/index.htm

Login with your library card number (on back of card)

Virtual Library - examples, eg, government, cooking, libraries

http://www.eastgreenbushlibrary.org/reference/virtuallib.htm

SUNYA: http://library.albany.edu/reference/

RPI: http://www.lib.rpi.edu/resources/references/index.html

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1) Ebsco

Searchasaurus (for children)

Ebsco Host:

Choose databases –

Eg, Animals – text;images;,eg, turtle

MagillAuthors

Functions.

Images.

Save image to a file.

Searching.

Boolean Operators (And, Or, Not)

Boolean logic defines logical relationships between terms in a search. The Boolean search operators are and, or and not. You can use these operators to create a very broad or very narrow search.

And combines search terms so that each search result contains all of the terms. For example, travel and Europe finds articles that contain both travel and Europe.

Or combines search terms so that each search result contains at least one of the terms. For example, college or university finds results that contain either college or university.

Not excludes terms so that each search result does not contain any of the terms that follow it. For example, television not cable finds results that contain television but not cable.

The following table illustrates the operation of Boolean terms:

And	Or	Not
Each result contains all search terms.	Each result contains at least one search term.	Results do not contain the specified terms.
The search heart and lung finds items that contain both heart and lung.	The search heart or lung finds items that contain either heart or items that contain lung.	The search heart not lung finds items that contain heart but do not contain lung.

If you use parentheses with the Boolean operators, the terms inside the parentheses are processed first.

Heart and lungs finds 731 articles.

Can limit results to magazines, newspapers, reference, images, etc.

Will "lungs" find more or less? 2,576

Lungs and smoking. 221

Lungs not smoking. Will it be more or less? 2,355.

Lungs or smoking. More or less? 11,000.

Wildcard (?) and Truncation (*) Symbols

Use the wildcard and truncation symbols to create searches where there are unknown characters, multiple spellings or various endings. Neither the wildcard nor the truncation symbol can be used as the first character in a search term.

The wildcard is represented by a question mark (?). To use the wildcard, enter your search terms and replace each unknown character with a ?. EBSCOhost finds all citations of that word with the ? replaced by a letter.

For example, type ne?t to find all citations containing neat, nest or next. EBSCOhost does not find net because the wildcard replaces a single character.

Truncation is represented by an asterisk (*). To use truncation, enter the root of a search term and replace the ending with an *. EBSCOhost finds all forms of that word.

For example, type comput* to find the words computer or computing.

Driving. 14,000.
Driv* 64,000
Vest. 871.
Ve?t. 2,100.
Comput*. 388,000.

To e-mail one or more articles or citations:

From the open result or from the folder, click E-mail. The E-mail Manager appears. The Articles and Bibliographic Manager sub-tabs are available.

Enter the e-mail address. To send to more than one e-mail address, use a semicolon between each e-mail address. (For example, name1@address.com; name2@address2.com).

Enter a subject to appear on the e-mail subject line. (For example, Results of research on topic ABC.) (40 character maximum.)

If you are in the folder, Remove these items from folder after e-mailing appears. Indicate whether you want to empty the folder of all saved items after e-mailing.

Select what you want to include when e-mailing:

Brief Citation – Indicates that only a brief citation should be e-mailed.

Brief Citation and Abstract – Indicates that a brief citation and an abstract should be e-mailed.

Detailed Citation and Abstract – Indicates that a detailed citation and abstract should be e-mailed.

HTML Full Text – Indicates that the HTML Full Text of the article (if available) should be e-mailed.

PDF as a separate attachment– Includes all citation information and the article in Adobe PDF format, if available.

Note: If no HTML Full Text is available, but PDF Full Text is available, the PDF Full Text will be sent, even if PDF as separate attachment was not marked.

Note: Persistent links to articles are automatically included in the e-mail.

To send the e-mail, click Send; otherwise, click Back. A message appears when your e-mail has been sent. If you selected more items than allowed by the library administrator, any remaining items will still be available in the folder, even if you marked Remove these items from folder after e-mailing.

Search Brazil and Peru. 190.

Add to Folder.

Email. Abstracts and full-texts.

2) CQ Researcher

Founded in 1923 as Editorial Research Reports, The CQ Researcher is the choice of researchers seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Published in print and online 44 times a year, the single-themed CQ Researcher report offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.

Each 12,000-word CQ Researcher report is a unique work, investigated and written by a seasoned journalist. It can be read in its entirety or by section, which include a background and chronology; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.

Browse by topic. A-Z.
Central Intelligence Agency.
Choose report Cybersecurity.
Full Report option (top-left).
In the News feature.
Find a Report (left margin) ; choose link to Coming Up.

3) Books in Print

Search Philbrick, Nathaniel

See Revenge of the Whale.

Note Review. See Read More for more reviews.

Note Book Subjects. Eg, whaling juvenile literature.

Check First Chapters. Author search on Philbrick, Nathaniel. In the Heart of the Sea.

4) Infotrac Group

- Health Reference Center -

Show title list (left margin)

Subject guided search –

Search the Subject Guide when what you want can be expressed as "show me articles about" a topic.

Here's how to search:

Click on the entry box

Enter one or more words

Click on [Search]

Hint: It's usually best to search for only one or two words. If you enter more than one word, enter the most important word first, even if that looks backwards. Use one or more wildcardsif you’re unsure of spelling or want to search for variant forms of a word.

Search birds and trees

Show with text and without text.

Note link buttons.

5) Oxford Reference

Advanced Search:

clear all; choose History box.

full text: Jefferson and Lincoln

order results: alphabetical.

Choose Commander in Chief

See also; Adjacent entries

Email.

Boolean searching with parentheses.

Returning to the full example above: zen AND (art OR painting) NOT (abstract OR german). This search will find entries which:

contain the words zen and art but not abstract or german

contain the words zen and painting, but not abstract or german

Thus the search will return all entries related to Zen art or painting, but avoids the red herrings thrown up by the German school of abstract painters who called themselves the Zen 49 group.

Wildcards:

The question mark (?) stands for any single character - but only one of them. So a search for act??? might find active, Act411, action and acting pilot officer, but not act or actuarial.

Hash (#) symbol:

The hash symbol (#) stands for exactly ONE number only. So a search for "Section ###" would find Section 212, but not Section 2491, nor Section ABC

ALPHA CHARACTERS:

The @ symbol stands for any single alpha character (letter), so a search for F@ might find FO (Foreign Office) and FA (Football Association), but not F1 (Formula One). As above, remember that each @ symbol equals exactly one character.

6) World Book Online Reference Center

Home page content

Atlas

Search options (top right)

Advanced Search: limit to pictures

Use search term "wren"

4 results

Sound provided.

Suggest to experiment and explore.

7) Reference USA

Search people: John Smith

Search businesses: IBM in New York

8) Children’s Literature Database

Consult Help page for overview.

Search non-fiction "dogs and pet"

Search fiction for "dogs and pet"

Link to Barnes and Noble.

Search "dogs", genre Science, age = Parent.

Search "dogs", age = 5.

9) Wilson

- Database Description

Biography Reference Bank contains biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images. It contains the full text of the articles from more than 100 volumes of biographical reference books published by H. W. Wilson, including all the articles from all volumes of Current Biography, the World Author Series, Nobel Prize Winners, World Artists, World Film Directors, American Reformers, and numerous biographical books on musicians and composers throughout history. Also included are thousands of biographies from other respected publishers, including Macmillan UK, Greenwood, Houghton Mifflin, and Harvard University Press.

do a basic search. Natural language, then Boolean.

Eg, Lincoln and civil war

10) Times Union Archive

Can only be used in the East Greenbush Community Library!

Search some past years.

11) Internet Search Engines

Altavista http://www.altavista.com

Google http://www.google.com/

Google Options: http://www.google.com/options/index.html
AlltheWeb http://www.alltheweb.com/

Teoma http://www.teoma.com

Search for the phrase "search engine" at Teoma for a complete list of internet search engines. http://static.wc.teoma.com/docs/teoma/about/searchtips.html

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Bibliography

Search Engine Watch http://www.searchenginewatch.com

Tutorial for finding information on the Internet: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

SUNY-Albany Guides: http://library.albany.edu/internet/

RPI list of image collections: http://www.lib.rpi.edu/resources/databases/images.html