Research Guides: Database Search Strategies ( Interactive Option): Links

Tutorials

Advanced Search Strategies Workshop
This tutorial includes a recording of the Search Strategies live workshop as well as recap of Boolean operators and other important filters for a database search. Certificate of completion provided at the end (students must score at least 70% for certificate).

Workshop Recording

If you want to skip around:

0:40 Pre-Research & Topic Development Recap
2:20 Creating Search Terms
3:27 Databases intro
4:05 AND/OR/NOT, parentheses
7:19 Database demonstration in Academic Search Complete
11:20 Wildcards
12:28 Quotation Marks
13:49 Proximity
15:33 Recap
15:59 All database work basically the same using these principles
17:29 Ask us about your specific research problem!

Search Better
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Introduces advanced search strategies, including boolean operators.

Accessing the Databases

Access online library materials through the library databases!

To access the databases from off-campus, you will be prompted to enter your LSC email/password or your 14-digit library barcode.

Discovery Search Search (nearly) all the library collections from one place, including articles, books and e-books, videos, and more.
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You can search without signing in, but once you click to access something, you'll be prompted to use your library barcode number or your LSC username/password.
A-Z Database List Sort & filter by subject and content types to find the specific collection you need.

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Database Search Strategies ( Interactive Option): Links

Tutorials

Workshop Recording

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Accessing the Databases

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