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| Preface |
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| 1 Introduction To Library Databases |
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A Brief History of Information Access before Databases |
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Progression from Citation-Only Resources to Full Text |
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Databases and Their Scope |
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Where to Find Scope Information about a Database |
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Scope: Availability of Peer-Reviewed Content |
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Scope: Countries and Languages Covered |
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Scope: Breadth and Depth of Coverage |
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| 2 How Databases Work |
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Standards within Librarianship |
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Field, Records, and Tables |
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Exploring Field Code Consistency |
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Incomplete or Corrupt Indexing |
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What Are Keywords Anyway? |
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Originating URLs and Resultant URLs |
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| 3 Controlled Vocabularies |
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Two Types of Subjects: Headings vs. Descriptors |
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Other Kinds of Authority Control |
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Databases with Back-Generated Indexes |
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| 4 The Searcher's Toolkit: Part 1 |
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What Searching Is All About |
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Basic Tool No. 1: Boolean Logic |
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AND-The Narrowing Boolean Operator |
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OR-The Broadening Boolean Operator |
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NOT-The Negating Boolean Operator |
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Combining Boolean Operators in Practice |
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Human Language vs. Boolean Operators |
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Basic Tool No. 2: Controlled Vocabularies |
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When Do We Need Controlled Vocabulary? |
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Cautions When Using Controlled Vocabulary |
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Not All Controlled Vocabulary Is Created Equal |
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Basic Tool No. 3: Field Searching |
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Field Searching Strategies |
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Combining Field Searching with Controlled Vocabulary Searching |
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| 5 The Searcher's Toolkit: Part 2 |
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Basic Tool No. 4: Proximity Searching |
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Why We Need Proximity Searching |
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Basic Tool No. 5: Truncation and Wildcards |
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Basic Tool No. 6: Limits to Constrain Your Search |
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Limits before Submitting Searches |
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Limits after Results Are Presented |
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Basic Tool No. 7: Learning from Your Results |
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Terms in the Searching Lexicon |
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| 6 Database Interfaces: Vendor Features And Variations |
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Publisher vs. Aggregator Databases |
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Databases Available from Multiple Sources |
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Common (or Sometimes Not-so-Common) Database Features |
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Cross-Searching Databases |
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Citation Generation and Exporting |
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Natural-Language Searching |
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| 7 Social Science Databases |
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Library and Information Science |
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Library Literature Thesaurus |
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Search Example 1: Identifying Terms Using the Library Literature Thesaurus |
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Search Example 2: A Lesson in Problem Solving |
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Other Education Databases |
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Physical Analogs to Database |
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Other Special Search Fields |
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Combining Search History Sets |
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A Cross-Discipline Controlled-Vocabulary Exercise |
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Sociological Abstracts Thesaurus |
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Sociological Abstracts Search |
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Another Approach: Google Scholar |
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General Business Databases |
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Additional Resources for Social Science |
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| 8 Government Information Databases |
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Freely Available U.S. Government Information Portals |
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Govinfo.gov: The GPO's Portal |
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Congress.gov: The Library of Congress's Portal |
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Catalog of Government Publications (CGP): The GPO's Online Catalog |
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Census.gov and American FactFinder: Tools of the Census Bureau |
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Other Full-Text Sources for Government Information |
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Vendor Databases for U.S. Government Information |
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U.S. Congressional Publications |
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U.S. Executive Branch Publications |
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U.S. Judicial Branch Publications |
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A Note about the Federal Depository Library Program |
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International Publications |
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Official Document System (ODS) |
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UNBISnet (United Nations Bibliographic Information System) |
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United Nations Treaty Collection |
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Other International Databases |
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Foreign Government Publications |
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Foreign Government Subdomains |
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Substantive Foreign Government Publications |
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| 9 Humanities Databases |
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Literature Databases: MLA International Bibliography |
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MLAIB Distinctive Features |
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Search Example: Looking for Peer-Reviewed Articles Analyzing Death in Chinese Literature |
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MLA Thesaurus and Names as Subject Index |
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MLA Directory of Periodicals |
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History Databases-America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts |
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Distinctive Features of AHL and HA |
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Search Example 1: Finding Book Reviews |
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Search Example 2: Finding Material about a Topic in a Particular Period |
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Search Example 3: Searching Cited References |
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Historical Newspaper Databases |
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Searching Newspaper Content |
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Search Example 1: Japanese Americans during World War II |
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Search Example 2: Sand Creek Massacre |
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Search Example 3: Psychiatric Hospitals in 18th-Century England |
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Vendor Database Coverage Dates |
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E-Books and the Humanities |
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From Microform to E-Books |
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Handwritten Text Recognition |
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Archival Primary Source Databases |
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Nontextual Databases: Images, Sounds, and Video |
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Streaming Audio and Video Databases |
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Additional Resources for Humanities |
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| 10 Science, Engineering, And Medical Databases |
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Web of Science and Other Citation Indexes |
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The Scope of ISI's Citation Indexes |
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Cited References: Tracing Research Back in Time |
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Citations to an Author: Tracing Research Forward in Time |
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Book Reviews to Academic Books: A Hidden Benefit |
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Citation Tracking in Other Databases |
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Analysis of Selected Engineering Databases |
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MeSH: Medical Subject Headings |
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Search Example 1: Topic Search |
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Search Example 2: Field Code Searching |
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MedlinePlus and PubMed Central |
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Other Science, Engineering, and Medical Databases |
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| 11 Numerical And Statistical Databases |
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247 | (1) |
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Searching for Numbers as Opposed to Text |
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248 | (1) |
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Basic Statistical Starting Strategies |
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249 | (4) |
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"Who Cares?" Tool 1: Google Web |
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"Who Cares?" Tool 2: ProQuest Statistical Insight |
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"Who Cares?" Tool 3: ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States |
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"Who Cares?" Tool 4: Identifying the Players: National and International Agencies |
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"Who Cares?" Tool 5: Do a Literature Search |
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Putting the Tools to Work |
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Diving into Statistical Databases |
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Historical Statistics of the United States |
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Additional Statistical Mapping Databases |
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Additional Statistical Databases, Fee and Free |
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| 12 From Bibliographic Databases To Full-Text E-Books |
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WorldCat as a Reference Tool |
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WorldCat for Citation Verification |
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WorldCat and Foreign Language Searching |
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Search Example 1: Finding Materials in Other Languages |
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Search Example 2: Finding Materials for a Specific Audience |
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Search Example 3: Finding Materials by Genre |
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WorldCat.org Search Examples |
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Search Example 1: A Known Item Search |
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Search Example 2: Using WorldCat.org from within Google Books |
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282 | (1) |
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Search Example 3: Finding Musical Scores |
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282 | (1) |
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Local Library Catalogs: Current Trends |
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283 | (1) |
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Google Books and Local Library Catalogs |
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Information Access Anomaly |
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284 | (2) |
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Library Catalog: Not the Best Discovery Tool |
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286 | (2) |
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| 13 Web-Scale Discovery Databases |
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Federated Searching in Libraries |
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294 | (1) |
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The "Clinic" Put on by Google |
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295 | (1) |
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Discovery Tools Come on the Scene |
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302 | (1) |
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Testing EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) |
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Testing WorldCat Discovery |
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Discipline-Specific Databases vs. Discovery Tools vs. Google Scholar |
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| 14 User Behaviors And Meeting Information Needs |
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Users and Their Behaviors |
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Information-Seeking Behaviors |
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309 | (1) |
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Personal Observations of Library Users |
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Determining the Real Question |
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Match the Resource to the Question |
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Virtual Reference: E-Mail and Chat |
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Thinking Like an Indexer vs. Thinking Like a Text |
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Format-Independent Thinking |
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319 | (1) |
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Have a Brainstorming Session with Yourself |
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319 | (1) |
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Modes of Searching: Keyword, Controlled Vocabulary, Citations, Full Text |
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320 | (1) |
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When to Prefer Keyword Searching |
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321 | (1) |
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Make Databases "Your Own" |
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321 | (1) |
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A New Way to Brainstorm Keywords |
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322 | (1) |
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Going beyond Databases: Using Database Output for Citation Management |
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323 | (2) |
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Client-based vs. Cloud-based |
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323 | (1) |
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Word Processor Integration |
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323 | (2) |
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326 | (1) |
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| 15 Evaluating Databases |
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327 | (16) |
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Basic Facts and Figures: Initial Information to Gather |
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328 | (4) |
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Making a Request for Purchase |
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Elements to Include in the Request |
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338 | (2) |
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340 | (1) |
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| 16 Teaching Other People About Databases |
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344 | (6) |
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Principle 1: Teach to Your Audience |
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Principle 2: Avoid Lecturing |
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Principle 3: Wait for Answers |
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Principle 4: Less Is More |
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Principle 5: Transparency in Teaching |
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Principle 6: You Have the Right to Be Wrong |
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347 | (1) |
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Principle 7: Teaching with Technology |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (1) |
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Synchronous and Asynchronous Modes of Teaching |
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350 | (9) |
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351 | (1) |
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Teaching an Information Literacy Session |
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352 | (2) |
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354 | (1) |
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355 | (1) |
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Video Tutorials for Asynchronous Instruction |
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356 | (3) |
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359 | (1) |
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360 | (2) |
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362 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
| Glossary |
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363 | (6) |
| Index |
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