gale database scavenger hunt

8/11/2019 Gale Database Scavenger Hunt

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Gale Database Search Tips

Databases Search Engines Purchased by the library Free to anyone with computer access Content is reviewed and recommended by

librarians

No review standards with regard to content

Information is organized Information is not organized Information is stable Information is not stable locations and content

continually changeWhat are the differences between databases and search engines?

General Tips

!dvanced Searching Search by "eyword# !bstract# Document $itle# !uthor#Publication $itle# Publisher Name# ISSN# IS%N# Sub&ect#Person Name# Company Name# Place Name or %rand

Name'imit (our Search 'imit to full)te*t only# items containing images# peer)

reviewed &ournals# and restrict the search according to publication date# publication title# or inde*ed sub&ect

Search !ssist $he search input bo*es will suggest words as you type#allowing you to select correct+preferred spellings of terms#as well as most commonly searched terms,

Searching for Phrases -hen you want to search with and #or # or not as wordsrather than %oolean operators# enclose your search terms in.uotation mar/s, For e*ample0 1blac/ and white

photographs1,Saving Documents Saving a document means setting it aside in your 1Saved

Documents1 folder# which allows you to print# email#download and generate citations for all or some of yoursaved items at once,

Citing 2ale Sources !utomatically generate a bibliographic citations based on aformat of your choice,

3ther $ools $here are tools for printing# emailing# downloading# boo/mar/ing# creating a search alert# and sharing and

translating,

Use Boolean Operators

%oolean 3perator Description E*ample Notes!ND Finds all your search terms

in the searched te*t,children and travel 2enerally spea/ing# you do

not need to use !ND between your search termsas the search engine


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automatically loo/s for allyour search terms in

pro*imity to one another,$he !ND operator is mosteffective when doing an!dvanced Search using the

Entire Document inde*,34 Finds one# some or all ofyour search terms in thesearched te*t,

postmortem or autopsy 34 is good to use whensearching for variantspellings or synonymousterms,

N3$ 5se before a term that mustnot be found in the searchedte*t,

crime not murder It is generally better to enter what you are loo/ing for#rather than what you arenot, So rather thansearching on crime notmurder# search on a specificaspect of crime# such ascampus crime# hate crimes#organized crime# and so on,

Use Wildcard Characters

-ildcard Description E*ample Notes6 $he asteris/ stands for any

number of characters#including none,

! search on carib6 finds0Carib# Caribs# Carribbean#caribe# caribou

7any 2ale databasesre.uire a minimum numberof characters 8usually three9

before you can use theasteris/ wildcard# so thefollowing search would not

be allowed0 ma6

: $he .uestion mar/ standsfor e*actly one character,

! search on psych::::yfinds0 psychiatry and

psychology 8but not psychotherapy9,

; $he e*clamation pointstands for one or nocharacters,

! search on colo;r finds0color and colour


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Directions: 5se the 2ale database 2eneral 4eference Center 2old to perform thefollowing searches and answer the corresponding .uestions,

Search 1: Find peer)reviewed &ournal articles pertaining to teacher tenure,

, Clic/ on !cademic ?ournals in the left side bar,

@, Chec/ the f!ll te"t limiter !ND the to peer#re$iewed p!blications limiter,

$his narrowed your search down to how many results: AAAAAAAAAAAAA

Search %: Find information about the drin/ing age,

, Clic/ the search icon,

$his narrowed your search down to how many results: AAAAAAAAAAAAA Bow many subdivisions are there: AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Search ': 4etrieve all full)te*t articles in the egetarian 4esource 2roup s &ournal#Vegetarian Journal ma/ing reference to the term 1red meat1,

, Enter the following search0 "red meat" 8enclose the term in .uotation mar/s9 @, Chec/ the to doc!)ents with f!ll te"t limiter, , Enter vegetarian in the b p!blication title limiter bo* 8as you type# choices will

begin to appear clic/ on Vegetarian Journal 9 , Clic/ the Search button,


Search *: Find Spanish)language publications with Revista in the title,


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=, Enter the following search0 revista >, Enter Spanish in the +ang!age of p!blication limiter bo*, @, Clic/ the search icon,
