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Information Literacy - Research 190
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Fall 2008


Chapter 10         Introduction to Proximity Searching in Fulltext Databases.  Database Examples from Academic
                          Search and Factiva

WebText - Table of Contents and Syllabus

Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five
Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen

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Topics -- Goals

 

 

 Assignments - Due Dates 
Class Activities 
Readings/Review/Reference
Academic Search - Fulltext Databases Search Techniques

Explore Content and Interface

  • Periodicals indexed?
  • How many are indexed?
  • How Do I...?
  • Help files

1. Proximity searching
2. Special Characters
( asterisk * - exclamation mark ! ) / Wild cards 
3. Specifying a date, date range

Primary Information Sources - University of California, Berkeley
What are they?  Where and how does one find them? 

Due:  Tuesday 10-28-08.  Database Selection Exercise

 

 

Library Databases A - Z

 

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