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Essential Keyword Search Tips for Effective Research in Andersen Library Databases

Discover vital keyword search strategies to enhance your research effectiveness in the Andersen Library at UW-Whitewater. Learn how to use Boolean operators like AND, OR, and NOT to refine your search results, making your research quicker and more targeted. Utilize quotation marks for exact phrases and truncation to find various word forms. This guide outlines practical tips for navigating databases such as JSTOR and Academic Search Complete, ultimately helping you to find relevant articles faster, especially on topics like the impact of cell phones on teenage social interactions.

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Essential Keyword Search Tips for Effective Research in Andersen Library Databases

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  1. Martha Stephenson Reference & Instruction Librarian Doing Research in the Andersen Library, UW-Whitewater

  2. Keyword search tips

  3. Andersen Library databases are used to find mostly articles

  4. An database is an online index of citations, sometimes containing complete articles or other full text. Examples: Academic Search Complete (EbscoHost) JSTOR LexisNexis What is a database?

  5. Tips to Save You Time: Find Info Fast

  6. How have cell phones effected social interaction between teenagers? Thesis STATEMENT, Issue, Question

  7. B R A I N S T O R M

  8. and • Use to connect different concepts • Both concepts will be in the results • Narrows search (finds fewer, more on target results) • phones Finds=4053 • cell and phones Finds=1775 Keyword Tip #1: Use AND

  9. or • Use to connect similar concepts • At least one term will be in the results • Broadens search (finds more results, is more thorough) • Saves time by doing several searches in one • cell Finds=2474 • cell or cellular Finds=3343 Keyword Tip #2: Use OR

  10. Quotation Marks “ ” • Use when words often or always occur in a specific order • All words inside the quotes will be in the results, in the exact order used • Narrows search (finds fewer, more on target results) • cell and phones Finds=1775 • “cell phones”Finds=1223 Keyword Tip #4: Phrases

  11. Truncation • Use to find various endings of a word • Place symbol at the end of the rootword • Broadens search (finds more results) • Symbol varies among catalogs & databases • Be careful of placement! • phone* = phone, phoned, phones, phoneme, • & 30 other words • cat* = cat, cats, catatonic, catalytic, catastrophic, & 250 other words Keyword Tip #3: Use Truncation

  12. Nesting • Use to assure search runs correctly when using both ands & ors • Like in algebraic equations • Place orpart in parentheses • (“cell phone*”orcellphone*)and teen* Keyword Tip #5: Combinations

  13. any questions?

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