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Research Workshop Guide: Maximizing Your Search Strategies in QCAT & Google Scholar

Join our library workshop on September 17, 2009, to enhance your research skills using QCAT and Google Scholar. This session will cover key strategies for effective searching in both English and Spanish, tips for exporting records, and utilizing subject headings. Learn to find the best academic resources and filter results, including peer-reviewed articles. The workshop is led by our knowledgeable staff, available for individual queries in KIN 300f, Wednesdays from 9:30-11:00 am. Don't miss this opportunity to improve your research techniques!

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Research Workshop Guide: Maximizing Your Search Strategies in QCAT & Google Scholar

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  1. SPAN 824 – TeatroBreve Basilica del Pilar @ River "Ebro", Zaragoza. ( Spain, 2008 ) Library workshop September 17, 2009

  2. Before you begin

  3. Research starting point

  4. QCAT Enter your search terms here

  5. Tips for QCAT • Search for terms in Spanish and English to get the best results • Click on ‘FULL RECORD’ to see the subject headings - click on the subject headings to see if there are other titles you may have missed • Email, print, or save your search

  6. Save, email and print - QCAT

  7. MLA International Bibliography

  8. MLA International Bibliography Mark titles you wish to save, print, email or send to RefWorks Search strategy

  9. Tips for MLA • Do a keyword search first • Click on a relevant record and then search by subject/author (based on the thesaurus) • Not all titles have a “Get it @ Queen’s” icon. Copy and paste into QCAT to make sure we have it. • Export relevant titles to RefWorks

  10. Prisma

  11. Tips for Prisma • Similar search options as MLA and Literature Online (LION) • Choose Peer-Reviewed articles only for more academic results • Search options in Spanish, Portuguese and English

  12. Literature Online (LION)

  13. LION - example

  14. Results in LION

  15. Google Scholar Search strategy RESULTS

  16. Tips for Google Scholar Set your preferences for the following: • Knowledge Ontario - AONE Full Text @ KO • Queen's University at Kingston, Canada – Get It! @ Queen's • Acquisitions/Serials, Queen's University, - Full Text@IngentaConnect • Canadian National Catalogue - Find in AMICUS **Don’t forget to export titles to RefWorks**

  17. MLA vs. Google Scholar • Search for : entremés and “golden age” or “siglo de oro” in Google Scholar • How many “hits” were you able to access online from Google Scholar? • How many titles were you able to access online from Google Scholar? MLA? • Were the articles/books relevant? Recent? Plaza de España (Toledo) by Hunda

  18. RACER (Interlibrary Loan)

  19. Thank you • Office hours 9:30-11:00 am in KIN 300f every Wednesday • Email me: soinin@queensu.ca • Call me: 613-533-6000 x75566 • Drop by the library Muchasgracias y buenasuerte.

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