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Welcome! Today you will be learning about effective
research strategies, particularly the use of
online databases.
We assume that you know about andhave used ProQuest in our library.
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What’s “Wrong” with ProQuest?
There’s nothing “wrong” with ProQuest.
However, although ProQuest can be auseful database, our library subscribes toadditional, more specific databases that
may provide you with a more focusedsearch.
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How to complete this lesson
You will need to have this presentation and aweb browser window open at the sametime.
1. Leave this presentation open.
2. Use your mouse to click on the File tab in
your web browser.3. Select either “new tab” or “new window.”
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Type in our school homepage(www.pasadena.edu) in the URL
window. Then, select the library tab.
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How do I decide which
database to use?
On our library homepage, you will notice
an option to browse databases by name orsubject. Choose the “By Subject” option.
See the next screen for clarification.
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Choose the “by subject” link.
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The databases will belisted by subject:
Multiple SubjectDatabases
Art and Music Biographies
Books and E-Books
Controversial Topics
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Law
Literary Criticism News
Nursing and Allied
Health Science
Social Science
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Depending on your topic, you may need
to expand the scope of your research toinclude multiple subjects.
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Decide which database(s) mightprove useful in your search.
Ask yourself the following questions to help you choose appropriate
database subjects and to consider the different aspects of your topic:
Would information on an author’s background help me inmy research?
Is my topic a controversial issue?
Would any dictionary or encyclopedia entries help me
define key terms? Is my topic related to art and music, law, literature, the
natural sciences, and/or the social sciences?
Which book and/or e-book catalogs help in my particular
search?
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Sample Topic:
Genetic Engineering
If you were researching “geneticengineering” as a topic, which databasesdo you think would result in the bestresults?
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Sample Topic:
Genetic EngineeringThese databases would probably produce the
most relevant results:
Books and E-Books
Controversial Topics
Encyclopedias Law
Nursing and Allied Health
Science
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Let’s look at Books and E-Books
Under the subject heading “Books and E-Books,” two databases appear relevant to
the topic of genetic engineering:
Gale Virtual Reference Library
PCC Library Catalog
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Let’s look at Controversial Topics
Under the subject heading “ControversialTopics,” you should see three specific
databases: Opposing Viewpoints in Context
CQ Researcher
SIRS Knowledge Source
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Let’s Look at Encyclopedias
Under the “Encyclopedias” subject heading,you should see two relevant databases. Each
has its own merits. Take a minute to readthe description of each database.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
World Book Web
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Let’s Look at Law
Under the subject heading “Law,” you
should see the Westlaw Database , whichmight prove useful to examine what the
courts have decided with respect to the
legality of genetic engineering.
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Nursing and Allied Health
Under the subject heading “Nursing and Allied Health,” you should see two options:
ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source
Salem Health
Explore each database. How are these twodatabases different?
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Science
Under the “Science” heading, you should seefour databases. However, they might not allbe relevant to the topic of genetic
engineering.
Which do you think would be most
relevant?
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Science
We think that these two would produce thebest results, but sometimes you have toexplore a database to see if it will work for
you.
Science Full Text Select
(H.W. Wilson Database)
PubMed Central
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Now it’s your turn to practice. Page 1
Topic: Is Black English a viable medium for social and politicalexpression?
Essentially, Baldwin argues that Black English has a particular socio-political role: a tool with which to express the reality of Black America and
the history of oppression experienced by black Americans. According to
Baldwin, to belittle or repudiate the use of Black English is to belittle or
to repudiate the social and political experience of black Americans.
Research Topic: If you were going to write anargumentative composition about Black English, whatdatabases would you choose?
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Take a look at the “by subject” database list:
Multiple SubjectDatabases
Art and Music Biographies
Books and E-Books
Controversial Topics Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Law
Literary Criticism News
Nursing and Allied
Health Science
Social Science
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Write down the answers to
the following questions: Would information on an author’s background help
me in my research?
Is this topic a controversial issue?
Would any dictionary or encyclopedia entries help medefine key terms?
Is my topic related to art and music, law, literature,the natural sciences, and/or the social sciences?
Which book and/or e-book catalogs help in myparticular search?
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Which databases
should you use?
Based on your responses to the previous
questions, which databases should youuse?
Write down the names of these
databases. Be prepared to discuss youranswers in class.