Find An Article | Joseph Schaffner Library | Northwestern University Selecting and searching Electronic Indexes Databases. Your research topic willdirect which electronic database is coverage but stand out in specific areas. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/schaffner/findarticle.html
Extractions: Find a book Find articles on a specific topic Request a Book Request an Article ... History Northwestern University subscribes to over 29,000 periodical titles, ranging from popular news magazines to scholarly research journals. In libraries, anything that is published three or more times is considered a periodical. Newspapers, magazines and journals are common examples. Articles generally provide information that is more current and concise than that which you can find in a book. This guide will help you find current articles and the periodicals they are published in. To find periodical articles you must make use of some form of periodical index. Many articles are available full-text through electronic databases. Other databases only provide a citation or an abstract of the article. Print indexes are available to help you search for older material. Different indexes and databases cover different subject material and different time periods. Please ask a librarian for assistance in locating and using print indexes. See below for information on electronic indexes: Your research topic will direct which electronic database is most appropriate. Many databases overlap in their coverage but stand out in specific areas. A selection of databases is available through the
MOD5_3-Unknowns: Subject & Keyword Searching search. A subject search is different from other searches becauseYou are searching for a topic, not a specific book or author; http://carroll1.cc.edu/~fyscl/mod5/mod5_3.html
Extractions: Subject Searching Here's the situation: your instructor says "write a paper on Thucydides and do appropriate research to support your thesis". Here's the plan: Decide if there is a specific aspect of this topic you will research. Is the assignment to study all of Thucydides, or is it something more specific like Thucydides' thoughts on democracy? Once you've determined what the subject is, go to the subject search. A subject search is different from other searches because: You are searching for a topic, not a specific book or author You are executing a search in a list of topics created by the Library of Congress called the Library of Congress Subject Headings. Why is there such a list? In almost any case there is more than one way to say the same thing. The Library of Congress Subject Headings are designed to organize all like information under the same uniform heading. Tip: if you want information on dogs, you won't have to search under "canine", "puppies", or "domestic animals" to find all the best information. A simple search for "dogs" would do the trick. The list of subject headings will be broken down into subheadings as well. In the example below, the subject search for Thucydides results in 6 Subject Headings. The first entry for Thucydides is the heading for general works on Thucydides. Headings 2-6 below it, are all subject headings that have been subdivided into more narrow subjects like History of the Peloponnesian War or Political and social views as they pertain to Thucydides.
IA Wiki: How To Search Start with a topicspecific tool and it ll go faster, directories are good placesto find lists of links, and searching for images, audio, webpage hosts, etc. http://www.infoanarchy.org/wiki/wiki.pl?How_To_Search
IA Wiki: Searching Resources See also How To Search Search Engine Internet This is a collection ofresources for searching the Internet. See How to search. topicspecific. http://www.infoanarchy.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Searching_Resources
Introduction To Searching By searching for specific terms you are requiring that those If everything retrievedis exactly on topic, you are likely to have missed some references. http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/libguides/cdrom/introsrch_all.html
Extractions: Have you experimented with the CD-ROM, Web, or online databases and discovered how easy it is to quickly extract several relevant references? To get more without getting a lot of extraneous garbage often takes more planning. This document will show you: This guide should be used in conjunction with other material prepared for each database, whether a locally generated guide or the online help provided by the service provider. If you are going to print off the entire document, you may find the printable version more convenient. March 11, 2004 Next Chapter Before starting the search it is best to have a clear objective. Do you want five or ten "good" references or are you looking for as "complete" a search as possible? The procedures for both types of searches are very similar though more rigorously followed in the latter case. Computer searches work best on very specific topics. If you are looking for a broader topic you must decide if you are looking for everything in that subject area or for general overview articles. This will affect the question you ask and the vocabulary you use in your search.
American Memory Collections Search Tips: Textual Collections specific topic If the words you use do not retrieve useful documents in BibliographicRecord searching, try searching the full text, particularly for more http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/searchtp/amtext.html
Extractions: Many textual collections offer a choice of searching either the "Bibliographic Records" (the descriptive information about the texts) of the "Full Text" of the text documents. Understanding a little about the differences between the two, can help you target the materials you want. In most cases, you will be able to search either the bibliographic records or the full text but not both at the same time. (See What American Memory resources are included in this search? for individual collection details.) What is a Bibliographic Record? The phrase "Bibliographic Record" is used loosely, within the American Memory site, to mean "descriptive information" about an item or group of items. Our bibliographic records are comparable to traditional library catalog records. Although our bibliographic records are diverse, the use of words and logical structure is more consistent than the text documents themselves. Most online bibliographic records will include a title, author(s) or other creator(s), and subject terms assigned by a cataloger or subject expert. Collections may include descriptive notes, information about the format and publication of the original item, and other descriptive "metadata." The bibliographic records reflect the original collection cataloging, which was influenced by the quality of descriptive information acquired along with the collection, the nature of the collection items, and changing cataloging practices. Choose a Bibliographic Record Search to find the following:
Searching Databases certain fields. If you re searching for a specific topic, you ll wantto limit your search to the subject field. In many databases http://www.princeton.edu/~rbivens/research/articles/searching.html
Extractions: Searching Databases Although every electronic database has its own unique searching features, there are some basic techniques you can use to search most effectively. Keep in mind that electronic databases may change format as vendors continually upgrade and enhance their products. Many electronic resources have an online HELP feature that you may find useful. For help with specific databases, please consult a reference librarian. 5 things to do with an article database A database is a collection of records. Each record describes a unique piece of information: a journal article, a book chapter, a conference paper, etc. These records may be in the form of a citation, an abstract, or an article. A record is comprised of fields; common fields are author, title, and subject headings, but most databases have other fields such as language or publication date. Following is a sample record from Philosopher's Index: TITLE : Self-Defeating Symbolism in Politics
Searching The Web (ResearchIndex) 1999 127 John Hopkins Press (context) Golub, Van Loan - 1989 101 searching theWorld 1998 79 Focused crawling A new approach to topic-specific web resou.. http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/arasu01searching.html
Searching The Internet Use engines when searching for a specific organization or publication, whenlooking for a very specific topic, or when combining several search terms; http://www.wlu.ca/wwwlib/libguides/internet/search.html
Extractions: Library Home Page Guides for Internet Use Searching the Internet While there is no overall systematic organization of Internet information, and no source includes all or even most Internet resources, information can be found by browsing subject directories or searching with search engines. Finding Quality on the Internet Citing Internet Resources Subject Directories The Internet has a large number of subject directories; some focus on specific subjects while others try to include all subjects. The Library's Resources by Subject pages include selected Internet Resources for each subject.
Algorithms For Web Indexing And Searching, Fall 2002 Literature. ACGPR01 searching the Web, Arvind Arasu, Junghoo Cho, Hector CBD99Focused crawling a new approach to topicspecific Web resource discovery. http://www.daimi.au.dk/~gerth/webalg02/
Extractions: DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Lecturers Time and place Course description Schedule ... Credits and Rolf Fagerberg Mondays 13.15-14.00 and Wednesdays 9.15-11.00 in Auditorium D4. With the growth of the web and other online resources in recent years, the problems associated with managing massive amounts of primarily textual data have become increasingly important. Besides classical string algorithms and data structures, a variety of algorithms and techniques have recently emerged for indexing, filtering, searching, and transmitting these online resources. As witnessed by e.g. Google(tm), application of such techniques can significantly improve performance for search engines on the web. In this course we will study the algorithmic issues involved in efficient indexing and searching of the web. Starting with classic string algorithms and data structures, we will continue with recent techniques such as indexing schemes for massive amounts of data, link-based ranking algorithms, spectral methods for graph analysis, clustering and nearest neighbor search in high-dimensional spaces, statistical methods for clustering documents, efficient near-equality testing using randomized algorithms and cache replacement strategies. This list of subjects is tentative, and may evolve during the course. Pensum Date Topics Reading September 2 Introduction to course (slides ps pdf
Idaho State Library - Internet Searching of questions to narrow question to a specific topic, runs your of useful informationrelated to certain topics, great for conceptual searching, no field http://www.lili.org/isl/search.htm
Extractions: Home Contact Us Access Idaho Search our Site Our Services LiLI Talking Book Library Reading Programs For Librarians ... En Español The State Library About the State Library Resources at the State Library Publications Volunteer Opportunities Subject Directory Special Features Atomica Provides information by using an intuitive interface Dmoz Provides most comprehensive human-edited directory on a wide range of topics InfoPlease Provides useful and interesting facts on a wide range of topics Internet Public Library Provides access to reference materials, magazines, books, and newspapers, special collections, search tools, and youth resources
Search The Web Classification. Galaxy Combines topicspecific vertical searching withweb directory listings from the Open Directory Project. Librarians http://www.uta.edu/library/internet/search.html
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Wauu.DE: Computers: Internet: Searching: Search Engines: Link Compilations Engines Provides links to special search engines (and some databases), especiallydisciplinespecific, subject-specific and topic-specific search engines and http://www.wauu.de/Computers/Internet/Searching/Search_Engines/Link_Compilations
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UCLA Library - Searching For And Evaluating Web Resources Keyword searching. Keyword searching is a good approach when you need informationon a particular topic or need answers to specific questions. http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/biomed/tutorials/searchweb.html
Extractions: How to Locate Books Using ORION2 By Subject How to Locate Books Using CDL Melvyl Catalog By Author By Title How to Locate Journals Using ORION2 Using the CDL Melvyl Catalog Biomedical Library Call Number Locations Biomedical Library Shelving List by Subject For example, if you select the category Health , you will be shown a list of health-related topics. You could then select Medicine to see topics in that area. Next, you could select a topic of interest, such as Diseases and Conditions , from the Medicine topics and be shown a list of web pages dealing with that topic. Keyword searching is a good approach when you need information on a particular topic or need answers to specific questions. When you select a search service, you should see a dialog box as well as the subject categories. You may type one or more words in the dialog box to search for web pages related to your topic.
Tilburg University: General Information / Theory Of Searching Making a choice. Before searching the literature you have to make some choicesam I going to consult the catalogue? am I going to search on a specific topic? http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/services/library/instruction/journal/general.htm
Extractions: Tilburg University Library Courses Journal articles > General Opening hours The library Searching for literature Collections ... Library A to Z General information / theory of searching What can be found in this database? What are you searching for? Making a choice Which database ... Bibliographic description What can be found in these databases? In these databases (Tilburg University Online Contents, Landelijke Online Contents, JSTOR) one can search for journal articles.
Indexing And Searching and record syntax especially suited for searching software repositories gatheringinformation from diverse repositories, building topicspecific content indices http://www.netlib.org/utk/papers/nse/node18.html
Extractions: Next: Collection Management Up: Areas Needing Development Previous: Universal Naming Scheme Currently searching on the World-Wide Web is very ad hoc, and searches typically have poor precision and recall. Furthermore, the user has no way to evaluate the quality of his/her search. For example, if no items are found, it is not possible to tell whether no information exists or the search needs to be modified or expanded, and there are no reliable methods for restricting or expanding a search. There are also a multitude of different search services, with a great deal of overlap and using different protocols, and this situation makes searching redundant and expensive. The NSE needs a structure and guidelines for describing and classifying objects, especially software. Descriptions should be in the form of attribute/value templates, with standard definitions for the data elements. The IAFA software and document templates are a start, but rigorous data definitions for these templates are lacking. The Netlib index file format is another example of a software template, but rigorous definitions of data elements are again lacking. A candidate for a standard format which is both rigorously defined and extensible is the RIG Proposed Standard RPS-0002 (1994), A Uniform Data Model for Reuse Libraries (UDM), available from the Reuse Library Interoperability Group via AdaNET at 800-444-1458. The IETF URI Working Group has discussed the Uniform Resource Citation (URC) as a way of encapsulating meta-information about objects, but so far there has been no agreement on the format of URCs or on how they will be deployed and used.
