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Research Strategy
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2. LIBRARIAN: Andrew Diamond
YOUR LIBRARIAN
Subject: Public Health

3. Develop a manageable research
topic
Construct an effective search
strategy
Search databases efficiently and
find full-text articles
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After this workshop,
you will be able to…

4. 4Activity 1
Which Describes How You Feel/Act
When Assigned a Research Paper?
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0% 1. Wish it Wasn’t Happening
2. Stressed Out
3. Will Wait to Last Minute
4. Eager to Get Started
5. Confident – Know What to Do

5. “Over 50% of college students…were
frustrated by trying to find resources…
…they knew they existed somewhere and
somehow…
…but they were unable to locate.” *
*PIL InfoLit Dialog, No. 3: Frustrations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmEzo51e_SQ
5Activity 1
Frustration with Research

6. 6
Avoid the “perfect article syndrome”
How Discrimination Impacts Society:
Everything You Need to Know

7. 7Activity 1
How do You do Research?

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The Research Process
1. Describe your research topic
2. Identify search terms including
synonyms and related terms
3. Combine search terms with Boolean
operators
4. Search in databases
5. Analyze, revise, repeat

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The Research Process
1. Describe your research topic
2. Identify search terms including
synonyms and related terms
3. Combine search terms with Boolean
operators
4. Search in databases
5. Analyze, revise, repeat

10. Discuss discrimination and
its impact on society.
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Our Sample Topic:

11. How does discrimination
impact society?
Discuss discrimination and its
impact on society.
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1. Describe your research topic

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The Research Process
1. Describe your research topic
2. Identify search terms including
synonyms and related terms
3. Combine search terms with Boolean
operators
4. Search in databases
5. Analyze, revise, repeat

13. How does discrimination
impact society?
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2. Identify search terms including
synonyms and related terms

14. 14Activity 2
Mind Mapping

15. 15Activity 2
Mind Mapping
Demo or Video
Demo http://bubbl.us/
Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhgxuNvbNrA

16. 16Activity 2
Describe This Image

17. 17Activity 2
2. Identify search terms including
synonyms and related terms

18. How does discrimination impact society?
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2. Identify search terms including
synonyms and related terms

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The Research Process
1. Describe your research topic
2. Identify search terms including
synonyms and related terms
3. Combine search terms with Boolean
operators
4. Search in databases
5. Analyze, revise, repeat

20. Activity 3 20
Please Stand Up

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Activity 3
Pick a Card…

22. Adding concepts, reduces results.
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Combine Search Terms with “AND”

23. OR is mORe.
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Combine Search Terms with “OR”

24. 24
This can get complicated
Combine Search Terms with
“AND” and “OR”

25. ( OR )
AND
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3. Combine search terms with
Boolean operators

26. 26
You are trying to find articles about
underage drinking on college campuses.
You searched “underage drinking” but received
too many results.
Which search would give you fewer results?
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1. “underage drinking” and college
2. “underage drinking” and (college
or university)
3. “underage drinking” or (college or
university)
4. “underage drinking” or college

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You are trying to find articles about fraud in
for-profit colleges in the United States.
Which would be the best search strategy?
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1. “for profit colleges” and fraud and
“United States”
2. “for profit colleges” or fraud
3. “for profit colleges” and (fraud or
deception) and (“United States” or
America)
4. (fraud and deception) and “United
States”

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The Research Process
1. Describe your research topic
2. Identify search terms including
synonyms and related terms
3. Combine search terms with Boolean
operators
4. Search in databases
5. Analyze, revise, repeat

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4. Search in Databases

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The Research Process
1. Describe your research topic
2. Identify search terms including
synonyms and related terms
3. Combine search terms with Boolean
operators
4. Search in databases
5. Analyze, revise, repeat

31. Search Time:
Find Articles for Your Paper
(I'm here to answer questions.)
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