1 Information Literacy Program Module 6 Emalus Campus
Jan 20, 2016
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Information Literacy Program
Module 6
Emalus Campus
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Other ILP Modules
Module 1: Resources Available @ the Emalus Campus Library
Module 2: Accessing the Emalus Library Website & Using the Online Catalogue
Module 3: Untangle the Web: Finding Information on the Internet
Module 4: Critically Evaluating Information Sources
Module 5: Literature Search, Citing Sources & Bibliography
Module 6: Searching ProQuest
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To acquaint students with the wide variety
of databases to which they have access
through the library
to teach students how to search ProQuest
to apply these concepts to searching other
databases
Learning Objective Emalus Campus
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At the end of this session, students should:
• be familiar with the various features of ProQuest
Learning Outcome Emalus Campus
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• web-based electronic database
• provides access to thousands of current
periodicals and newspapers, many
updated daily and containing full-text
articles from 1986
What is ProQuest? Emalus Campus
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• Mostly full-text
• Multi-disciplinary
• Small number of print journal subscriptions at
Emalus Campus Library
• NOTE: Be aware that it has a North American
focus although more Asia/Pacific Sources
are being indexed all the time
Why Use ProQuest? Emalus Campus
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• go to Emalus Library homepage• click on USP Library (Laucala Campus)
• Scroll down below picture of library
• click on USP Library Online Databases once in USP Library home page
• click on ProQuest (or whichever database you want to search)
• NOTE: some databases require a password - check with the Emalus librarians to obtain the appropriate password
How to access ProQuest from the Emalus library Emalus Campus
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Accessing ProQuest from the Emalus Library Emalus Campus
Double click
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Accessing ProQuest
Double click
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• ABI/INFORM Global - Business
• Academic Research Library –
Interdisciplinary
• ProQuest Science Journals – Science
• ProQuest ANZ Newsstand
• U.S. National Newspaper Abstracts –
News (3)
The Databases Emalus Campus
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• full text coverage for over 600 titles from
1992
• abstract and index coverage for over
1,300 titles from 1971
ABI/INFORM Global Emalus Campus
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Provides coverage of over 300 publications
which includes
• abstracts for over 3000 titles from 1971
• full text for over 1900 titles from 1991
• full image for approximately 1700 titles
from 1997
Academic Research Library Emalus Campus
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• provides access to most up to date information
• collection is updated constantly, ensuring that
content always remains current
• provides comprehensive full-text coverage of
applied and general science journals
e.g. acoustic, astrology, earth science
ProQuest Science Journals Emalus Campus
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• provides full text access to 3 major newspapers:-
- The New York Times
- Wall Street Journal
- USA Today -
US National Newspaper Abstracts Emalus Campus
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• A selection of full-text newspapers and
newswires from Australia and New
Zealand covering regional and
international topics
ProQuest ANZ Newsstand Emalus Campus
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How to Search ProQuest
ProQuest search options:
• basic
• advanced
• topics
• publications
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• use phrases
e.g. Drugs in sports
• use quotation marks when using a phrase
e.g. “drugs in sport”
Basic Search Emalus Campus
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Basic Search Emalus Campus
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• select a specific database
• specify a date range
• restrict articles to full text articles
• restrict articles to scholarly journals
•use subject terms
Narrowing the Search Emalus Campus
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• to limit your search to a relevant database
e.g. with Drugs in sports select Proquest
Science Journals instead of using
Multiple databases
Target a Database Emalus Campus
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e.g. with Drugs in sports select date range
– last 12 months. The results will
displayed
Use Date Limits Emalus Campus
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Use Subject Terms
Drugs in Sports
Subjects: Prescription drugs, Sports
medicine, Sports rulesProQuest search
options:
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Marked articles
Marking Articles Emalus Campus
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Articles may be viewed using the following
options:
• text & graphics
• PDF Image
• abstract
Viewing Documents Emalus Campus
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Export marked documents to:
• email account
• print it out
Exporting Marked Documents Emalus Campus
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Exporting Marked Documents, Cont’d. Emalus Campus
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Create complex search strategies using
• field tags
• boolean operators AND, OR, NOT
• set combinations
Advanced Search Emalus Campus
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Boolean Operators
Advanced Search Emalus Campus
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The ProQuest Topic Guide lets you find
articles by searching an index, or by
exploring a hierarchical subject directory
Topics Guide Emalus Campus
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Topics Guide, Cont’d Emalus Campus
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• makes it easy to find the latest issue or a
specific back issue of a magazine, journal,
or newspaper
• is normally used when the title of the
publication/journal is known
• search for partial title, i.e. law
Publication Search Emalus Campus
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Publication search, Cont’d Emalus Campus
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• lists marked documents
• searches history
• print a bibliography
• email or export articles
My Research Emalus Campus
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• Remember- there are many other good
subject databases
• Click on About to find a brief description
of the database
• While each database has a different
search screens, most have similar
features, especially the advanced search
Other USP Databases Emalus Campus