Developed by Christy Gavin 2009. 1. Write a clear statement about topic 2. Divide topic statement into concepts 3. Select words to express each concept.

Developed by Christy Gavin 2009

1. Write a clear statement about topic

2. Divide topic statement into concepts

3. Select words to express each concept

TV Violence

Does watching violent TV programs affect kids?

Divide Statement into Concepts

Does watching violent TV programs affect kids?

ANDracial

ANDviolence kidsTV

1. Write a clear statement about topic

2. Divide topic into concepts

3. Select words to express each concept

Select words to Express Concept

AND

KidsOR

Children OR

JuvenilesOR

Youth

AND

TVOR

Television

Does watching violent TV programs affect kids?

Violence

OR

Aggression

OR

Hostility

Gambling

Many people claim that gambling increases criminal activity.

Many people claim that gambling increases criminal activity.

gambling crimeAND

Many people claim that gambling increases criminal activity.

GamblingOR

GamingOR

Casinos

CrimeOR

BurglaryOR

Robbery

AND

Many people claim that gambling increases criminal activity.

GamblingOR

GamingOR

Casinos

MurderOR

HomicideAND

Write a Topic Statement

What types of treatment are available to teenswho have attempted suicide?

Divide Statement into Concepts

What types of treatment are available to teenswho have attempted suicide?

ANDANDtreatment teens

suicide

Select words to Express Concept

What types of treatment are available to teens

who have attempted suicide?

ANDAND

treatmentOR

therapyOR

psychotherapyOR

counseling

teensOR

young adultsOR

adolescents

suicideOR

self-murderOR

self-destruct

Synonyms/Closely Related Words

Hispanics: Latinos, Latinas, Mexican-Americans, Chicanos________________________________________Identify synonyms or closely related words for:

ads:

movies:

Children under the age of 5 years old:

Synonyms/Closely Related Words

ads: advertising, marketing, commercials

movies: films, motion pictures, cinema

Summary

1. Write a clear statement about topic

2. Divide topic statement into concepts

3. Select words to express each concept

4. Truncate appropriate words

Truncation retrieves all variant forms of a word.

Example: industry

Truncate: Industr*

To truncate, use the asterisk *

Truncate the following terms:

treatment

sexism

sexism: sexis*

includes: sexist, sexists, sexism

treatment: treat*

includes: treat, treats, treating, treated, treatment

Summary

1. Write a clear statement about topic

2. Divide topic statement into concepts

3. Select words to express each concept

4. Truncate appropriate words

If we cut off too much of a word, we may retrieve other words that have nothing to do with our subject.

Example: ag* retrieves any word in the database that begins with “ag”

such as: age, against, agenda, aggression

Truncation

If we don’t cut off enough, we may miss some forms of the word.

Example: agriculture*

This truncated form will miss these forms of the word:

agricultural, agriculturally, agriculturalist

Boolean Search Statement

Are advertisements to blame for eating disorders?

ANDadvertisements

ORmarketing

eating disordersOR

bulimaOR

anorexia

Sample search in Academic Search Elite

Article Retrieved in Academic Search Elite

Article Citation

Relevant Article

“Discrimination against immigrants as a function of applicant ethnicity, job type, and raters' prejudice.”

Krings, Frank. Journal of Psychology. Dec 2007, Vol. 42 Issue 6, p406-417,

Abstract: This study examined the impact of applicant ethnicity, job type, and prejudice on evaluation biases and intentions to interview in an experimental simulation.

Relevant Article Citation

TITLE: Principles of therapy: applications to suicide and trauma in adolescents. AUTHOR: Lenars, AndrewSOURCE: Journal of Death Studies, v. 22 no.4 June 2007 p. 357-91. ABSTRACT: The writers discuss the basic guiding principles of therapy and its applications to suicide and trauma in adolescents. They contend that these principles are heuristic and that there is no set formula for dealing with traumatic events such as suicide.

Boolean Searching

1. Write a clear statement about topic

2. Divide topic statement into concepts

3. Select words to express each concept