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Mass Communication
Find resources in the Library using OPAC
Effective searching of the World Wide
Web
Information from electronic databases
ComIndex
Identify main ideas
1
Find keywords & alternative terms
2
Use Boolean Operators
3
UseWildcards 4
Use Double Quotes & Brackets
5Construct search
strategy
6
Step 1: Identify main ideas
Keyword Keyword
Project:Magazines for local youths
Step 2: Find alternative terms
Keywords :
Alternative terms:
kids
teens
tweens
periodicals
journals
ezines
newsletters
singapore*
youthsmagazines local
Step 3: Combine keywords with Boolean operators : OR, AND, NOT
OR broadens search
youths teens
oryouths OR teens
AND narrows search
magazinesyouths
Step 3: Combine keywords with Boolean operators : OR, AND, NOT
and
youths AND magazines
NOT limits searchyouths AND magazines NOT comics
and
youths
magazines
comicsNOT
Step 3: Combine keywords with Boolean operators : OR, AND, NOT
Useful for searching variations of a root word
program*– program, programs, programmes,
programming
teen*– teen, teenager, teens, teenagers
Step 4: Use of wildcards (*, ?, $)
Step 5: To group parts of terms for meaningful search
“success formulas”, “local youths”
Words appear as a phrase
(magazine* OR journal*) AND (youth* OR tween* OR teen*)
Nesting group parts of the search strategy together using parentheses. Works like
complex expression in algebra
Form meaningful search phrases using boolean operators and wildcards
Use search phrases to search in Library OPAC & Internet
SEARCH STRATEGY: (youth* OR teen* OR tween*) AND singapore* AND
(magazine* or ezine*) NOT comic*
Magazines for local youths
History Singapore Film Production
singapura
singapore*
local
film* making
motion picture*
movie*
histor*
past
memorial
chronicle
History of Film Production in Singapore
Find resources in the Library using OPAC
Effective searching of the World Wide
Web
Information from electronic databases
ComIndex
Find resources in the Library using OPAC
2. Click the blue Subject button for Subject Search
1. Access NP Library OPAC through http://libopac.np.edu.sg
feminism
3. Type in one or two keywords for your topic
You will get a list of Subject Terms
containing the word you typed in e.g. feminism
4a. Click on one of the Subject Hyperlinks
4b. Or to select more than one subject, place checkmarks
beside subjects of interest, click
Display Selections
You will then be presented with a results
list
5. If you are interested in a particular title, click on
the Title hyperlink.
The Subjects field describes the content nature of the book
Expand your search with these subject terms
6. Locate the book from the Library
LIFESTYLE COLLECTION
The Book Collection is categorised under the following clusters :biography
business & management
cartoons & comicscomputers & Internet
creativity & innovation
entertainment
fiction food & beveragesgeneral – social sci, pol.
health & medical hobbies home & family
humour languages lifeskills
science & technology sports travel & culture
true stories design
news writing
Let’s try another topic.
You may sometimes encounter this screen in
OPAC.Usually due to wrong use
of words.
In other words, to find the proper terms for
Subject Search, you need to know what subject
headings the LCSH uses for your topic of interest.
Keywords used in Subject Search must be
in accordance to the Library of Congress Subject Headings or
LCSH in short.
news writing
1. Type the your keywords into Quickfind
and do a Title Search.
2. Click on one title which is most relevant.
3. Look through the Subjects field and take
note of the Subject terms used by OPAC.
4. Click on Search Menu
5. Click the Subject button for Subject Search
journalism authorship
6. Type the subject terms noted earlier
7. You will get a list of Subject Headings related
to the topic of interest
Another useful type of search is the Advanced Search
Select field to search in.
To expand your search, choose
Anywhere.
Select Boolean
Operator to use.
Type keywords. Use * to expand
your search.
You may also choose to limit
the material type. e.g.
Videorecording
1 Go to http://www.nlb.gov.sg
Click on Catalogue2
Click on NLB Logo
3
Select Easy Search
4
7
Enter Keywords5
Click on Title of interest
6
Click here from
www.np.edu.sg/library/main.htm
Click here for Library
OPACs, search and locate
relevant titles
Get referral letter from Reference Counter (Level 3)after confirming that titles are not available in NP Library.
Copy down Title, Author, Location, Call #
for all titles you would wish to browse at the other
library.
Current & up-to-date informationFrom periodicals:
In NP Library Use of electronic databases
World Wide Web
Find out what has already been written on the topic
Information from electronic databases
ComIndex
Real-time full-text NEWS on all topics from 8,000 Reuters & Dow Jones worldwide sources
Archives of Local News Business Times (1994 - ), Straits Times
(1995 -), Channelnews Asia (2000-), Lianhe Zaobao (1999-)
1. Click on Factiva from Library Homepage at
http://www.np.edu.sg/library/main.htm
2. Use Intelligent Indexing for narrowing search to broad categories
such as a particular Company, Subject, Region e.g. Singapore, or
Industry e.g. Media
2a) Use the + button to expand search for
index terms. 2b) Type a keyword. You
may use wildcard *.
2d) Select type of index to search. Click on Look up
button.
2e) Repeat steps (b) to (c) to add more keywords.
2ca) Click to select terms that
are relevant
2cb) Selected terms will be brought to this table.
3. Type your search strategy here. You MUST use boolean operators to separate your keywords. Operators
used in Factiva are:AND OR NOT * ( )
4. Select Date Range. To input your own dates, select “Enter date range”.
5. For a more accurate search, select Headline and Lead Paragraph as fields to
search free-text terms.
6. Run Search
when all is done.
(magazine* or periodical* or journal*) and (market* or strategy* or method*) and (youth* or tween* or teen*)
Click on Any headline to
read full article
Click on the Modify Search to refine your
search.
Save as Word doc
Keywords indicated appear in bold.
a) Click on Source option
Select from the dropdown in My
Source List Pictures
Click to select both picture
sources
Selected terms will be brought to this table.
Type simple keywords
Run search
“american idol” and fantasia
Click on any hyperlink
You may enlarge the image
Academic Research Premier 3,430 scholarly publications in full text Covers arts, business, humanities, social
sciences, engineering, chemistry, computers, physics, telecommunications and more
1. Click on EBSCOhost from Library Homepage at
http://www.np.edu.sg/library/main.htm
2. Type in your keywords into the text boxes provided. Select Fields
to search, Boolean operators.
Select Fields to search.Select Boolean
operators.
Search Tips: You may use Boolean operators:
and or not, Wildcard * within the text box
3. Click on Search.
4. Click on any headline, html or pdf link to view
article.
Email article.
Print article.
Savearticle.
Complete bibliographic information ~ 31,500 article citations From 70 key international journals & annuals from the communications field Citations only (need to follow up)
ComIndex
Search thousands of full-length US commercials and political advertisements, and enjoy them at your desktop Read latest news, feature articles and analysis on advertising, production, design, photography and other creative disciplines
http://www.np.edu.sg/library/databases/bysubj/fms.htm
Click on Catalogue
To register (free!), go to www.nlb.gov.sg
Type “netlibrary”
Click on any title
hyperlink
Click on URL in record
Click on “Create an account”
Fill the form to sign up.
Log in using the
registered User Name
and Password.
From any internet connection, go to
www.netlibrary.com
Search through >5500
ebooks and read them!
Click here to start
reading
Author: Walton, Tony
Title of Article: Light up the sky
Periodical Title: American Theatre
Issue: v14, n6, Jul 1997, p18-20
Walton, Tony. Light up the sky. American Theatre; v14, n6, Jul 1997, p18-20
1. Click on TDNet eJournals Database from Library Homepage
at http://www.np.edu.sg/library/main.htm
2. Type Periodical Title into search box.
Click GO
Click to access full text from databases
Indicates that there are print copies in
the Library.Click for OPAC
record
Bound PeriodicalsThose not indicated here are
at back issues.
Current Periodicals area,3rd storey(no loan)
Back issues area,3rd storey
(Loan: 3 or 7 days)
Bound volumes 5th storey
(Loan: 2 weeks)
Do a search in Google using Article Title.
You may just be able to find the full text online!
TDNet Journal Title SearchPeriodical title available online?
- full-text access in e-format
Print format available - current issue?
- back issue?
- bound?
Titles not held Reference counter Letter of referral
More: http://www.np.edu.sg/library/internetresources/ref.htm#dict
http://www.m-w.com/http://www.m-w.com/
http://www.encyclopedia.com/http://www.encyclopedia.com/
http://www.encyclopedia.com/http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Library Homepage – Databases – Title – C
Access more than 2,500,000 clipart images, animations, photos, fonts and sound clips!
Images, Audio Files, Video clips, Java Applets for downloading or uploading
Library Homepage : http://www.np.edu.sg/library/main.htm
Watch seminars on business to lifestyle, personal development to family issues by famous management gurus
Library Homepage – Databases
Library Homepage
Watch 300 short documentaries covering various topics.
For Clipart, Audio Clips, Video Files…
Look for Clipart.com for clipart, photos, images, sounds
and fonts
DMR: For Clipart, Audio Clips, Video Files…
Clipart.com: For Clipart, Photos, Web Graphics…
Google Image Search: For Clipart, Photos, Web Graphics…
Most popular and well used currently Searches are fast, and tend to give relevant and high-quality websites Won numerous awards in Search Engine Watch Best search engine for images and news
Supports:
+ in front of the word: To include word.
- in front of the term: To exclude words.
" ": To search as a phrase.
OR (uppercase) between terms: To include either word. | can also be used
AND operator (defaulted): To include both words.
( ) : To group keywords together
Domain Restriction: e.g. site:www.np.edu.sg
Does not support: Wildcards (*), case sensitivity
Meta Search Engine that sends your search to many major search engines such as MSN and Lycos Categorizes the results into various subjects
Supports:
AND operator (defaulted): To include both words.
- or NOT operator: To exclude word.
" ": To search as a phrase
OR (uppercase) between terms: To include either word.
Restriction: domain:domainname, host: or site:hostname, link:URLtext, linktext:text, text:text, title:text, url:text
Does not support: Wildcards (*), case sensitivity
Meta Search Engine
- for NOT
Makes sure that the pages found do not have the words with the minus sign preceding ite.g. +Clinton -Lewinsky
+ for AND
Makes sure that a search engine finds pages which include the words you enter. If you do not use the plus sign, the word may not be in the results.e.g. +windows +xp +bugs
OR Used for connecting alternative termsGoogle also accepts | (pipe character)
“ ” for phrases
Makes sure that terms appear in exact order you specify e.g. “TV Mobile”
* for wildcard
Used by: only Altavista.Google: full-word wildcard e.g. “three * mice”
( ) Used to group parts of search strategy, usually used for alternative terms. Used by: Altavista, Google
Restricting searches
To restrict searches to certain domain, URL etc. e.g. site:www.np.edu.sg
More: http://www.searchenginewatch.com/facts/index.php
award winning online magazine
“award winning” “online magazine”
+“award winning” +“online magazine”
+“award winning” +(ezine OR zine OR “online magazine”)
+"award winning" +(ezine OR zine OR "online magazine" OR "online journal" OR "online publication")
Topic: Award-winning online magazine
Improving your search… step by step.
1. Currency - When was the web-site last revised ? - Does the date of update correspond to the information found ?
2. Authority - Check if documents are reliable - Check the author’s credibility - Is the site from a reputable organisation ?
Are my search results good?
Information correct and reliable?
95
5. Accuracy- Check if it is free from errors ( factually, typographically, etc. )
96
4. Objectivity- Does it contain facts OR opinions ?- Is the information biased or persuasive?
3. Relevance - Is the piece of information relevant and
important to my project/assignment?
• Research on impact of TV violence on children
• Competition between Channel u and Channel 8
• Award winning advertising clips
Citing Sources ( APA style )Books [Author(s)]. ([Year of Publication]). [Title of Book] (ed[#]). [Place of Publication]: [Publisher].
ExamplesHesen, J., Carpenter, K., Moriber, H., & Milsop, A. (1983). Computers in the business world. Hartford, CT: Capital Press.Creech, P. J. (1975). Radiology and technology of the absurd (3rd ed.). Boston: Houghton-Mifflin.
Journals[Author(s)]. ([Year]). [Article Title]. [Title of Source], [Volume], [Pages]
Example of journal citation Heyman, K. (1997). Talk radio, talk net. Yahoo!, 3, 62-83.Maddux, K. (1997, March). True stories of the internet patrol. NetGuide Magazine, 88-92.
Article from E-Databases[Author(s)]. [(Year)]. [Article Title]. [Title of Source], [Volume], [Pages]. Retrieved [Date of Access], from [Name of database].
Articles on Web[Author(s)]. ([Year]). [Article Title]. [Title of Source]. Retrieved [Date of Access] from [URL].
ExamplesSchneiderman, R. A. (1997). Librarians can make sense of the Net. San Antonio Business Journal, 11, 58+. Retrieved January 27, 2003, from EBSCOhost.
Articles on WebKlein, Donald F. (1997). Control group in Pharmacoptherapy and psychotherapy evaluations. Treatment, I. Retrieved November 16, 1997 from http://www.apa.org/treatment/vol1/97_a1.html
Citing Sources ( APA style )
Movie or Videorecording[Producer]. (Producer), & [Director]. (Director). ([Year]). [Title]
[Motion picture]. [Place of Filming]: [Company].
Sound Recording[Writer] ([Date of copyright]). [Title of album] [Medium of recording: CD, record, cassette, etc.]. Location: Label. (Recording date if different than copyright)
ExampleMcFerrin, Bobby (Vocalist). (1990). Medicine music [Cassette Recording]. Hollywood,
CA: EMI-USA.
Personal Interview([Person’s name], personal communication, [Date of interview])
Example(R. Wilbur, personal communication, March 28, 1968)
ExampleWeir, P.B. (Producer), & Harrison, B.F. (Director). (1992). Levels of consciousness
[Motion picture]. Boston, MA: Filmways.
Citing Sources ( APA style )
Citing Sources
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