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Information Literacy Program

Module 6

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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

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Accessing ProQuest

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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