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CUS115 Methodologies in Cultural Research "Using the Library DatabasesLingnan University LibraryFeb 2013Terence Cheung Reference LibrarianTel: 2616 8572 Email: terencecheung@ln.edu.hkWhat library service do you use?What sources do you use for your research?Any problems?Todays ContentsBasic Research ConceptBasic Research TechniquesLibrary Resources - 1-Search - Consolidated database ProQuest, EBSCO - News database Factiva, WiseSearch - Local TV programmes - Theses & Dissertations - Google ScholarQ&AsMake the things right at the beginning.

Good investment of time.http://tomfishburne.com/2012/11/creative-brief-2.htmlLearning OutcomesBasic concept of doing researchFundamental research skillsKnowledge of resources available in the University LibraryAbility to locate appropriate resources in doing researchWhat do you do before you do a research?Dont need all the answers at the beginning!!!Research Techniques Boolean OperatorsAND both terms will appear in the result. e.g. film AND fashion OR at least either one of the terms will appear in the result. e.g. film OR movie NOTonly find items that do not contain the search term. e.g. film NOT comedy fashion AND film OR movieWhat will you find?Research Techniques Parenthesis( ) Use parenthesis ( ) to group words together and set the order of the search when using Boolean Operators.

e.g. use fashion AND (film OR movie) will find items with fashion and film or items with fashion and movie in the result.Research Techniques Phase Search Use quotation mark for the exact phase. e.g. use national identity will find the exact phrase national identity in the result instead of items contains national and identity separately.Research Techniques Wildcards? Use question mark for one letter truncation.e.g. use wom?n will find women or woman in the result.

* Use asterisk for several letters truncation.e.g. use behavior* will find behavior, behavioral, behaviorist, behaviorism, or behaviorally in the result.

Guide for research and using databasesGuides@LU

Guide for Cultural Studies

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Narrow down your search by different criteriaClick this icon to save the article to the list.Research Techniques How to narrow down your searchUse more search terms

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ProQuest

ProQuest

Select the database you want to searchProQuest

ProQuest

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EBSCOhost

EBSCOhost

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Factiva

Factiva

Factiva

WiseSearch

WiseSearch

WiseSearchOther useful databasesJSTORWiley Online LibraryCambridge Journal OnlineProject MUSEArt & Humanities Citation IndexSocial Science Citation IndexMore

Local TV Programmes

Local TV Programmes

Dissertations

Dissertations

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