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Searching Instructions for ProQuest Platinum

Basic Search

In the basic search you can search by keyword or phrase, just enter the word(s) in the

search box. When using a phrase of more than two words, use quotation marks.

You can also join these words with Boolean operators AND, OR and AND NOT to

focus the

search. You

can also use

the proximityoperators

WITHIN and

PRE.

To narrow your search further:

Select a DATABASE by using the drop down box to choose a subject database

relevant to your query.

Specify a date range, using the drop down DATE RANGE menu.

Restrict documents to full-text documents by checking the box next to FULL

TEXT DOCUMENTS ONLY

Restrict documents to scholarly journals by checking the box marked

SCHOLARLY JOURNALS, INCLUDING PEER-REVIEWED.


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By clicking the MORE SEARCH OPTIONS gives you the option to search by

publication title and author and look for terms in either the citation, abstract or text.

Advanced Search

In the advance search tab there are three searching lines to enter keywords.

Select the index field you wish to search within from the drop down field liston the right hand side, for example Subject. You can select terms from dropdown menus with the most popular indexed fields including subject, authorand document type.

Once you have chosen your search criteria, click Look up or Browse Topics


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to open abrowse window. You can then select an item to add it to your search criteriaif you wish.Then select the field in which you wish to search for your second searchterm, and repeat the steps above. Use the Boolean and proximity operatorsin the left-hand drop down lists to help build your search.

If you want to use more than three search terms, click on Add a row andrepeat the steps above.As with the Basic search screen, you can:

Select Databases Restrict date ranges using the drop down menus Limit your results to Full text documentsonly by checking the box Limit your results to Scholarly journals,including peer-reviewed

The Proquest Thesaurus

The Thesaurus allows you to look up subject terms in the Proquest controlled

vocabulary and add those terms to the search box. To access the thesaurus go to the

advanced search tab and click on LOOK UP SUBJECTS. A new window will open. In

the top right hand corner click on THESAURUS. You have the option to type in a


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search term to see if its in the thesaurus or scroll through an alphabetical list.

To add the search term to your search, click the yellow ADD TO SEARCH button. The

thesaurus will give you a broader term, a narrower term and a related term. You canclick on each one of those and then click to add them to search.

Quick Reference Searching Table


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AND searches for both terms in up to1000 words of the document text

W/DOC In place ofAND when searching for

keywords within Citation andDocument Text or Document Textto retrieve more comprehensive results

AND NOT retrieve records that do not contain theterm following it

OR either of the search terms can appear in thedocument

WITHIN searches the same terms within the

specified number of words from each other,in any order

PARENTHESES use these to specify the order of a search:

eg searching for federal reserveor (US and economies) is performing twosearches at the same time:1) federal reserveOR2) US and economies eg international

relations and(foreign policy or politics) willsearch: 1) international relationsand foreign policyOR 2) international relations andpolitics

( ) group words or phrases whencombining Boolean phrases and toshow the order in which relationshipsshould be considered: eg, '(mouseor mice) and (gene or pseudogene)

? he wildcard symbol ? is used toreplace any single character. Itcannot be used to begin a word.eg wom?n will find

* The truncation symbol * allows youto find variants on your search term.eg econom* will find economy,economics, economical


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Adding a Search Widget


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The ProQuest Search Widget helps your library increase visibility of

licensed databases by letting you embed a ProQuest search box on any

school/library web page.

You pick the databases to search, and can pre-populate the search with

specific search

Terms, whatever meets the research need you are trying to support.

GO TO www.proquest.co.uk/go/searchwidgetand click on CREATE

A PROQUEST SEARCH WIDGET.

1. Type the Database IDs separated by commas in the Databases field.

The IDs can be found by clicking on the DATABASES SELECTED link on the

main page. You can also leave this space blank if you wish to include allsubscriptions.

1.0 2. If you want to limit your search, check Full text documents

only or Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed.

3. Enter the Proxy URL for your organization if one is used. If you don't

know the Proxy URL, check with your proxy administrator.k

Make sure to include /login?url= at the end.=

Examples --http://proxy.lib.edu:2048/login?url=

0 http://000.58.210.244:2048/login?url=

4.Enter any search terms you want the search to include. Each search

term should be separated by commas. (Search terms will be combined using

AND.) The limit for this field is 60 characters.A

5. Make selections for the Search Box appearance, including:

Logo Select ProQuest logo or the label ProQuest Search.

Logo location If you selected to use the ProQuest logo, select where
http://www.proquest.co.uk/go/searchwidgethttp://www.proquest.co.uk/go/searchwidget


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to display the logo.

Search Button location Select where to place the search button.

Border color Enter a color for the border using the Hexadecimal

Color Code or use the Color Picker option to select from the color

palette.p

Background color Enter a color for the background using the

Hexadecimal Color Code or use the Color Picker option to select

from the color palette.

Length of text box Select a length for the text entry field between

15 and 60 characters.

2. 6. You can preview your selections in the Preview area. The preview

will be automatically updated when you change your selections. When

the settings meet your needs, click Create Widget.

7. Follow these steps to add the Widget to your web page:

a. Click the Copy code to clipboard link to copy the javascript

code for the Search Widget.

b. Open the web page you would like to place the Search Widget

on in an HTML editor.

c. In the "Source View" mode of your HTML editor, paste the

Search Widget code where you want it to appear on your web page. (If you

are working in a program such as Dreamweaver in design view, make sure to

paste the HTML code.)

d. Save the page and upload to the server.


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Assessment Pieces

KWL Worksheet

I included this in the packet this worksheet so that students would be

organized when they start their research. There is a spot for them to

brainstorm words for their topic so that if one doesnt yield many results they

already have others to fall back on. The KWL chart really focuses their

search. If they fill in briefly what they already know, they will then know not

to search for that information. They will have right in front of them the types

of questions that their sources must answer. Then when they do the searchthey can keep track of the sources they found by writing down the

bibliographic information of the text and what question of theirs does that

specific source answer.

Student Checklist

The student checklist is mostly for the students own purpose, to make

sure they have completed each step for using Proquest to do their research.

This is to be done after the students have completed the KWL worksheet.

The checklist also addresses if the students have completed some of the

AASL standards this exercise addresses. For example standard 1.1.3, 1.1.4,

1.1.5, 1.3.1 are all addressed in the KWL worksheet. This checklist when


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completed will then let the teacher/librarian know if the student has

completed those standards from doing this exercise.

Teacher Rubric

This rubric is for the teacher to complete for each student after the

whole project is complete. It is a way that the teacher can both assess the

students work for this project to make sure the learning goals were achieved,

that the students followed the ethical guidelines of citing all sources. It is

also a rubric for the teacher to evaluate the effectiveness of the project. Did

it fit into the curriculum? Was the project design organized enough for

students to follow? Were the instructions clear? That way the teacher can

assess their own role in the project and will know for next time what worked

and what didnt work.

Sources Usedhttp://www.proquest.com - for the widget instructions and the quick reference guide

http://ldt.stanford.edu/~tacyt/projectrubric.html - for the teacher rubric
http://www.proquest.com/http://ldt.stanford.edu/~tacyt/projectrubric.htmlhttp://www.proquest.com/http://ldt.stanford.edu/~tacyt/projectrubric.html


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RESEARCH CHECKLISTComplete checklist once your research

is complete.

1. Brainstorm synonyms and

related terms for your topic.

2. I used the KWL chart to formulate new

questions on my topic.

3. I was able to search theDatabase effectively on my topic

4.

5. I selected sources based on what IPut in my W portion of the KWL

6. I wrote down the appropriate citationfor the source I used.

7. I was able to find at least 5 sources

on my topic.

8. I was able to answer all of my

question I had from the KWL

9. I now know more about my topic

than I did when I started this research

10. I feel confident using this database

Name

Topic

Block

StudentResearch

Completion

Checklist


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