SEARCH
THE SEARCH AS A STRATEGIC EXPLORATION
Localizing information requires a combination of inquiry, discovery, and chance. There is no way that fits all sources to find necessary information. Information discovery is not linear and iterative, requiring the use of a wide range of information sources and flexibility to find alternative paths as a new understanding develops.
Learning goals
Select an appropriate search tool based on the discipline and task given.
Build a keyword-based search and use basic search strategies.
Condense or expand, as needed, using search strings and facets.
Be persistent!
Support resources
This video provides some useful search strategies for your search to give better results and take less time.
Presentation that summarizes the concept threshold.
Use them according to your need!
Recommended activities
Ask students to choose a topic, develop key search terms, and use two different databases to locate information about their topic. Ask them to compare the results in terms of quantity, source types (e.g. government, education, academic, business), order/sequence of results, and relevance. Locate students who used different databases with the same topics to compare results.
Assign students to identify and use subject headers after performing a keyword search; after which they write a paragraph about the differences between the subject and keyword search.
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