Use this link to do the search :http://www.umuc.edu/library/index.cfm

Library Exercise : Using Subject Terms and Other Limiters

Discussion Topic

The following task is designed to expand your familiarity with UMUC's Information and Library Service's OneSearch function. Completing this exercise will also help you as you pursue the white paper assignment for this class.

If you would like to, please review the same video tutorial that you watched for our earlier exercise. The tutorial is designed to demonstrate some searching strategies when finding articles in the databases that UMUC subscribes to.

Watch library tutorial #2. The tutorial is linked to at the top of the list of Content items.
After you have reviewed the tutorial, complete the following tasks.

1. Conduct a new search on a phrase related to the same topic on which you searched for the previous exercise. As the video demonstrates, make sure to use quotation marks around the phrase.
•How many search results do you get?

2. Then, following the instructions provided in the second video, focus your search by using theSU-subject termsoption from the drop-down menu for one of the rows.
•How many search result do you find after limiting the search by using SU-subject terms?

Library Exercise : Narrowing and Focusing Your Source Research
Discussion Topic
The following task is designed to expand your familiarity with UMUC's Information and Library Service's OneSearch function.
As with the previous two library tasks, completing this exercise will help inform your research for the white paper assignment in our class.

Watch library tutorial #3. The tutorial is linked to at the top of the list of Content items.

After you have watched the tutorial, complete the following tasks.

1. Conduct a keyword search on a topic that interests you. You can conduct the same search you made in one of our previous library exercises if you would like.
•What word or phrase did you search on?
•How many search results do you get?

2. Follow the instructions provided on the video and select a new database on the right-hand side of your screen. Then answer the following questions:
•What database did you select?
•How many search results did you get after adding this database?

3. Next, locate theresearch guide for your major. If you have not declared a major yet, please select one from that interests you from the options from the drop-down menu.

•Peruse the research guide for that major. Describe to the rest of the class in a few sentences any interesting resources you discovered.