Information Literacy Program

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Emalus Campus

• Information Literacy Program
• Module 6

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Other ILP Modules
Emalus Campus

• Module 1 Resources Available _at_ 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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Learning Objective
Emalus Campus

• 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

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Learning Outcome
Emalus Campus

• At the end of this session, students should
• be familiar with the various features of ProQuest

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What is ProQuest?
Emalus Campus

• web-based electronic database
• provides access to thousands of current
  periodicals and newspapers, many updated daily
  and containing full-text articles from 1986

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Why Use ProQuest?
Emalus Campus

• 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

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How to access ProQuest from the Emalus library
Emalus Campus

• 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

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Accessing ProQuest from the Emalus Library
Emalus Campus
Double click
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Accessing ProQuest
Emalus Campus
Double click
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The Databases
Emalus Campus

• ABI/INFORM Global - Business
• Academic Research Library
• Interdisciplinary
• ProQuest Science Journals Science
• ProQuest ANZ Newsstand
• U.S. National Newspaper Abstracts
• News (3)

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ABI/INFORM Global
Emalus Campus

• full text coverage for over 600 titles from
• 1992
• abstract and index coverage for over
• 1,300 titles from 1971

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Academic Research Library
Emalus Campus

• 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

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ProQuest Science Journals
Emalus Campus

• 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

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US National Newspaper Abstracts
Emalus Campus

• provides full text access to 3 major newspapers-
  
• - The New York Times
• - Wall Street Journal
• - USA Today -

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ProQuest ANZ Newsstand
Emalus Campus

• A selection of full-text newspapers and newswires
  from Australia and New Zealand covering regional
  and international topics

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How to Search ProQuest
Emalus Campus

• ProQuest search options
• basic
• advanced
• topics
• publications

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Basic Search
Emalus Campus

• use phrases
• e.g. Drugs in sports
• use quotation marks when using a phrase
• e.g. drugs in sport

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Basic Search
Emalus Campus
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Narrowing the Search
Emalus Campus

• select a specific database
• specify a date range
• restrict articles to full text articles
• restrict articles to scholarly journals
• use subject terms

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Target a Database
Emalus Campus

• to limit your search to a relevant database
• e.g. with Drugs in sports select Proquest
  Science Journals instead of using Multiple
  databases

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Use Date Limits
Emalus Campus

e.g. with Drugs in sports select date range
last 12 months. The results will displayed
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Use Subject Terms
Emalus Campus

• Drugs in Sports
• Subjects  Prescription drugs,  Sports
  medicine,  Sports rulesProQuest search options

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Marking Articles
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Marked articles
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Viewing Documents
Emalus Campus

• Articles may be viewed using the following
  options
• text graphics
• PDF Image
• abstract

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Exporting Marked Documents
Emalus Campus

• Export marked documents to
• email account
• print it out

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Exporting Marked Documents, Contd.
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Advanced Search
Emalus Campus

• Create complex search strategies using
• field tags
• boolean operators AND, OR, NOT
• set combinations

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Advanced Search
Emalus Campus

Boolean Operators
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Topics Guide
Emalus Campus

• The ProQuest Topic Guide lets you find
  articles by searching an index, or by exploring a
  hierarchical subject directory

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Topics Guide, Contd
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Publication Search
Emalus Campus

• 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

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Publication search, Contd
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My Research
Emalus Campus

• lists marked documents
• searches history
• print a bibliography
• email or export articles

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Other USP Databases
Emalus Campus

• 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