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LBR 110 Assignment Three.

Adventures in the Invisible Web

Complete the following exercises to familiarize yourself with the NVCC Library Home Page (http://www.nvcc.edu/library

Library Catalog www.nvcc.edu/library

· How many items about Web Design do the NOVA Libraries own? ________

· How many items do the Libraries own about copyright on the internet? _______

Magazine & Newspaper Articles http://www.nvcc.edu/library/databases.htm

Choose LexisNexis. Choose the “Business” Tab.

Search on “Microstrategy” under “company name(s)”.

What was Microstrategy’s Net Income? _______________________________

How recent is this data? _______________________________

Use Lexis Nexis to find an article about Microstrategy. Give the citation for the article:

Choose ProQuest. Do a Keyword Search on Green Day. How many articles did you find? __________________

Find an article about the band and give the citation:

What other kinds of articles did ProQuest find?

Why did this happen?

How can you make the search more specific to find articles just about the band?

Construct and run a new search to be more specific. What was your search?

How many results did you find this time? _________________

Does the Library subscribe to Rolling Stone? ____________________

What database can you use to access Rolling Stone Online? ______________________

Provide a citation for one article from Rolling Stone about Billy Joe Armstrong:

Constructing a Search Strategy

Assume you need to find consumer health information on the symptoms and treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Use the Library Database Page (http://www.nvcc.edu/Library/databases.htm).

Assignment: Use the 5 steps of the search strategy and perform an initial search.

I. Clarify the information needed. What information do you see in the scenario above that would help you in answering this question? _______________________________________________

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II. Identify relevant databases. List three databases available from the Library that you might find the best information on this topic.

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III. Formulate the search. What would your initial search statement be? __________________

What would a “backup” search statement be, in case this one doesn’t work?_______________

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IV. Enter search statements. Using the databases that you listed in II above, perform the search you formulated in at least two of these databases. Record your results below.

Database name ______________________________________________________________

Search statement entered ______________________________________________________

Number of results returned________

Database name______________________________________________________________

Search statement entered______________________________________________________

Number of results returned________

V. View results/modify search. It isn’t enough to have results, they need to be appropriate to the subject searched! Review the results you retrieved.

Were you successful in finding at least three articles total on this topic? ____ Yes ____ No

If you were successful in finding articles on this topic, complete the following for one of the articles you feel was appropriate:

Author name ____________________________

Article Title ______________________________________________________________

Publication _______________________________________________________________

Date/Volume/Issue/Pages ___________________________________________________

Database used ____________________________________________________________

Was the full-text available online? ___ Yes ______ No

If you were unable to find three articles on the topic (or any articles on the topic), what do you think went wrong? How would you “troubleshoot” and change your search the next time? ________________________________________________________________________

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