We now move to using the Library OneSearch search engine, a tool more sophisticated than Google. With this Module, you will learn how to use the many features of OneSearch to find and limit results to the most relevant, format citations, and obtain full text. Go through each of the boxes below in order to prepare for the assignment. As you begin the readings and activities below, view the two following resources, which will help you with search terminology in an academic setting:
Boolean logic: http://williambadke.com/Boolean.htm
Keywords vs. Subject Headings:
Having trouble breaking your research question into searchable keywords? Try playing around with this search assistant, or download the form.
Library OneSearch is the main search engine for finding academic literature available through the library. You will find OneSearch on the library home page - https://www.twu.ca/library/.
Please take note that there are tutorials for OneSearch at https://libguides.twu.ca/LibraryOneSearch. Take a bit of time to go through them, and access them if you get stuck in your searching.
The following video looks at the basic search features of OneSearch. [Note that you would normally start on the library home page. This video starts on the search results page]:
https://youtu.be/vv3hId0PiB4?si=2He7KAEqRj9LHqTv
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Using filters:
Filters are tools that help you narrow your search to results that are more relevant to your information need. They include type of publication, subject limiters, and so on. Filters also reduce the total number of search results you have to deal with. Apply filters once you do your original search. If you have under 30 results or so, filters are probably not needed.
https://youtu.be/SPDuB7uIF_Q?si=jJMiTsYpzQSvTXvW
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It is possible, through OneSearch, to search just for books, either by selecting the Books tab on the main OneSearch page or by using Search Everything and then selecting for books in the "Filters" tab on the results page.
Note that books tend to cover topics more broadly than articles, so you may have to find books that only have a chapter or two directly on your issue. Try to find books that as narrowly as possible deal with your question.
Publishers have placed limitations on how you use most of our ebooks. These include:
1. How many users can access a book at the same time.
2. How many pages you can download as a PDF.
This video shows you how to access the full text of ebooks. explains access features.
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You can select the Journals/Articles search for articles on the Library OneSearch main page, or you can use Search Everything and then select for articles on the results page. The following video looks at the second option.
Journal articles are important for most kinds of academic research. With OneSearch, you can limit to scholarly/peer reviewed articles only and focus the results to the most relevant by choosing one or more subject terms. You can also download full text for many of the items found. This video shows you how:
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It's possible to use the internal folder system, called MyEBSCO, on the OneSearch results page (top right of screen) to create a list of your citations and links to full text for future use. You have to create your own login which is different from the TWU login. From that point, any citation you save will appear in your folder, and you can put it into a subfolder for a project you are working on.
Here is a tutorial on using MyEBSCO:
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It's good to have a few sample citations to check against the citations created by OneSearch. Here they are:
Books:
APA - Mosher, C. J. (1998). Discrimination and denial : Systemic racism in Ontario’s legal and criminal justice system, 1892-1961. University of Toronto Press.
MLA - Mosher, Clayton James. Discrimination and Denial : Systemic Racism in Ontario’s Legal and Criminal Justice System, 1892-1961. University of Toronto Press, 1998. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=468068&site=eds-live&scope=site.
Journal Articles:
APA: Castle, B., Wendel, M., Kerr, J., Brooms, D., & Rollins, A. (2019). Public health’s approach to systemic racism: A systematic literature review. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 6(1), 27. https://twu.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-018-0494-x
MLA: Castle, Billie, et al. “Public Health’s Approach to Systemic Racism: A Systematic Literature Review.” Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019, p. 27. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s40615-018-0494-x.
Download the template for Assignment Three using the link to the Word doc below.
RUBRIC
A passing grade requires that student responses demonstrate:
Land Acknowledgement
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