Primary source
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eyewittness accounts, reported near to time of event, diaries, letters,
manuscripts
strengths/weaknesses of quick search
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strength: covers many types of materials and provides fast results
weakness: hard to focus seraches
,subject/subject headings
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pre-defined words or phrases for describing topics in uniform way-
"controlled vocab"
libraries organize their collections by ____
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subject
Popular vs. scholarly
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popular: written for general audience, not peer-reviewed, frequent
publication, author gives no credentials, no references
Scholarly: written for researchers, peer reviewed, monthly or quarterly
publication, sign with author's credentials, full citations
Natural language quaries
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, search terms and phrases using everyday language
Ex: major artists from Harlem renaissance
what is a facet?
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linked categories that allow you to narrow or refine your search results in
specific search tools
strengths/weaknesses of google
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strengths: useful for finding quick set of information on any topic, finding
quick background info
weaknesses: large quantities of results is no guarantee of quality or
suitability for your academic project
What is the difference between Google and Google Scholar?
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Google searches different types of websites, but Google Scholar searches
only scholarly materials.
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eyewittness accounts, reported near to time of event, diaries, letters,
manuscripts
strengths/weaknesses of quick search
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strength: covers many types of materials and provides fast results
weakness: hard to focus seraches
,subject/subject headings
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pre-defined words or phrases for describing topics in uniform way-
"controlled vocab"
libraries organize their collections by ____
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subject
Popular vs. scholarly
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popular: written for general audience, not peer-reviewed, frequent
publication, author gives no credentials, no references
Scholarly: written for researchers, peer reviewed, monthly or quarterly
publication, sign with author's credentials, full citations
Natural language quaries
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, search terms and phrases using everyday language
Ex: major artists from Harlem renaissance
what is a facet?
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linked categories that allow you to narrow or refine your search results in
specific search tools
strengths/weaknesses of google
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strengths: useful for finding quick set of information on any topic, finding
quick background info
weaknesses: large quantities of results is no guarantee of quality or
suitability for your academic project
What is the difference between Google and Google Scholar?
Give this one a try later!
Google searches different types of websites, but Google Scholar searches
only scholarly materials.
