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Hi everyone! Thanks for checking out the library. We are here to help  you with any  question, but specifically, we are experts in finding and using information.

 

If you are working on a research project and run into any issues or questions, we are here to help! Our homepage is a great place to get started on your research; we do know it can be a bit confusing at first, so please ask us as many questions as you want.

 

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Textbook

Hays, J.N.. Burdens of Disease : Epidemics and Human Response in Western History (2nd Edition). New Brunswick, NJ, USA: Rutgers

University Press, 2009. 

 

Articles

RETRACTED: Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(97)11096-0/abstract

Yersinia pestis and the Plague of Justinian 541-543 AD: a genomic analysis

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(13)70323-2/abstract

 

Excerpts

To search for Trade Publications, follow these steps from the library homepage or in any EBSCO database (like Academic Search Complete)

 

 

The library's databases rely on a method of searching called Boolean logic. It is a system of showing the relationship between ideas using the operators "AND," "OR," and "NOT." This logic is recognized by many searching tools as a way to define a search string.

Using the operators

AND is used to to search a set of two or more related ideas. So, if you want to look for articles that contain both the words or concepts fishery and harvest, you would search for that string. 

  • Use AND to narrow your search
  • AND shows the overlap between two concepts

For example, my search for "fishery and harvest" returned over 2,000 results, which is too many for me to browse through. So, I had to think another aspect of the topic I was interested in. When I changed my search string to "fishery and harvest and bioindicators," the number of results became more manageable.

OR is used when there are synonyms of a term that may appear in relevant articles. Searching, for example, reindeer or caribou will cast the widest net for seraching. 

  • Use OR to broaden your search

NOT eliminates a term from your search. If, for instance, your initial search for "fishery and harvest" returns mostly articles about salmon, and you are not interested in that particular fish, you can search "fishery and harvest not salmon."

Publication Date

The databases will allow you a variety of options to refine your results, typically on the left hand side of your results page. Pay attention to these and especially consider limiting your results by their publication date. Chances are, you do not want articles written more than a few years ago.

 

Explicit Search

If you are searching for content about, for instance, higher education, consider that this is actually a phrase (consisting of more than one word), and search for it explicitly using quotation marks. As in, "higher education."

 

Truncation

In many cases, there will be multiple suffixes to a single root word that you'd like to search. Most databases allow the * to be used in place of the ending for a word in order to capture all forms.

For example, a search for "nation*" will return all forms of the word - including nations, national, nationalism, nationalistic, etc. 

Avoid adding the plural "s" to a word where possible, and use the truncation symbol when you search should allow for multiple forms of your search terms.

 

Did you know you can copy and paste citations if you use the library's databases?

1. Save time -  look for the "Cite" Button or " " icon.

2. Scroll to the style you need (APA)

3. Copy and paste the full citation into your paper

Ta Da!  You're done!  Well, almost.  Sometimes weird formatting issues happen, so always double check your work.

       

Need help with in-text citations or more complicated citations?  Use the OWL!  It's super easy, and totally simple.

You can also use the library's Help Documents to find citations in databases, a sample APA paper, APA paper template, and more!

Consider Smarthinking to double check your APA style. This is an online tutoring service available in JWU Link under Academics.

Email me with questions or book a research consultation with any of JWU Library's awesome reference librarians!