| Dance 10 , Dance Appreciation Instructor, David King Librarian, Johanna Bowen | Apply for a Library Card online from the bottom of the Library Homepage or, at the Circulation Desk in the Library (Bring a photo ID if you apply in person) To get to this webpage, |
The big picture:
Every need for information starts with some thoughts and ideas in your head. These thoughts and ideas have to be translated into a search. A good search is based on the careful selection of the right words to describe what your topic is about.
Reading, making choices, and selecting a file or site to view are regular activities in the online world.
Interacting with the online world takes place whenever you fill out a text box or dialog box with your own words and then examine the results of your search.
Remember, the online sources are not "smart." You have to spell the words correctly and choose a variety of words to get useful information back from these tools.
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Browsing in the Library |
Look for these Books in the Reference collection (library use only)
Books (to check out) in the open stack collection can be found between GV 1580 and GV1799
Videos (for library use only) in the collection can be found between Video GV 1580 and Video GV1799
The library has 18 TV/VCR stations for student viewing. Videos may not be checked out, they must be viewed in the library.
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Use the Library
catalog to find books and videos |
- Go to the library homepage at: libwww.cabrillo.edu
- Select Library catalog
- If you want to search for a topic, select the WORDS search
- Sample searches:
Dance -- Cross-cultural studies
Dance -- Sociological aspects
Dance study and teaching
jazz dance
Isadora Duncan
Merce Cunningham
modern dance
Alvin Ailey- Then, type in two or three words that describe a topic of interest to you
- Write down the information for one book:
Author's name_______________________________________________
Title_______________________________________________________
Call Number:__________________________________________________
Status (is it available?) _________________________________________
How does a WORDS Search work in the library catalog?
Hint: The WORDS search retrieves results as if you had typen an AND between every word in your search.Think very carefully about the words you use.
Try more than one search for every topicSpell carefully. The computer looks for EXACTLY what you typed
If you type in: tango dance
press enter
This is the result:
TANGO is in 9 titles
DANCE is in 570 titles
Both TANGO and DANCE are in 4 titles
There are 4 entries with TANGO & DANCE
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3. Using the Google search
engine to find Web sites |
- From the library homepage
select Search the Internet
Select Google
- or, click in the location box at the top of the browser screen
type this address:
www.google.comTips for searching in Google:
- Google automatically searches as if an AND were between any search words.
hip hop dance (results in over 900,000 results- Use quote marks to create a phrase and search for words in exact order, like:
"hip hop dance" (results in less than 25,000)
- Limit your search to one domain by typing the words for your search followed by site:.gov or site:.edu
"hip hop dance" site:.gov (results in 37) Yes, I was surprised there were any at all.
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Use the EBSCOhost's Academic Search Elite to find Magazine
and Journal articles |
Seaching for a topic in EBSCOhost Web
Before you search, study these examples for hints and tips to get better results:
dance study and teaching
(check the Full Text box for this phrase search)276 results jazz dance
(unmodified two words)499 results jazz dance
(add in checking the Full Text box)193 results “jazz dance”
(check the Full Text box, add in the use of quotes around the two word phrase)54 results “jazz dance” review
(check the Full Text box, use quotes around the two word phrase,
and add the word review)9 results
Searching for articles in Dance Magazine in EBSCOhost Web
Dance magazine is available online fulltext AND in the library in a paper copy. The most recent issue is on the shelves in the open Current Periodicals section of the library. Back issues are behind the Circulation Desk and have to be requested. Make sure you browse this title online and in person. Now find one article of interest to you:
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Use the National Newspaper database |
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Use the Biography Resource Center |