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Section 3: How Do I Search?
Because the library provides information in a varitey of formats (not just PDFs of full-text articles), finding your source/s is often the final step of the search process. When you’re ready to get your hands (or eyes) on your sources, ask yourself the following questions:
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- What is it?
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Books, articles, dvds, etc. are all found in different ways. Most books will be found on a shelf, whereas most articles are found online. Knowing what your item is will help you find it.
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- Does AU Library own it / own access to it?
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- Find out if you are on the right track
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- Click on the title to any items that look promising,
- then: read the abstract; read the list of subjects to see if you can be using different keywords; click on any subject link to see other articles similar to the one you’re viewing.
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- Save
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- Email or download any items that you want to keep
- Write down / type up a list of the keywords that you used in your search–save time later by keeping track of work you have already done.
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