Jr_English

= Jr. English Research =

=**1. What is an online periodical database?**=

online = on the Internet periodical = magazine, newspaper, or journal. Publication that is published periodically (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly) database = searchable collection of electronic information

Explora (Ebscohost's high school interface) organizes content from thousands of sources so we can search and easily find them. = = =**2. How is it different than a website?**=
 * NOT free - can't find through Google. Subscription required.
 * No ads
 * Reliable - has been edited and fact-checked.
 * Includes citation for bibliography.
 * Up-to-date. Updated 3x per day.

Search strategies are different. Analogy: fast food (Google) vs. nice dinner (database) Will use in debate, college.

=3. Boolean search terms -- AND, OR, NOT=

Watch this video to learn how to use Boolean search terms to narrow your search. media type="youtube" key="vube-ZcJFk4" width="560" height="315"

=4. Explora is the high school interface for Ebscohost. kslib.info/explorahs=

Explora tutorial media type="youtube" key="Oo4nd-VK7nA" width="560" height="315"

=5. Look at your handout from Mr. Vogts and choose a topic. For my example, I'm using #8.= Open Explora and try a search.

"social media" = 222,000 results Add related terms: "echo chamber" "spiral of silence" Use the related terms to create a Boolean search.

"social media" AND "echo chamber" OR "spiral of silence" = 118 results Refine by year (2010). Refine by source type. Academic journal = scholarly. Go into an article. Can save to Google Drive, can cite, permalink.

=6. Use the bibliography / references of articles in the database to find related sources.=

Can lead you to some great information. Example (this is not a scholarly source, but it has great statistics related to my topic):

May 26, 2016 News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2016 By [|Jeffrey Gottfried] and [|Elisa Shearer] []

=7. Student directions: choose a topic, open explora, create a Boolean search.=

It will take some trial and error. Persevere! Have grit!

A. Brownlee 8/31/17