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Video Contents
00:00 Rhonda Kitchens Rhondak@Bigbend.edu
00:25 Overview
01:47 Research Parts of the Library Website Navigation Bar
02:00 Library Catalog, Databases A-Z, Primo One Search Overview
04:20 Primary & Secondary Sources
05:31 Research Questions & Keywords
06:48 Search Strategies: Truncation
07:56 Search Strategies: Phrase Searching
08:46 Search Strategies: Boolean Logic
10:30 Evaluation: CRAAP, WWWWW, SIFT models
13:40 Overview of Demo
14:00 Demo: Library Catalog
17:16 Demo: Databases A-Z, History Subject Section, Infobase, African-American History
19:17 Demo: Opposing Viewpoints
21:50 Demo: Proquest Research Library

 

 

 

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