Module 3:
SD Library Network
How to Access SDLN
How to Search SDLN
Examples and Practice :
1. SDLN Screen
2. Activity 1
3. Search Techniques
4. Activity 2
5. Activity 3
6. Activity 4
7. Activity 5
8. Activity 6
9. Activity 7
10. Advanced Features

Contents:
Introduction
Module 1: How to Solve an Information Problem
Module 2: Search Techniques
Module 4: Proquest
Module 5: Infotrac
Module 6: Lexis-Nexis
Module 7: OCLC Firstsearch
Module 8: 
Module 9: 
Module 10: 
Module 11: Internet Searching
Module 12: Evaluating Internet sources
Module 13: Scholarly vs. Popular
Module 14: Citing sources
Module 15: How to Get Material Not Available Online

Module 3: SDLN Examples and Practice: Search Techniques

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Anytime you begin to learn how to use a new electronic resource, look for certain common techniques for searching. Many search systems share these two techniques:

1. Boolean operators -- to connect words

2. truncation -- to retrieve the plural and other alternative versions of a word

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Link to and learn about each of the above techniques before continuing.
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Now, let's see if you can apply what you have learned. Figure out how you would enter a search about each of the following topics using Boolean operators and truncation. Then link to the answers to see if you are correct.

A. I'm looking for any information about bones or skeletons... [ Answer A. ]

B. I'd like to know more about anger in adolescents... [ Answer B. ]

C. What can I find about literary criticism of Jane Austen... [ Answer C. ]

D. I'd like to find out what products use the name "dakota" but I don't want to retrieve items about south dakota or north dakota. [ Answer D. ]

Okay, it's time to continue on and try another SDLN activity.

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