Module 3: Research

SEARCHING MU'S LIBRARY
AND ONLINE DATABASES

• Searching Misericordia's Library
• Searching the Ebsco Host Online Databases
• Jump to another topic in module 3.

Searching Misericordia's Library

1. Select a type of search:
   1. quick search
   2. advanced search

2. When you find an item you desire:
   • Press keep. This temporarily stores item in a folder. Press kept to retrieve folder contents.
   • Print or e-mail the items.
   • Select from additional search options:
     • Find more books by this author.
     • Find more books on this topic.
     • Browse the shelf for nearby books.

3. Other services offered by the library include:
   • Text a librarian.
   • Talk to a live librarian online.
   • E-mail a librarian.
   • Phone or walk in to ask for a librarian's help.

Search Misericordia's online catalog for books or periodicals on the following topics: assistive technology Constructivism teaching methods computers as used in the classroom educational technology books authored by Robert Gagne

Searching the Ebsco Host Online Databases

NOTE: Realize that Misericordia community members only are given entrance to paying databases (such as Ebsco Host). To search off-campus, you will be prompted to enter your e-MU user name and password.

Journals Available

1. Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO):
   Multidisciplinary database that indexes over 8400 journals and provides full text to over 4600 journals dating back to 1865. Provides access to peer reviewed journals.
2. ERIC:
   Education Resources Information Center includes journal articles as well as ERIC documents dating back to 1910.
3. Middle Search Plus (EBSCO):
   Full text articles from more than 140 popular middle school magazines, along with reading level indicator (Lexiles). Also includes biographies, primary source documents, photos, maps and flags.
4. Primary Search (EBSCO):
   Primary Search provides full text for popular magazines for elementary school research from 1985. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).
5. Searchasaurus-Elementary School (EBSCO):
   Multidisciplinary database geared towards elementary students.
6. Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO):
   Provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.

Using EBSCO Host and Other Electronic Databases

1. Select a database to search, such as Academic Search Premier.

2. Be sure to select the following checkboxes:
   • Misericordia-owned
   • full text
   • OPTIONAL: peer reviewed

3. Select a type of search:
   • advanced search: Provides more control over searching. Search for author, title, subject, journal name, and/or abstract. Uses AND, OR, and NOT Boolean operators.
   • basic search: Perform a simple search without much control or many tools.
   • visual search: Search using visual tools to better conceptualize the search process.

4. When you find an item you desire:
   • Click on HTML OR PDF versions of full text, or view other options to locate article.
   • Click on add to folder for later viewing, printing, e-mailing, or saving.

5. Click on the title of the article (name of hit) to access the following additional options:
   1. Work with this article:
      • Print, e-mail, save.
      • Cite the article in APA or other format (be careful that citation is accurate to style).
      • Translate to another language.
      • Listen to the article (text-to-speech).
   2. Search more:
      • source: Click the title of journal to locate more articles in that journal.
      • author: Click the name of the author to search for other articles written by that author.
      • subject terms: Click a subject from the list to search on other related terms.

Select several of the following topics. Search for articles/books dealing with these topics at Ebsco Host. assistive technology and its use in the classroom types of assistive technology available today using PowerPoint use of PDA's in the classroom Constructivism and computer technology copyright as it applies to online resources graphics to use in preparing a science lesson on trees flag of a particular country map of a city your students will be studying information literacy and how it can be addressed in the curriculum