EBSCO guided Search
Write your search below. Use parentheses to denote a grouping in a search box and add the words that connect the boxes (typically AND)—(Library anxiety) AND (college students OR undergraduates) AND (reduc*)
Under Limit To click Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals
How many results?
Do you see your major issue (or a more specific term related to your issue) in the Subjects area? List it here.
Click the article title of one of the results that your issue in the Subjects.
Click your issue listed under Subject terms.
What is now in your search box?
How many of results do you have now?
Look through the first 10 results, paying special attention to the subject terms.
List any subject terms or other keywords you may add to your list.
Part IV (50 points)
Objective: Adding subject specific Ebsco Databases.
Scroll up to the top of the Ebsco page.
Open a new window or tab.
Go to http://libguides.uncp.edu/ElectronicResourcesLinks to an external site. (Electronic Resources/Database Page)
Select the subject that your topic would seem to fall. Usually it is related to the class you are doing the research for. The exception is for ENG 1050 and ENG 1060 classes. If it is not related to the class, choose a subject that is related to your topic.
Look at the databases listed under Best Bets. Compare that list of Ebsco journals here https://libguides.uncp.edu/databasebyproviderLinks to an external site.
Go back to the Academic Search Ultimate page. Click Choose Databases. Select at least one database that is listed under Best Bets that related to your topic.
List the database(s) you added below. (You should be search Academic Search Ultimate and at least one other databases)>
Click OK
Your previous search should still be in the search box. If not cut and paste it from you answers above.
Click Search.
How many results do you have?
How may peer reviewed?
Scroll through the first 10 results
Do you see any new subject terms or key words that relate to your topic? List them here.
Scroll down to Subject: Thesaurus Terms and click on it.
Click on a term. Enter it here.
How many results do you now have?
Part V (50 points)
Create a Reference page in APA style for 10 Results. 6 items must be peer reviewed articles and the other 4 either magazine or newspaper articles. Evaluate 2 magazine/newspaper articles and 2 peer reviewed articles using the 3 R Method. (Do not separate the items evaluated from the others.)
3 R Method: A method for evaluating sources . It requires three questions: “is it relevant?” Is it recent?” “Is it reliable?”
