Link Library
Concordia University Nebraska
Four steps of online database searching – Log sheet
Available at http://www.cune.edu/staffweb/tom.krenzke/4StepsLog.pdf
At any point, contact a librarian with questions. For more information visit http://www.cune.edu/library > Research
help > CUNE Research toolkit
1.
Write your research question or thesis statement and identify the main ideas with underlining.
2. List synonyms, related terms, or subject terms for each main idea.
3. Create a preliminary search for the synonyms/terms you’ve listed above using a database likely to contain the
information you seek. List below your searches and where you search. Click here to see an example .
For more information click to view: Using research databases (4min30sec screencast click for transcript ) or
Using WorldCat Local and Interlibrary Loan (4min40sec screencast click for transcript ).
4. Interact with the search results to revise the search as needed, expanding it to other databases or resources – make
notes below or on the back.
One-minute ENG 102 Feedback online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6VCGKSP
Link Library
Concordia University Nebraska
Four steps of online database searching – Log sheet
Available at http://www.cune.edu/staffweb/tom.krenzke/4StepsLog.pdf
At any point, contact a librarian with questions. For more information visit http://www.cune.edu/library > Research
help > CUNE Research toolkit
5.
Write your research question or thesis statement and identify the main ideas with underlining.
6. List synonyms, related terms, or subject terms for each main idea.
7. Create a preliminary search for the synonyms/terms you’ve listed above using a database likely to contain the
information you seek. List below your searches and where you search. See page 2 for examples.
For more information click to view: Using research databases (4min30sec screencast click for transcript ) or
Using WorldCat Local and Interlibrary Loan (4min40sec screencast click for transcript ).
8. Interact with the search results to revise the search as needed, expanding it to other databases or resources – make
notes below or on the back.
Links to example searches and results
Available at http://www.cune.edu/staffweb/tom.krenzke/4StepsLog.pdf
At any point, contact a librarian with questions.
1. WorldCat Local at http://cune.worldcat.org/advancedsearch/ : ti:(genre (guide OR advisory OR fiction OR stories OR
literature)) AND kw:(horror OR mystery OR dystopia OR screenwriting OR science fiction OR child*) For more information
see http://www.cune.edu/library > Research help > CUNE library catalog WorldCat Local (WCL)
https://cune.worldcat.org/search?q=ti:(genre (guide OR advisory OR fiction OR stories OR literature)) AND kw:(horror OR
mystery OR dystopia OR screenwriting OR science fiction OR child*)&dblist=638 = 1135 results
For example, the above search could include:
Orr, Cynthia, and Diana T. Herald. Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries
Unlimited, 7e 2013. Print. http://cune.worldcat.org/oclc/826526589
Saricks, Joyce G. The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction. Chicago: American Library Association, 2e 2009.
Print. http://cune.worldcat.org/oclc/568724560
Basu, Balaka, Katherine R. Broad, and Carrie Hintz. Contemporary Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults: Brave New Teenagers.
New York: Routledge, 2013. Print. http://cune.worldcat.org/oclc/828332571
Disobedience Youth: Political Involvement and Genre Resistance in Contemporary Young Adult Dystopian Fiction (2012 BA
thesis with extensive bibliography) full text available
2. Online database search using Academic Search Premier , Communication & Mass Media Complete, and OmniFile: ti
(writ* or script or produc* or craft or design or creat* or screencraft or author*) and su (film or motion picture or movie
or cinema) and (screenplay writing or screenplays or screenwriting)
http://vproxy.cune.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&db=ufh&db=ofs&bquery=
(TI+(writ*+OR+script+OR+produc*+OR+craft+OR+design+OR+creat*+OR+screencraft+OR+author*))+AND+(SU+(film+OR+m
otion+picture+OR+movie+OR+cinema))+AND+(screenplay+writing+OR+screenplays+OR+screenwriting)&type=1&site=ehost
-live = 915 results
For example, the above search could include:
Nelmes, Jill. "Some Thoughts On Analysing The Screenplay, The Process Of Screenplay Writing And The Balance Between
Craft And Creativity." Journal Of Media Practice 8.2 (2007): 107-113. Communication & Mass Media Complete.
Web. 22 Oct. 2014. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ufh&AN=33022663&site=ehost-live
Salazkina, Masha, and Mihaela Mihailova. "The Industry Production Screenplay." Cinema Journal 51.4 (2012): 133-138.
Academic Search Premier. Web. 22 Oct. 2014.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=78328376&site=ehost-live
Online database search using Literature Resource Center : Advanced search subject “children’s literature”
3. Cited references from EBSCO Help http://support.ebsco.com/help/index.php > [l.margin] Cited references
4. eBook Collection search: screenwrit* or motion picture authorship
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&bquery=screenwrit*+OR+motion+picture+authorship&typ
e=1&site=ehost-live = 22 results
9. See the book cart for examples of literature guides or handbooks containing genre overviews.
One-minute ENG 102 Feedback online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6VCGKSP