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Week 4 - Discussion Library Search Tutorial, Part III

Week 4 - Discussion Library Search Tutorial, Part III

Q Question: Students, The following task is designed to expand your familiarity with UMUC’s Information and Library Service’s OneSearch function. As with the previous two library tasks, completing this exercise will help you prepare for the third writing assignment, the research-supported essay. Please watch the following video tutorial. Video tutorial #3 http://info.umuc.edu/academicwrtg/library/temp_library_tutorial_3/temp_library_tutorial_3.html After you have watched the tutorial, please complete the following tasks. Post your responses to this conference thread. Conduct a search on a topic of your choice. You might use a search that you developed in a previous discussion topic. If you have a different topic in mind for your research essay (that fits within the options provided), you can use that. Next, follow the instructions provided on the video and select a new database on the right-hand side of your screen. Then answer the following questions: -What were your search terms? -What database did you select on the right-hand side? Why did you select this database? -How many hits do you find? Also post a substantive response to a classmate's post. For example, you might ask a question about the person's post or make a suggestion.

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My search terms were “transitions in topic sentences”. I selected the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses – Global database on the right-hand side. This is because this database consists of scholarly/peer-reviewed journals and articles like doctoral dissertations and theses for analyzing different concepts of English language and literature. I found about 197,002 hits. I was really amazed at the accuracy of the results.