CONNECTING TO THE MCC LIBRARY DATABASES and WORKING WITH THE DATABASES: KEY WORD SEARCH

Click On:

mccfl.edu

Library

virtual library or databases

Put in G00 #

Put in pin: last 4 digits of GOO (check with library if there's a problem)

click on alphabetical

Select Academic Search Premier

Connect to Database

Check full text box

You may check first box on bottom (key words in text of article)

Type in Topic (keep it simple; this is a key word search and the engine only looks for articles with your key words in them; experiment with different words; use “and” between key words i.e.: nursing and shortage; Tibet and tourism; high school and violence

Place all phrases in quotes: for example, "high school"; "metal detectors"; "mandatory overtime."

When you have narrowed your topic search again with key words which reflect the terms you've found in your sources.

Conduct your final research by searching by subgroup. Type in the subgroups as your key words: i.e.:

nursing and "sign-on bonus"

"high school" and "armed guards"

"medication error" and "nursing shortage"