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Welcome
Lesson 1: Choosing a Database
Lesson 2: Planning a Search Strategy
Lesson 3: Using Dialog Search Commands
Lesson 4: Managing Search Results
Lesson 5: Refining a Search (Part 1)
Lesson 6: Refining a Search (Part 2)
Lesson 7: Wrapping Up the Course

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Exercises

Now you try it...

Use the ONTAP (ONline Training And Practice) databases indicated to practice your searches.

View the current ONTAP user numbers and passwords. Remember that you must use the ONTAP user number and password to avoid incurring charges for your practice searches.

Log onto DialogClassic Web.

Exercise 5: Use the Bluesheet for Inspec to answer the following questions to check your understanding of the material in Lesson 5.

  1. The typical Dialog Bluesheet includes:
    1. Field tags, formats, and a file description
    2. The phone number of the database producer
    3. a and b
    4. None of the above

  2. Write search strategies for the following information requests using the Basic Index when appropriate:
    1. Locate articles whose specific focus is the performance of heat pumps.
    2. Find information on computer aided design (CAD).
    3. Find an article about software where Microsoft is one of the main companies mentioned in the article.

Check yourself

Click the Check Yourself icon to see answers to these questions, then go on to the Summary.


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Authoritative Answers Enriched by ProQuest

Learn More #1:

There are two ways to put the search strategy together:

  1. We can put all of the search terms together in one search statement. If this method is used, and we use AND and OR operators in the same search query, we must group the synonyms using parentheses.

     Example: s (threat? or hazard?) and (radon or asbestos)

  2. We can create a separate set for each concept and then group the sets together.

    Examples: s threat? or hazard?
    s radon or asbestos
    s s1 and s2

We are using Method 2 in our search strategy.

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ONTAP User Numbers and Passwords for Dialog

To be used with the Dialog ONTAP Databases

User No. 300404

Password: DIALOG

User No. 300405

Password: DIALOG

User No. 300406

Password: DIALOG

User No. 300407

Password: DIALOG

User No. 300408

Password: DIALOG

User No. 300409

Password: DIALOG


Please Note: Since other customers will be using these practice user numbers and passwords, you may receive the message "Already Logged On". If so, simply try one of the other sets of User No./Passwords listed above. If you experience any difficulties logging in, please call 800-334-2564 (North America) or contact the Knowledge Center.

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