Milne Library
Information Literacy Program

COMN 204 Presentational Speaking in Organizations
Instructor: Ginni Jurkowski
Library Instructor: Kate Pitcher

 
   
TASK 3: Use search statement to find journal, magazine and newspaper articles...  

Locating Journal Articles Using a Database
ABI/Inform
Lexis-Nexis
   
Instructions for TASK 3:
1. Use the concept map you created in TASK 2 to find four different articles in either ABI/Inform or Lexis-Nexis.
2. Complete the Search Statement Worksheet.
3. Start with the three concepts you originally came up with and try different search combinations to see if you get different results.
4. Look at the "Using Boolean Logic" handout below to get tips on searching more effectively.
 
EXAMPLE of a completed search statement worksheet
Search Statement Worksheet
    
 

Using Boolean Logic to search effectively...
 
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