Truncation means
the act of making things shorter. It is
similar to using abbreviations. While
you are searching for books in our catalog, it can save you time, and not just
because you don’t have to type as many letters.
Truncation can even get you better results.
Imagine that you are researching prosthetics for a
project. You know that in order to look in IHE's catalog at http://opac.libraryworld.com/, you can type IHELLO by Library Name, and click the Login button. (You do not need a password.) Since you are searching prosthetics, you simply type prosthetics in the box and click on Search.
Call Number: RK652.5 .C7 1995 ISBN: 9780801610752 9780815119197 Pub. Info: St. Louis : Mosby, 1995. Notes:
Contents : Introduction to dental materials; properties of materials;
preventive dental materials; direct aesthetic restorative materials; dental
amalgam; finishing, polishing and cleansing materials; cements; impression
materials; model and die materials; waxes; gold and nonprecious alloys;
dental casting of metals; plastics in prosthetics; dental porcelain; answers
to self-test questions -- Appendix.
Hmm…the search gave you only three results—and two of them
were just different editions of the same book. You might need more.
These
titles show up on your search because the word prosthetics appears somewhere
in their catalog entry. For example, prosthetics could be part of the books' titles or subjects.
Remember that the word prosthetics is just a form of the
root word prosthetic. There might be
some useful books in our library that have the word prosthetic in their
catalog entries but not prosthetics.
What happens when you use the search term prosthetic?
Call Number: RK652.5 .C7 1995 ISBN: 9780801610752 9780815119197 Pub. Info: St. Louis : Mosby, 1995. Notes:
Contents : Introduction to dental materials; properties of materials;
preventive dental materials; direct aesthetic restorative materials; dental
amalgam; finishing, polishing and cleansing materials; cements; impression
materials; model and die materials; waxes; gold and nonprecious alloys;
dental casting of metals; plastics in prosthetics; dental porcelain;
answers to self-test questions -- Appendix.
Call Number: RK55 .H58 .O73 1998 Pub. Info: New York : The Institute, 1998. Notes:
Contents : Dentistry for patients with HIV : general considerations -- HIV
infection control -- Ethical and legal issues -- The Evaluation of patients
with HIV infection -- Treatment planning : special considerations --
Diagnosis and management of soft-tissue lesions -- Clinical manifestations
and management of HIV-related periodontal disease -- Restorative and
prosthetic dental care -- Endodontic treatment -- Oral and maxillofacial
surgery -- Management of children aned adolescents with HIV infection.
From the Publisher: "Now in full color, The Administrative Dental
Assistant is revised to reflect the latest information on operating a
dental office. It's logically organized to cover all of the various tasks
an administrative dental assistant encounters. It includes up-to-date CDT-5
Dental Codes, new HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act) and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) guidelines,
plus current examples of key equipment, forms, and computer technology. A
companion CD-ROM simulates dental practice management, offering
opportunities to enter and update patient data, post payment and treatment
procedures using dental codes, submit e-claims for payment, evaluate
reports, and schedule appointments. Remember boxes highlight important
chapter points. Procedure boxes offer step-by-step procedural guides for
typical and/or complicated dental administrative assistant tasks. Food For
Thought boxes provide supplemental information to that in the text. Patient
File Folder Mock-Up simulates and describes a complete patient file folder,
with examples of all of the forms typically included. Critical Thinking
questions are presented at the end of each chapter, based on chapter
content. Web Watch provides Internet links in each chapter for additional
related information. A companion CD-ROM offers interactive exercises, with
activities simulating the daily tasks performed by a typical administrative
dental assistant. HIPAA guidelines are included in the text and highlighted
in boxes, highlighting current information on privacy practices. More than
100 new or colorized images reinforce key points and provide examples of
important topics and procedures. Full-color design offers authentic color
images and highlights key points. A companion Evolve website features:
chapter elements including key terms and objectives; expansive image
collection from the text; links to related content and additional
information available on the Internet."
Now we have five results:
the same three we had earlier plus two more. The shorter term prosthetic gave us everything the longer term prosthetics did and then some.
Therefore, it seems that if we use a shorter term, we’ll get more
results.
Suddenly, you remember another related word: prosthesis. What happens when we try this word as a
search term?
From the Publisher : "Pearson's Comprehensive Dental Assisting is all
about ensuring that you will be a successful student and dental assistant.
To help ensure this success, a focus is placed on learning both technical
and people skills. This comprehensive textbook helps you learn the right
skills for becoming the very best and most effective Dental Assistant by
presenting a step-by-step, competency based approach that covers all the
facets of the dental assisting profession. People skills are covered
throughout the text including cultural and lifespan considerations and
students are consistently encouraged to be professionals in the dental
assisting workplace and beyond. This text was developed and organized with
both the needs of the instructor and student in mind. Attention was paid to
ensure that the information flowed smoothly and that the topics were
presented simply for students to be able to grasp the concepts. Pearson's
Comprehensive Dental Assisting ensures success for the student and the
instructor by: Preparing the student to take the certification exam;
Presenting a series of new professional photos that highlight dental
conditions and procedures; Providing a full instructional package including
an instructor's manual, and instructor's CD, PowerPoint presentation and
TestGen; Including interesting special features encompassing professional
tips, lifespan considerations, legal and ethical issues and cultural
considerations."
We get only one result, but it’s a new one. It did not show up when we tried prosthetics
or prosthetic, and might have
valuable information.
Let’s think about those three words: prosthetics,
prosthetic, prosthesis… All begin
with the same letters, prosthe. That is not a word, so you might think that you can’t use it a search term. You decide to try it anyway.
Call Number: RK652.5 .C7 1995 ISBN: 9780801610752 9780815119197 Pub. Info: St. Louis : Mosby, 1995. Notes:
Contents : Introduction to dental materials; properties of materials;
preventive dental materials; direct aesthetic restorative materials; dental
amalgam; finishing, polishing and cleansing materials; cements; impression
materials; model and die materials; waxes; gold and nonprecious alloys; dental
casting of metals; plastics in prosthetics; dental porcelain; answers to
self-test questions -- Appendix.
Call Number: RK55 .H58 .O73 1998 Pub. Info: New York : The Institute, 1998. Notes:
Contents : Dentistry for patients with HIV : general considerations -- HIV
infection control -- Ethical and legal issues -- The Evaluation of patients
with HIV infection -- Treatment planning : special considerations --
Diagnosis and management of soft-tissue lesions -- Clinical manifestations and
management of HIV-related periodontal disease -- Restorative and prosthetic
dental care -- Endodontic treatment -- Oral and maxillofacial surgery --
Management of children aned adolescents with HIV infection.
From the Publisher : "Pearson's Comprehensive Dental Assisting is all
about ensuring that you will be a successful student and dental assistant.
To help ensure this success, a focus is placed on learning both technical
and people skills. This comprehensive textbook helps you learn the right
skills for becoming the very best and most effective Dental Assistant by
presenting a step-by-step, competency based approach that covers all the
facets of the dental assisting profession. People skills are covered
throughout the text including cultural and lifespan considerations and
students are consistently encouraged to be professionals in the dental
assisting workplace and beyond. This text was developed and organized with
both the needs of the instructor and student in mind. Attention was paid to
ensure that the information flowed smoothly and that the topics were
presented simply for students to be able to grasp the concepts. Pearson's
Comprehensive Dental Assisting ensures success for the student and the
instructor by: Preparing the student to take the certification exam;
Presenting a series of new professional photos that highlight dental
conditions and procedures; Providing a full instructional package including
an instructor's manual, and instructor's CD, PowerPoint presentation and
TestGen; Including interesting special features encompassing professional
tips, lifespan considerations, legal and ethical issues and cultural
considerations."
From the Publisher: "Now in full color, The Administrative Dental
Assistant is revised to reflect the latest information on operating a
dental office. It's logically organized to cover all of the various tasks
an administrative dental assistant encounters. It includes up-to-date CDT-5
Dental Codes, new HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act) and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) guidelines,
plus current examples of key equipment, forms, and computer technology. A
companion CD-ROM simulates dental practice management, offering
opportunities to enter and update patient data, post payment and treatment
procedures using dental codes, submit e-claims for payment, evaluate
reports, and schedule appointments. Remember boxes highlight important
chapter points. Procedure boxes offer step-by-step procedural guides for
typical and/or complicated dental administrative assistant tasks. Food For
Thought boxes provide supplemental information to that in the text. Patient
File Folder Mock-Up simulates and describes a complete patient file folder,
with examples of all of the forms typically included. Critical Thinking
questions are presented at the end of each chapter, based on chapter
content. Web Watch provides Internet links in each chapter for additional
related information. A companion CD-ROM offers interactive exercises, with
activities simulating the daily tasks performed by a typical administrative
dental assistant. HIPAA guidelines are included in the text and highlighted
in boxes, highlighting current information on privacy practices. More than
100 new or colorized images reinforce key points and provide examples of
important topics and procedures. Full-color design offers authentic color
images and highlights key points. A companion Evolve website features:
chapter elements including key terms and objectives; expansive image
collection from the text; links to related content and additional
information available on the Internet."
Using prosthe,
although it is not a complete word, gave us all the other results we found
using prosthetics, prosthetic, and prosthesis, plus new ones. If we use used prosthe to begin with, we could have skipped using the other three
terms.
TIP: Shortening words is called truncation. You might be
able to get all the results you need if you type only the first few letters of
the topic you are searching, and you do not have to worry about using different
forms of the same word.
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