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FINDING ARTICLES
IN DATABASES
IN DATABASES
Information, Instruction, and Exploration
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Databases, like any search engine, find scholarly
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Where do you w=
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to go?
•Database FAQ? Click Here
•Simultaneous Data=
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Search Cli=
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Here
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order to access tutorials on "Specific Databases" or
"General Subject Databases“ from the Library Home
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•Why can’t I just use an Internet source? How is it different from a
Database?
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•How do I know if my source is a magazine or a
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•How do I start to understand about Databases? Click here
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focus on general interest and current events, as well as hobbies, and sports.
Click here for more detailed
comparison:
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INTERNET
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that is published by professionals in a specific field=
. Information
can be relied upon for coverage, objectivity, and
accuracy.
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•INTERNET: Gives information that must =
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scrutinized for accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency,
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TYPES OF DATAB=
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•GENERAL SUBJECT DATABASES: Cover
a variety of subjects in numerous fields
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•SPECIFIC DATABASES: Cover a variety of
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Si= multaneous Searching of Databases
•Definition: A t=
ool
that allows simultaneous searching of up to 10 selected databas=
es. The search summ=
ary
screen displays the search results for each selected datab=
ase.
•
•From the Librar=
y Home
Page, click on “Article Multi-Search” from the left
column.
•
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Locate
Simultaneous Databases Search
•
•When you open Arti=
cle
Multi-Search, select the databases you wish to search and enter yo=
ur
subject search.
•Articles from all =
of
your selected databases will appear in order of most rece=
nt
date.
•Click on the artic=
le
title. Only=
the abstract and
citation will display.
The complete article may be available by clicking “Se=
arch
for Full Text.”
•Notice the
“Help” button at the upper right of the screen. Examples will show
detailed search methods.
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