Searching Databases

 Context of assignment  

• Subjects this assignment is best suited for:  any
• Class size best suited for:  any size
  
• This assignment will be worth [XX] number of points.

 Learning outcomes for students

• To demonstrate how to search and find sources in specialized library databases.

 What students will need before this assignment

• Training with databases and IU library resources. 

 Assignment Instructions

Before tackling this assignment, view the Library Databases & IUCAT module.  At the bottom of the module, choose your home campus library, then select a database from your library's guide that most closely relates to your major.

Once you select a database, look at the Articles tab to make sure that you're selecting the correct type of database. DO NOT SELECT Academic Search Premier, JSTOR, or OneSearch. The objective is for you to explore a database in your major and become more familiar with it.

Please explore the database and record your information by copy/pasting the questions below and responding to them in your submission. 

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Database name and why you selected this database:

What subjects does this database cover?

Is this part of a multi-database offering?

How do you begin a search? Does this database offer Advanced Searching? Which would be more useful?

How do you refine or modify a search? What limiters are useful?

Does this database have full-text articles? If not, how would you find the article itself?

Can you email an article to yourself?

Does the database offer a citation feature?

Is there anything else that makes this database unique?