Students are often unaware of the existence of search tools beyond their favorite search engine. They may be unfamiliar with the different content libraries and search capabilities that library databases provide.
Students are often unaware of the existence of search tools beyond their favorite search engine. They may be unfamiliar with the different content libraries and search capabilities that library databases provide.
Students understand the main differences between Google and subscription library databases.
Students gain experience selecting among and searching in a variety of library databases.
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If you just want to brush up your database skills or would like an overview of what databases the library currently offers, make an appointment with a librarian and we would be happy to walk you through these.
You may be more comfortable trying the activities above after viewing a librarian-run database session. In this case we would be happy to demo a session for you and debrief afterwards to make sure you feel prepared to cover the content. Alternatively you could have a librarian present for a session as a back up.