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Got a Research Question?
Where do you go to get information for your research papers?
How many stars would you give HPU Discovery??
Got a Research Question?
1) Types of material covered in database
Books? journals? videos? newspaper articles?
conference proceedings?
2) Time coverage
What years of publications does the database cover? Some databases only cover from ~1990 to current. Other databases -- such as JSTOR cover articles back to the 1890s!
3) Content access
Was the content found in the database accessible? Is it mainly full text links or do you see Find It links?
4) Navigation within the platform
Is the database easy to use? Does it have regular standard features such as emailing options, citation option, abstracts of content? What type of filters are available?
Evaluating Databases
Search Activity
- Search in HPU Discovery, Academic Search Complete or Opposing Viewpoints.
- Filled out the Google Sheet link is below.
- We will assign numbers.
Search Activity
- Form a team 2 people.
- Pick one database we covered to evaluate.
- Use the following online form to critic the database:
Searching Activity
- Evaluate a database
- Of all the databases we covered, which one you rate the most useful and why?Respond at: PollEv.com/elizabethtor546
Search Activity
- Form a team 2 people.
- Pick a database we covered to evaluate.
- Use the following online form to critic the database: