2018-10-09
Tonight's agenda
Discipline-specific databases...why do these exist?
Content + Scope
Functionality
Example: Pubmed
Filter results by: Species
• Who is the intended audience for Pubmed? • Why might species be a useful limit for them?
• Think about other academic disciplines... • Which other disciplines might find it useful to limit
their research results by species?
Example 1: Pubmed
• Which other disciplines might find it useful to limit
their research results by age?
Example 2: Filtering results by Age
Now you try, working in pairs:
• Do the main databases for these disciplines offer this option to researchers? (for DB, see libguides)
their research results by content type? And what are
some example content types that might be relevant?
Example 3: Filtering results by Content Type -- not by publication type, e.g. magazine vs. journal -- think within a publication, e.g. advertisement vs. article
• Do databases for these disciplines offer this option to researchers?
2. I’m looking for research on beauty pageants.
3. I need information on Binyavanga Wainaina.
By Swarthmore Reference
