Searching Library Databases Tutorials
Designed to familiarize you with the essential information of database searching, the tutorials are in seven
short parts. Parts one through three are a single unit and should be viewed sequentially. Parts four through seven build on the skills
and information of the first three parts. They cover the databases of education and may be viewed sequentially or in any order.
The tutorials allow you control the pace of the tutorial. You may proceed through the screens with forward and backward arrows.
Part One: Database Basics - covers the vocabulary of database searching -
field, record/citation, abstract, full-text - and the basic (very basics) of database design |
With Controls |
|
Part Two: Basic Searching - covers keyword searching, information rich fields. Using search limits- limit to scholarly/peer reviewed journals and limit by date |
With Controls |
|
Part Three: Advanced Searching - covers Boolean logic and how to use it. |
With Controls |
|
Part Four: ERIC |
With Controls |
|
Part Five: Education Index |
With Controls |
|
Part Six: Mental Measurements Yearbook |
With Controls |
|
|