What Is a Database? - Introduction
Introduction | Prep | Presentation | Activity 1 | Activity 2
Topic
The huge range and variety of databases - a primary pathway into research - and how to make best use of them.
What you will learn:
- Major interdisciplinary search engines
- Why you can’t search in just one place
- A framework for quickly understanding a database’s strengths and weaknesses
This module will prepare you for:
- When you need to confirm you’ve found everything
- Expanding your research beyond the usual or typical
- Moving to a new academic institution
Table of contents
- Prep - Learn about 5 major search engines (15 minutes)
- Presentation - Read or listen to 4 presentations about Databases (1 hour - Google Slides)
- Activity 1 - Explore and compare library catalogs (30 minutes)
- Activity 2 - Follow a citation from paper to screen (20 minutes)
Introduction | Prep | Presentation | Activity 1 | Activity 2