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Dissecting a Database: Basics
What is in the database?
Check for a link to "About this database" for the answers to these questions:
- What subject areas does it cover?
- What years are covered?
- What types of materials, such as journals, books, book chapters, dissertations, are included?
- Is there a list of journals or other materials that are included in it?
What does it search?
Clicking on "Help" should produce information about the various types of searches available:
- Can you search by keyword, subject, author, title of article, or journal?
- What is the default search?
- How do you switch from one type of search to another?
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