Wednesday, July 18, 2012
research journal 5 summary
Research journal 5 summary: using IT pro, Google books, Summit catalog, Clark College Canell library catalog.
The IT pro, Google books, summit catalog, and the Clark Canell library catalog are all pretty similar to use when conducting searches. The search tips given in our tutorials work on all databases the same way. You can achieve different results by adding "and" in your search with other keywords. The main difference in using these tools is the screens and how the information is presented. I think that out of the four the Google books gives the most aesthetically pleasing screen to use. If the interfaces of the tools changes I think that it would be easy to adjust having previously used them. The tutorial give a good start in using these tools but there is no substitute for practice. I think the more you use certain search tools and databases the better you will get at conducting searches on them and finding more relevant information to your subject.
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Hi, Brian;
ReplyDeleteThank you for your report. I agree that all the databases/catalog are useful and it is an aesthetic choice which works best for you. Your topic was even found in IT Pro which is a specialized technology collection. Searching a full text database is slightly different then searching a book catalog but your topic is specific enough that your results were relevant and on topic in each resource.
Cheers,
Andrea