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When searching by author, how should you enter the author's name?

*Last name, First name First name, Last name

Most databases offer similar options for filtering, limiting, and searching, but they may not be in the same place or use exactly the same symbol or terminology.

*True False

Searching by subject headings can also be called descriptor or thesaurus searching

*True False

Searching within a specific field (ex: Title) will usually retrieve fewer results than a keyword search.

*True False

How can you find the best database to meet your research need?

Look at Databases by Subject Consult the Research Guides Ask a Librarian *All of the Above

Why is it important to choose which databases you use carefully? Different databases focus on different subjects

Some databases only contain abstracts or citations and not full text articles. Sometimes a general information database is better for an assignment than a subject specific database. *All of the Above

What is important to understand when searching using subject headings?

They can find focused information on a given topic. They are standardized tags that describe the content of an item. They are terms used to find material on the same topic. *All of the Above

Which of the following is a characteristic of subject heading searching?

They work well for finding obscure or contemporary topics. *They list highly relevant results for each topic. They can generate many irrelevant results. None of the above

The database provider and the specific database typically have the same name.

True *False

When would you want to search by a specific field?

When you know the author of a book When you know the title of an article When you have the citation for an article *All of the Above


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