PPD33: Power-Searching the Web: Using Specialized Online Databases - REVISED
Date and Time: Friday, November 21, 2008 10 - 12 noon
Presenters: Linda Plunket, Pickering Educational Resources Library
Tom Casserly, Mugar Memorial Library
Location: Pickering Educational Resources Library, School of Education, 2 Silber Way, E-Classroom, Basement level

Boston University Libraries subscribe to powerful and specialized online databases that provide access to information not easily found on the "free" World Wide Web. In this session, you will learn how to conduct research using library databases. The class will focus on appropriate selection, searching efficiently, and managing results. A variety of databases such as PsycInfo, Web of Science, and Business Source Premier will be covered and participants will perform searches on topics and databases of interest to them.

This class complements the session "Power-Searching the Web: Getting the Most Out of Google" but can stand alone. Staff should feel free to sign up for one or both of these classes.

What You Will Learn

• About library databases and how to search them for a wide variety of resources - journal articles, newspaper articles, books, etc.
• How to evaluate resources
• How to begin to find resources not readily available on the web
  

Who Should Attend

• Staff who would like to begin researching on the web or who would like to refine their web searching skills.
  

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