Searching EBSCOHost Databases
Channel: Digital Information Literacy ILEAD
Date: 2016-09-21

EBSCO is a company that owns many databases in POWER library. Why should we care? Because that means that all of EBSCO’s databases are structured in the same way! Watch this video to find out how to use these effectively!

PA Core Standards:

CC.8.6.6-8.G

CC.3.6.11-12.G

Questions:

1) How are search terms initially sorted if you don’t specify a “search field?”
2) Name two ways to narrow or broaden your search results (possible answers: search terms, publication type, publication date and full text/citation)
3) How does changing the “search field” affect your search results?