Selecting the appropriate resources to cover in an assignment involves developing an awareness of their respective strengths and weaknesses. If you are considering suggesting a full-text database to your students, consider these points. Benefits Articles are easy to access without having to find print counterpart. Articles provide students with examples of writing in the discipline.
Articles expose students immediately to the vocabulary of the discipline.
These databases are often difficult to search. Discipline-specific jargon may be unfamiliar to students. Sources covered can represent a narrow point of view. An overview of some of the major full text sources available to students and faculty follows. Each section contains three reasons to use the resource, three reasons not to use the resource, and three steps to accessing and searching the resource.