Since then, many of our databases have switched to new search software, making some of the old lessons obsolete and new ones currently unavailable. Look for changes to be made during the Fall '99 semester as the new lessons become available. It is our hope that this series of lessons, along with practice, will give you the skills you need to effectively use most of our Research Databases. The available lessons are listed below. You will most likely want to print a copy of each lesson to complete the exercises, unless you're working in a Windows environment and prefer to flip back and forth.
Lessons build on each other.
Therefore, the lessons outlined in this series may not all stand alone well. I've listed just a few general guidelines that I'd like for you to keep in mind as you complete these lessons. Do NOT, however, type the quotation marks. When I have you try a search, I will usually indicate the number of records that the search retrieved. Keep in mind that these numbers may not match your number exactly since the databases are frequently updated with new records.