I, a series of lessons on using library research databases. 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. Although the lessons will only cover eight specific databases, each database uses a different search software. Because other databases use the same search software, the lessons teach you to use a great many of our research databases. They are sent weekly to the mailing list first and are then posted on this page.
Lessons build on each other.
Therefore, the lessons outlined in this series may not all stand alone well. I've listed just a few 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.