Unit 4: Using a Database to Find an Article
ENG101: Information Literacy
Unit 4 - Using a Database to Find an Article
After Completing this unit, you will:
- be able to locate a database article using keywords.
- be able to print, download, and email a database article that you locate.
- be able to obtain an MLA citation for the database article you have located.
ENG101: Information Literacy
Unit 4 - Using a Database to Find an Article
Things to consider when using database articles:
- Because of copyright and contractual reasons, most but not all of the articles available in the databases will be available to you in complete full-text.
- In most cases, even when the full-text is not available, databases will give you an abstract (summary) of the articles you locate.
- You may print, download, and/or email the database article you locate.
- Unlike general web searching, with databases you may limit your searches:
- To just full-text articles
- By date or date range
- To just scholarly (aka peer reviewed) sources
ENG101: Information Literacy
Unit 4 - Using a Database to Find an Article
Locating an article in a database. Click on the video to see how.
Remember to turn on your speakers first.
In the next unit, we will wrap up this tutorial
ENG101: Information Literacy
Unit 4 - Using a Database to Find an Article
Most databases will supply MLA (as well as APA) formatted citation for the articles you locate
Click on the video to see how to obtain an MLA citation.
Remember to turn on your speakers first.
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In the next unit, we will wrap up this tutorial.