Module Two

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Module Two
Using
Article Databases
Effectively
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Class Activity Database Searching
ProQuest Research Library
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Focusing the Topic to a Manageable Size
How does the involvement of parents
affect college students experience?
Remember to look for competing perspectives.
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Parents and involvement and college
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Okay, thats a good start.
What other steps can you take to find more
sources?
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• Alternate Search Terms
• New Database
• Ask a Librarian

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Remember those subject suggestions? Use these as
alternative terms for another search.
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Parents parenting AND College students
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• Alternate Search Terms
• New Database
• Ask a Librarian

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Almost always youll want to search more than one
database.
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Good resources for your English 1 assignment on
multiple perspectives Alt-Press Watch CQ
Researcher
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Remember which periodical type was missing from
the tabs in ProQuest?
Thats where Alt-Press Watch comes in handy.
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CQ Researcher
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CQ Researcher
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CQ Researcher
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• Alternate Search Terms
• New Database
• Ask a Librarian

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What are your questions at this point?
I will not bungie jump from the Raynor Library
bridge.
I will not bungie jump from the Raynor Library
bridge.
I will not bungie jump from the Rayn Library
bridge.