Living in the library world

Module 1 Database: collection of machine-readable information accessible through a computer aka a file. Record: discrete information unit...

Basic search example B to begin # for database (separate multiple by commas; shorten to abbreviations if searching similar databases) n f...

Records Bibliographic Citation Title Author Date Location Summary/Abstract Directory Gives information/description Names...

http://support.dialog.com/searchaids/dialog/pocketguide/pktgde.pdf Sections of interest: • Basic search commands • System features

What is online? Online searching is a means by which electronic databases stored on a remote computer can be accessed and searched from a ...

From: Herron, Nancy L. The Social Sciences: A Cross Disciplinary Guide to Selected Sources , 3rd ed. Greenwood Village, Colo. : Libraries Un...

Quotes “Without geography, you’re nowhere.” Jimmy Buffett “Anyone who believes that the way to a man’s heart is through his stom...