LIB 5010-Building
Library & Media Center
Collections-Fall 2008
Library Worksheet-Searching Library Databases
Choose one of the following library databases (ERIC, Education Research Complete, Library
Literature & Information Science) and find an article on a topic from your syllabus
(censorship, selection tools, controversial topics, etc.) or a topic of interest to you and follow the
guide below.
1. Before you begin searching, list 2 or 3 keywords you will use to find articles on your
topic:
2. What are the limits the database provides you with in order to refine and better focus your
search?
3. Select an article from your result list and answer the following questions:
a. Author(s)___________________________________________
b. Title of the article_____________________________________
c. Journal name________________________________________
d. Publication date_______________________________________
e. List descriptors used for this article______________________________
4. Is the article full-text?
5. If the article is not full-text, how are you going to access it?
6. Can you e-mail the articles to yourself?
7. Do you have the option to choose the citation style for your article citations?
8. Browse for one of the descriptors you listed in the thesaurus. List some of the related
terms____________________________________________
