Reflection
I feel that using the Criminal Justice Abstracts database is very easy. I'm sure this is because it's powered by Ebscohost. If I was researching in a different discipline maybe it would be different or more difficult? For the purpose of researching multiple disciplines, using "resources by subject" index is incredibly helpful. You don't have to know what you're looking for! All you have to know is what discipline or subject you need to search in. In contrast, the alphabetical list of research databases can be overwhelming if you don't know which database you need. Without the databases by subject list I would have to spend a heck of a lot of time reading through the entire alphabetical list. I could imagine that would be exhausting. Knowing what you are looking for, where to look for it and how to look for it *without* spending a lot of time is a very valuable skill to have. Searching a research topic within a subject specific database is certainly the way to go!
Valerie,
ReplyDeleteI would agree with you that the subject specific databases are really a time saver and the way to access the most information on your topic. A bit of feedback on your presentation: I would have liked to hear about the limiters, etc, under the section on time savers. I think you could have developed that more, even though it is a ebsco database and pretty much like academic search complete.
Keep up the good work,
Sue