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HIST 100: What is Hollywood? (Fall 2023)
Activity: Why so many databases?
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HIST 100: What is Hollywood? (Fall 2023)
Introduction
Session Goals 9/26/23
My Favorite Part of the Library
Library Services & Resources (Overview)
Subject Databases (and why we have them)
Activity: Why so many databases?
Searching With Boolean (AND OR NOT)
Secondary Sources
Finding Books
Finding Articles
Finding Reference Sources (Index, Encyclopedia, Directories)
Finding Film Reviews
Primary Sources
Activity!
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Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Citation
Stuck or need help? No problem!
Compare the results of these databases
Search for "wild wild west" in America: History & Life
Search for "wild wild west" in Communication & Mass Media Complete
Search for "wild wild west" in Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text
Search for "wild wild west" in AFI Catalog
Compare too non-subject (general) databases
Search for "wild wild west" in PRIMO
Search for "wild wild west" in google scholar
Questions
How do the results of each differ?
What is the strength/weakness of each?
How do the results reflect the disciplinary focus of the database?
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