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HIST 150: Law and Society in Imperial China (Fall 2024)
Why so many Databases?
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HIST 150: Law and Society in Imperial China (Fall 2024)
Introduction
Session Goals 9/27/24
Same Topic, Different Disciplines
Library Services & Resources (Overview)
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How do we have so many Resources?
Subject Databases (and why we have them)
Why so many Databases?
Boolean (AND OR NOT)
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Zotero
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Compare the results of these databases
Subject Database
sex* AND Qing AND law* in BAS
sex* AND Qing AND law* in HA
sex* AND Qing AND law* in HIC
General Databases
sex* AND Qing AND law* in PRIMO
sex* AND Qing AND law* in GoogleScholar
sex* AND Qing AND law* in JSTOR
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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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