Using Library databases and Google Scholar

Boost your study success by exploring strategies to find the right resources for your assessments and developing your search skills in Library databases and Google Scholar.

In this workshop [13:17 mins], you will learn:

• how to get great search results
• about databases and why we use them
• search techniques in databases and Google Scholar.

Note: This is the same recording used in the Improve your Library Search Skills workshop.

Uploaded on 23 July 2024.

Demonstrations

Demonstrations 1 & 2: Databases

The following two demonstrations [04:00 and 04:48 mins, respectively] show how search techniques and strategies can be used with databases using keyword searching.

Note: They do not demonstrate systematic searching.

Uploaded on 29 August 2024.

Demonstration 3: Google Scholar

This demonstration [02:43 mins] shows how the search techniques and strategies can be used in a Google Scholar search.

Note: Google Scholar does not identify whether an article is peer-reviewed.

Uploaded on 26 August 2024.