Use Technological Tools (Exercise)

Information Competence

Introduction

Overview of Databases

Overview of the Web

Search Strategies

Evaluating Results

Capturing Information

Exercise

Exercise

Using Technological Tools

Look carefully at the excerpts from various databases and determine which type of database the excerpt represents.

1a.

0810100000 Strawberries, Fresh (SIC0171) US EXPORTS BY COMMODITY
Country	Jan-Apr '97	Jan-Apr '96	1996	1995	1994
World Canada Mexico Bermuda	26921 25569 91 16	28375 24647 7 0/1	90553 52532 2097 0/1	87773 51586 2396 3	96628 52304 6248 29

1b.

1c.

DATABASE:	ReadGuideAbs
SEARCH:	whales migration
AUTHOR:	Hierta, Ebba.
TITLE:	Troubled waters. (changes in whale behavior noted as whale watching becomes more popular)
SOURCE:	National Parks v. 65 (Nov/Dec '91) p. 26-31 il.
STANDARD NO:	0276-8186
DATE:	1991
RECORD TYPE:	art
SUBJECT:	National parks and reserves - Crowd control. Whale watching.

1d.

2a.

You are a graduate student looking for books or theses written after 1990 on the topic of bilingual education. Look at the following database coverage descriptions and select the appropriate database to search for your information need.

Biological & Agricultural Index

COVERAGE: Nearly 250 English-language periodicals in life sciences and agricultural subjects, published in the U.S. and elsewhere. Includes book reviews. July 1983 to the present. Updated monthly.

ERIC

COVERAGE: Over 800,000 references to thousands of educational topics. Includes journal articles, books, theses, curriculum, conference papers, standards, and guidelines. 1966 to the present. Updated monthly.

Education Abstracts

COVERAGE: More than 400 English-language periodicals and yearbooks published in the U.S. and elsewhere. Subjects include administration, teaching methods, curriculum, literacy, government funding, and more. Indexing from June 1983 to the present. Abstracts from August 1994. Updated monthly.

2b.

For a speech assignment you need to find recent articles in popular magazines on the health benefits of exercise. Look at the following database coverage descriptions and select the appropriate database to search for your information need.

Applied Science & Technology Abstracts

COVERAGE: More than 350 international, English-language periodicals covering engineering, mathematics, physics, and computer technology. Includes articles, interviews, meetings, conferences, exhibitions, new product reviews / announcements, and more. October 1983 to the present. Updated monthly.

Medline

COVERAGE: More than 3,500 journals published internationally, covering all areas of medicine. 1985 to the present. Updated monthly.

Readers' Guide Abstracts

COVERAGE: Popular periodicals published in the U.S. and Canada. Includes current events and news, fine arts, fashion, education, business, sports, health & nutrition, consumer affairs, and others. January 1983 to the present. Updated monthly.