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Effectively Using Library Databases: VI - Evaluate and Save Research

Answer research questions by: - Locating library databases - Using Boolean operators, truncation, and filters to retrieve relevant search results - Evaluate search results - Gather and save search results for academic use

Evaluating Resources

Once you've tailored your search to fit your needs, using Boolean operators, truncation, and filters, start evaluating your resources:

  • Title - Does the title of the resource seem to fit with your research question?
  • Summary - Does the summary talk about any information that you are investigating?
  • Subjects - do you find your keywords, or terms related to your keywords, in the list of subjects the article covers?

Save Research

Find a resource that helps you answer your research questions?

Click on the title to open it.

At the top right of each article is an option to:

  • Save - adds this item to your library account
  • Share - send the item to Google Drive, OneDrive, create a link, or send it via email
  • Download - save the file to your device