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Research @ Reynolds Libraries

Module 4 Learning Outcomes:

ACRL Frame:

After completing Module 4, students should be able to:

  1. Understand what a database is.
  2. Identify two library databases.
  3. Understand the different elements in a library database record.
  4. Understand the differences between a keyword search and subject search.
  5. Understand how to use Boolean connectors in a search.
  6. Understand how to use exact phrase searching.
  7. Understand how to use truncation in a search.
  8. Understand how to access and use library databases for finding articles.
  9. Understand how to access the library databases from off-campus.
  10. Understand how to locate full-text articles using the LincIt and Search Journals tools.
  11. Understand how to request articles from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan.