Training and Professional Development

  • 10/17 Library Workshop: Database Search Strategies

    Library Workshop: Database Search Strategies

    This workshop covers the basics of using UConn Library's discovery search as well as searching subject-specific databases on various platforms. Learn the best ways to limit your searches to identify resources that are most relevant to your subject. Content covered is multidisciplinary and includes:

    • When to use discovery search
    • When to use a subject-specific database
    • Boolean searching (AND, OR, NOT)
    • Wildcards and truncation
    • Database thesauri and controlled vocabulary
    • Other limiters
    • Saving and exporting references from a database

     

    Thursday, October 17 (online)
    3:00 - 3:45pm
    Register at https://uconncalendar.lib.uconn.edu/event/13286364

    For more information, contact: Roslyn Kohlbrecher at roslyn.kohlbrecher@uconn.edu