Monthly Archives: March 2012

Searching Databases and Driving Cars

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Christina Chan-Park

With the plethora of databases comes a variety of different interfaces. Some databases might use be accessed using different interfaces. Some interfaces can access more than one database. Most people are creatures of habit:  they find a database they like … Continue reading →

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Indexes vs. Electronic Journal Collections: Why aren’t any articles from this journal showing up?

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Christina Chan-Park

On occasion, I get asked why no articles from certain journals show up when a patron does a search in one of the databases.  Usually the reason is because the patron is searching an electronic journal collection rather than an … Continue reading →

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