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Indexes

Indexes. What are indexes?. Database (print or electronic) to identify articles (and sometimes reports, dissertations, books) written on a particular topic. Index tells what has been published on a topic not what the library owns on a topic. Choosing the right index.

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Indexes

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  1. Indexes

  2. What are indexes? • Database (print or electronic) to identify articles (and sometimes reports, dissertations, books) written on a particular topic. • Index tells what has been published on a topic not what the library owns on a topic.

  3. Choosing the right index • There are hundreds of indices available in the library. • What index to use? • Depends on the topic – the discipline • Depends on the format of material you want –scholarly journal articles, magazine or newspaper articles, dissertations, etc. • Depends on the era for which you want material – primary or secondary sources

  4. Choosing the right channel

  5. Choosing the right index

  6. Choosing the right index

  7. Where to find index databases • On the Information Gateway • Top 20 Databases • Databases & Catalogs • Browse Subject • To find databases most useful for history research go to the history subject page

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