FYS 100:The Power of Place 2020 with Dr. Schnell: Library Search Engines

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AKA: EBSCO Omnisearch

Pros

• One stop shopping
• Searches multiple databases
• Searches almost everything we own
• Good for finding a needle in a hay stack
• Provides citations for items found

Cons

• Results can be overwhelming
• Subject words are not uniform across databases
• Finds more false hits

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Finds

• Books
• E-Books
• Streaming Video

Does not find

• Journal Articles

AND

• Requires both words to be present in each record in the results.

• Narrows your search

The words 'gentrification' and 'Los Angeles' will both be present in each record.

OR

• Either word can be present in each record in the results.
• Broadens your search.