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What are
search tools?
There are so
many different tools for finding information, it can be hard to
know what to use! A search tool is really anything you can use to
identify and locate information.
Examples of
search tools:
- online databases
that tell you where journal articles on a particular topic were
published
- the library
catalog for books and other materials
- search engines,
like Google, for finding web sites
Where are
they?
Many tools,
such as GALILEO
(a collection of online databases) and GIL
(the UGA Libraries' catalog) are available online, via the Libraries
home page. But we still use a lot of print tools too, like guides
to archive collections, bibliographies listing books and articles
on specific subjects, and encyclopedias and other reference books.
So, how do
I figure out where to look?
Here are a few
main places to start:
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Subject Guides
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Pick
a subject, and the type of information you want, and the
guide will show you where to look. |
| GIL |
Find
books and other materials that the Libraries own. |
| GALILEO |
Find
out about articles that have been published on your topic. |
| Google Scholar* |
Search Google Scholar on the Libraries home page to find articles and other resources in full text. |
| E-Books |
Find full text books online. |
| Google Books* |
Search for books on the web. Some are full text. |
| Google |
Search the web. |
* See U.C. Berkeley's comparison of Google Books and Google Scholar.
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