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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@UGA
(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@UGA |
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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