Water in the Law and Environmental Sciences in Six Weeks or More

 

Part Six: Entering the Database Land

Now because I have enough background information, I can go step by step through different journal databases located in the reference and journal section of the library catalog homepage.

For this topic, I would use.  These following databases:

General:

    • H.W. Wilson
    • Ebsco Host
    • Proquest

Specialized:

    • Environmental Abstracts
    • Pollution Index
    • Westlaw (Need Help?)

In each of these databases, I would search all of the search keywords that we have come up with in different combinations. 

I also would add what I find to my working bibliography and order what is not available through the college by using Illiad.

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Intro

Step One: Finding the Focus

Step Two: Narrowing to My Topic

Step Three: Collecting Background Information

Step Four: Assessing What I Know

Step Five: Assessing What I Don't Know

Step Six: Entering Database Land

Step Seven: Entering Government Document Land

Step Eight: Wrapping it Up