This exercise is designed to acquaint you with the major library resources needed for course work and especially for required research papers. Successful completion of the exercise should provide you with a rudimentary knowledge of basic search strategy which can be transferred to all libraries available to you in the future. The primary resources in any library are the people that staff it. Please feel free to make frequent use of this most important and basic resource as often as necessary in the course of conducting your research. We hope that you find this exercise interesting as well as informative.
Hinds CC offers a variety of databases for research. You may choose the database based upon the subject you are researching such as Business or Nursing. Using the indicated database, locate articles relevant to your topic. You may have to use one or more of the keywords or “see also” terms in order to narrow your search to articles relevant to your task. You may select specific databases here: https://libguides.hindscc.edu/az.php
You can search all of the databases at one time with the Discover@Hinds search box in the library page.
Citation Aides:
Using an item (book. article, and/or website) from your searches above, create an APA citation as would be used for a paper's reference page or a bib card.
Using the same item from above, create a short paragraph that would require a citation (quote, statistical information, summarization, or paraphrasing); use the APA citation format.
Online search options:
GOOGLE Scholar: http://scholar.google.com
iMedisearch: http://www.imedisearch.com/
Healthline: www.healthline.com