DATABASES QUIZ

Database Quiz

How well do you know the MHS databases?

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As you get ready to explore different eras of American literature, it's time to get to know your friendly campus databases.

Start by visiting this collection of resources or EBSCO or Gale or the Destiny pages.

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Question 01

In which Gale ebook collection can you find the title Twentieth-Century and Contemporary American Literature in Context?

Literature

Arts

History

Question 02

In Gale ebooks, search for American literature revolutionary period. Which is NOT one of the results?

Common Sense

Frankenstein

Declaration of Independence

Question 03

G In Gale in Context: High School, look for the topic Transcendentalism. Which statement below is true?

You can find the year of publication and length of article / resource.

There are no primary resources or images available.

All available resources are available on the topic page.

Question 04

When you open an article in Gale in Context: High School, what features will you find?

Citation help, translation tools, a summary of the article.

Embedded links, Google compatibility, only MLA citation style.

Citation help, translation tools, read aloud option, similar articles.

Any advanced search is going to give the option to use operators when search multiple terms. There are also some helpful strategies you can employ.Use Gale in Context advanced search to answer the next three questions. Hint: look for the search tips.

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Question 05

In Gale in Context: High School, when you use the advanced search option you can search terms by…

keyword, person, & date

title, author, & subject

person, subject, & country of publication

Question 06

The words AND, OR, and BUT are called Boolean operators. Which one would you use to expand a search (get more results)?

AND

OR

NOT

Question 07

If you want to search for a specific phrase,

put quotation marks around the phrase.

type in all capital letters.

don't do anything; that's how databases automatically search.

Question 08

In Explora, which is not a topic you can explore?

Literature and Language Arts

History

College and Career

Question 09

In Explora, do a search for Nathaniel Hawthorne. What are ways you can filter your results?

Filter by peer-reviewed resources. full-text resources, date range, subject, and more.

Filter only by peer-reviewed and full-text resources.

There are no filters available.

Question 10

In Explora, search for American transcendentalism. How many databases are available to search?

There’s no way to tell.

15

31

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You're SWIFTly learning your way around academic databases. Give it a little time and you'll be a pro! It's the beginning of a new ERA. Have questions? Come see Mrs. Starr or Mr. Dowell in the media center!

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