Section Five: Search Strategies
Review Questions

Search Strategies

Ulrich's

Review Questions

1. Readers Guide Abstracts and Current Contents are both databases produced by the vendor OVID. Will these databases look the same and utilize the same search techniques?
   • Yes
   • No

2. If you want to do a search in the Silver Platter database LISA for all articles containing the terms library, libraries, librarian, or librarians, which search term would you enter?
   • librar?
   • librar$
   • librar*

3. Is there a function in LISA that limits searching to research articles?
   • Yes
   • No

4. Why is Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory useful?
   • Because it lists which periodicals are refereed.
   • Because it lists where articles are indexed.
   • Because it lists where periodicals are indexed.
   • Because it lists which articles are refereed.