Research Database or
Search Engine? Which tool to use?
As a student of
BGSU, your tuition dollars buy you access to top-notch subscription
Research Databases that will enable you to find credible
information, such as scholarly articles, more efficiently. By using
the Research Databases, you avoid wasted hours of sorting through
advertisements and misinformation that often lurk on the
web.
Searching the
web is like shopping at the Salvation Army where you need to
sift through a lot of junk to find a few good treasures. Searching
for articles using the Research Databases is more like shopping at
the Gap where there is less hunting and better
quality.
Described in the
chart below are different research scenarios. We have indicated
which tool will get you to the information most
efficiently.
You
are looking for the following information:
Use
the Web
Use
the Research Databases
A scholarly article written by an expert
in your area of study.