Research Skills 1

Are websites and databases the same source?

• No

• Yes

How do you get to websites?

• google or other web browser

• library website

How do you get to databases?

• google or other web browser

• library website

Why can you only get to databases through the library?

• your access is paid for by the library

• Mrs. Kosev is stingy

Why do you need a password to get into databases?

• there is an age requirement - if you're not old enough, you don't get the password

• your access to databases is paid for by your library

Why do you need a password to get a website?

• because the library paid for the google search bar

• you do not need a password for a web search

Why does database access cost money?

• The companies that publish the databases vet the publications before they are placed on the database

• Database publishers throw whatever garbage they can get their hands on into the database.

Where do the articles on databases come from?

• outer space

• Mrs. Ash

• Mrs. Kosev

• they were originally published in print format

What is one reason you should use databases in research?

• because Mrs. Ash hates them

• because the district makes you

• because the articles are from credible sources

• because college do not like them

Where do the articles on websites come from?

• could be from anyone, anywhere

• published articles

• alien nation