INFO
TRAC WORKSHEET
1. Go to the Mineola School Home Page
http://mineola.k12.ny.us.
Click on Middle School and choose MS
Library Media Center from the right sidebar.
2. On the MS Library Home page, choose the link Online Databases. Log on to
the Info Trac Database.
3. You will be searching in the Junior Edition of Info Trac. Once you are
in the database, go to the Help-Search link, and then click on the
“Introduction to Info Trac Web”
4. Read this introduction, paying particular attention to the 4 different
methods of searching this database.
5. List and define the 4 methods of searching Info Trac in the table
below
6. Use all 4 methods to search your same topic from Task 1. List how many
articles you found for each method.
7. Follow up your research by answering the questions below.
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SEARCH METHOD
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DEFINITION
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SEARCH TERM
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NUMBER OF ARTICLES
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SEARCH #1
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SEARCH #2
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SEARCH #3
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SEARCH #4
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1. Which method of searching worked best for
you? Explain your answer.
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2. List 3
similarities and 3 differences between Online searching (task 1) and
Datatabase searching (task #2)_________________________________
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3. Which type of searching did you find helped you more with your topic?
Back up your answer with the data from your 2 tasks______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
