Today you will be asked to conduct the research portion of a hypothetical assignment. We are not testing your research ability, but the research tool being used to find articles. Again, you are not being tested or evaluated in any way.

You will be searching for articles using the following two methods:

1. Searching databases individually. You may search as many of the recommended databases as you choose.
   
   
2. Searching multiple databases simultaneously using a research tool we call QuickSearch Sets. QuickSearch Sets allow you to search multiple article databases simultaneously.
   

Take as much time as you need to compile a list of enough citations to complete your hypothetical research assignment. Copy and paste each chosen citation into a Microsoft Word document. These citations do not have to be in any particular order or format (such as MLA or APA).

There is no set number of citations you need to gather for this hypothetical research assignment. You are allowed to determine what “enough article citations” means. Gather the number of relevant article citations that you feel would be sufficient for completing this hypothetical research assignment.


Hypothetical Research Assignment

You are in the process of writing a 10 page paper.
Please choose one of the topics from the following list:
Circle the databases you use.

1a. How is poverty represented in the works of Shakespeare?
1b. How is religion represented in the works of Shakespeare?

2a. The effects of alcohol consumption on college students.
2b. The effects of sleep deprivation on college students.

3a. The ethical implications of the clothing industry.
3b. The ethical implications of the energy industry.

Find sources

[Librarian Note:1 & 2 should be flipped each time you follow this protocol]:

• First (A) you will search using prescribed article databases (we will give you a list of which databases you can choose to search).
  
  
• Second (B) you will search using QuickSearch Set(s).
  

Exercise A: Native interface search

1. Start at UW-Libraries homepage: http://www.library.wisc.edu/
   
   
2. Click on E-Resource Gateway (near the middle of page).
   
   
3. You should see Find Resources—By Name. Type the name of the database you want into the search box (examples: MLA International Bibliography, PsycINFO, or Web of Knowledge).

Circle the databases you use.
For topic # 1, use any of the following databases:

JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive

MLA International Bibliography

Project Muse

Academic Search

For topic # 2, use any of the following databases:

PsycINFO (Psychological Abstracts)

Web of Knowledge (Web of Science)

PubMed

Academic Search

For topic # 3, use any of the following databases:

Business Source Elite

Business Full Text

ABI/Inform

Academic Search

Please remember to cut/paste the citations you choose into the blank Microsoft Word document open on your desktop. Stop when you believe you have enough citations to complete the assignment.

Exercise B: Quick Search

1. Start at UW-Libraries homepage: http://www.library.wisc.edu/
   
   
2. Click on E-Resource Gateway (near the middle of page).
   
   
3. Click on QuickSearch at the top of the page (next to Find Resources). Next, you will need to select a QuickSet, depending on the topic.Selection of the quickset needs to be clearer (there's a dot next to the quickset title that needs to be selected.

Circle the quickset you used.

• For topic # 1, use Literature
• For topic # 2, use Health Sciences
• For topic # 3, use Business

Please remember to cut/paste the citations you find into the blank Microsoft Word document open on your desktop. Stop when you believe you have enough citations to complete the assignment.