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FA193A Studies in Modern and Contemporary Architecture: Engaging Across Racial and Ethnic Barriers: Islamic Architecture in the United States

Recommended resources, prepared by Lisa Zeidenberg, Creative Arts Librarian, for Professor Muna Guvenc Ospina Leon

Searching in a library database

Please share your answers with your classmates on the corresponding Google Doc. Thank you!

1. Before you begin searching, compare the interface of the database with Google's interface. How are they similar? How are they different?

2. When searching for resources on your topic, what types of sources do you see most in the list of results?

3. Can you find a way to view the most recent articles first? How about a way to get rid of all the results that are over five years old?

4. Find a scholarly article that is relevant to your research question. How do you know it's scholarly?

5. Can you find a way to obtain the full text of an article you found? How about a way to get the citation for your bibliography?