SALA Workshop - Effective Searching

Library databases often function differently from internet search engines.

Internet Search Engines	Library Databases
Accept natural language searching and try to interpret meaning	Match search terms to the terms used in an article or used to describe an article
Automatically search for synonyms and related terms	Synonyms and related terms must be specified in the search
Use several factors to rank results, including relevance, popularity, and where search terms appear	Usually rank results based on one factor but the user can select and change how results are ranked

RVOneSearch This link opens in a new window
RVOneSearch provides access to most of the information contained in many of the library's databases plus the RVCC library catalog.
It is a great place to begin your research with select key words to obtain a list of articles available throughout multiple databases as well as books, ebooks and websites accessible through RVCC’s library. Many limiters are available to modify your search such as full-text only, peer reviewed (scholarly), specific date ranges, or a specific database or source type.