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 * SOURCES || SUMMON || CATALOGUE || EBRARY/EBOOKS || DATABASES ||
 * ADVANTAGES || * Gives a broader search.
 * Includes articles,journals,researches and other sources that relate to the topic question. || * Searches in the university libraby. || * The electronic books are always there, they can not be checked out. || * Gives the option to choose a database of a certain subject.
 * You have options to refine search. ||
 * DISADVANTAGES || * Might give information that may be out of topic. ||  || * You can not have a hard copy to read,you can only read it on a compture or laptop. || * Information can be overwhemling, especially when you do not know which information is accurate. ||
 * __How To Use EBSCO GUIDE__**

The framework for the Guide is listed below: > What does Ebsco offer? > > Critical review – strengths and weaknesses (consider country bias, ease of use, resources available, and help) >>
 * 1) Introduction to Ebsco
 * 2) Who is Ebsco?
 * 3) What does Ebsco offer?
 * 4) Critical review – strengths and weaknesses (consider country bias, ease of use, resources available, help)
 * 5) How to access Ebsco?
 * 6) How to conduct a basic search?
 * 7) What are your most useful limiters?
 * 8) Knowing the difference between an abstract and full text.
 * 9) How to conduct a subject search and its usefulness?
 * 10) How to refine your searches
 * 11) How to get help using Ebsco?
 * 12) Accessing help
 * 13) Useful tutorials.
 * 14) How to access Ebsco off campus?
 * 15) What do you think is important? **The framework for the Guide **
 * 16) 1. Who is Ebsco?
 * Ebsco is an information agent that provides services and technology for organizing and accessing quality content, including journals, ebooks, research databases and more.
 * Ebsco offers best research services in libraries and other institutions all over the world.
 * STRENGTHS
 * Provided databases that are specific for a certain subject field
 * It provides sources that contain abstracts therefore it will be easy to select information wanted. || WEAKNESS
 * It can provide irrelevant information sometimes. ||
 * 1) 2. How to access Ebsco?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ebsco can be accessed online and it also has Ebsco mobile.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. Choose the words and, or and not.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The most useful limiters are scholarly reviewed, published date and publication type.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The difference between an abstract and full text is that an abstract has information on the thesis statement of research, method used and findings and the full text is the actual full text.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. You chose a specific subject database by clicking choose databases, it is useful because it gives results from a specific subject e.g. medicine results or law results.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. You can refine search by selecting scholarly reviewed, full text or selecting publication date. You can also change the search options.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. You can get help using Ebsco by clicking the help links provided by the site and also by viewing the tutorials on how to use Ebsco provided on the site’s main page.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">7. If off campus you can access Ebsco by looking it up on Google or signing into your Notre Dame account and selecting Ebsco in library databases.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">8. It is important to know how to access information through the university’s databases because I believe it is the most reliable source.