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Do a Keyword Search for < brecht and women >: 38 < brecht and wom?n >: wild card 76 &quot;bertolt brecht&quot; and wom?n : phrase/proximity 38 Sort newest first switch back to relevance English: limits 34 Full view of Characterisation of women in the plays of Bertolt Brecht Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956--Characters--Women. Controlled vocabulary Downloading options RefWorks
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Subscription databases are NOT the same as websites. Some non-sub databases, too, as those provided by libraries and other academic institutions. They know what's in each item (that CLIO only knows we have). Connected with e-link. Listings by genre/format A to Z, vs. subject lists Assign people to look at: AccuNet Google Scholar Int'l bib of theatre & dance IIPA MLA Project Muse ProQuest Ten minutes for breakouts/twenty for show and tell And demonstrate/report back: TRUNCATION BOOLEAN LOGIC ADJACENCY CONTROLLED VOCAB/COLLOCATION
Times when the web is best. Good for current info, things in public domain, such as gov’t publications. Evaluating your results Author/Publisher Date/Currency Bias Best available?
