Competency 6: Search 4

This is the last search I will be conducting for this Competency. I chose to use Dialog as the database. This database is a commercial database and requires a password to access it. I chose to use Pearl Citation Growing for the search strategy. With this search strategy you search as directly as possible and then use the descriptors that are provided as pearls to help you continue on your search process.

Database: DIALOG

Search Strategy: Pearl growing search

To begin my search I typed in Accelerated Reading:

This is the 1st hit for the query: Accelerated Reader. Also shown at the bottom is the list of descriptors provided for expanding the search query.

With the additional descriptors provided I was able to expand the search to provided more information to work from. Here is the next screen shot that displays the growth from the pearls of descriptors given.


Results:

This method helps when you have a specific title or subject in mind when searching. It helps you to be able to expand from the descriptors the database provides to find more information. This search I worked on offered more descriptive ideas to work from and that helps in the long run when you need more information to glean from.