Article Database Native Interface Assignment

Part 1:

To start I went on the University Library homepage and then clicked on Article Databases by Subject. From there, the page gives me an alphabetical list of subjects to choose from. I clicked on Sociology and the link sent me to the Custom Search screen. I then chose Family and Society Studies which brings me to the native interface. In the native interface, there is the Boolean search option which can limit or broaden the search by changing the Boolean limiter (and/or/not) and entering the word into the search field. Also, I can limit the search by publication date, journal name, or author by entering into the respective fields.

I typed, "Malnutrition India" into the search field, and hit enter. It sent me to an EbscoHost site, with 266 results. On the left side of the page, I chose and clicked, "MALNUTRITION in children" under the Subject column. I then had 16 results for the subject of malnutrition in India, I picked the first article, and it sent me to a page with complete information about the article. The page included information about the author, title, and publication information of the article. There was also an abstract that explained that the article is about children in India are highly susceptible to malnutrition. At the bottom of the page there are tabs that direct me to print, download/save, or email the citations for the article.

Link to Article Record

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After I took the screenshot, I went down the page to click on the Find It! button. The article was not available in another database and there was no full-text in the UWSP Library. So I had to use the Interlibrary Loan.

Part 2:

In comparison to the CustomSearch, I thought the Native Interface provided with better articles for a more specific field of subject. However, it does take a little more concentration than the CustomSearch. The CustomSearch is very easy to use for when I only need a broad field of subject.