You have your assignment. You’ve chosen your topic. Now you want to see if there are any resources to support your assignment. You begin searching databases. First you choose one, do your search, cull the results, etc. Now you choose another database and do the same search again…and another…and another…
Or, you have a specific journal title and you need to know if Rhodes has full text access. You have no idea which database to begin searching in…
Sigh, don’t you wish there was a way to search multiple databases at once? Rejoice, dear friends, because there is! You simply go to the Barret homepage and click the 360 option.
You can search all databases, or you can choose specific databases to search. It may take a little time to run the search – especially if you are searching all. When finished, 360 will list your results. It automatically weeds out any duplicates for you, and also allows you to view the results in different categories. For example, you can view the results by topic or by journal. These different views may help you refine your search by leading you to specific journals or authors.
Just remember, not all of Barret’s databases are included in 360. However, enough are included to make the task of searching multiple databases a breeze. Now jump in and have some fun!
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