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nenivikky · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A student explains to a classmate using an electronic database that the scope note describes

a. best searching strategies for this topic.
b. how far back in time the topic is covered.
c. the breadth of scope of the topic searched.
d. the definition of the term being searched.

Question 2

A student is researching a topic for a class paper. The student would find the most information by

a. looking for related research instruments.
b. querying a database such as the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Record (CINAHL).
c. reading textbook and journal indexes.
d. searching the newspaper's online index.

chem1s3 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
The scope note contains a definition of the term being searched.
The scope note does not describe the best searching strategies for a topic.
The scope note does not describe how far back in time citations for this topic go.
The scope note does not describe the breadth of the scope of the topic being searched.

Answer to Question 2

B
Electronic databases such as CINAHL will provide the student access to a comprehensive set of journals going back for many years. In these databases, the student can query key words and phrases to find information on the topic quickly.
Although it might be important to find research articles related to the topic (depending on what the topic is), research instruments themselves will not provide a lot of information.
Indexes are a good way to find out about the topics in a book or journal, but this is a time- consuming process and limited to information only in that specific book or journal.
The newspaper might have information important to the student's paper, but the information will be limited to this one source.