Selecting an Index
Some examples of selecting the appropriate index.
| For articles about ... | Use a ... | Such as ... |
| privacy on the Internet | multi-disciplinary database | Academic Search Premier (in EBSCOhost) |
| digital signatures | business index | ABI-Inform (in ProQuest) |
| encryption | computer/software index | ACM Digital Library |
Where do you find these indexes? Good question. The Indexes are on the Mundt Library homepage under Search Tools. These links will lead you to a description of each index and a link to the search interface. Also, here is a link to databases by subject available from the Mundt Library. You may want to ask a reference librarian; they can usually recommend the best ones for your topic. Any member of the DSU community may search these indexes from on or off campus.