Academic Enrichment- Library Database

On October 15^th, I attended the library database workshop.  This workshop was held in the library and was a good review on how to take advantage of the free sources that are offered to us at Baruch.  This workshop was a review for me because about a week before I attended this workshop, I learned how to use the database to find scholarly articles, books, and editorials in my English class.  The presenter was very articulate and showed us step by step how to also search for videos and pictures.  The librarian also explained to us that we can borrow books from other schools in the CUNY system.  In addition, he emphasized on the fact that vocabulary is very important when searching for a specific article, because the vocabulary used to change with the type of article you’re looking for.  The librarian used the example of the many different ways to say steroids, such as performance enhancers, juice, and anabolic-androgenic steroids.  In other words, if you’re looking for a scientific article on steroids, you would be more likely to find what you’re looking for by typing in “anabolic-androgenic steroids” into the search engine.  Similarly, if you’re seeking an informal article you should type in “juice” since juice is the street name for steroids. Generally, this workshop was very useful, especially since the information I learned will be useful to me throughout my four years at Baruch.