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What is the Discovery Search Service?
- "Discovery Search" is an EBSCO search module that enables you to search across most Berry Library databases at once.
- It is accessed by entering search terms in the first search box you see when you enter the Berry Library home page.
- Click here for more information and examples.
- "Discovery Search" also links to popular and scholarly journal articles and books in the Library catalog.
- Of particular note are the "Research Starters" encyclopedia articles.
- Search Example: "acoustic jazz":
Searching "Discovery Search" for "Acoustic Jazz"
- Key words were "acoustic jazz"
- Please note: quotation marks " " were used to keep the two terms together as a phrase.
- This made the results more relevant.
- This is a screen shot of the initial search results:
- Now, it's your turn.
- Go to Berry Library Home Page and enter some key words about your topic in the Discovery Search box.
- What did you find?
Result #1: "Research Starter" - A Salem Press Encyclopedia Article on Marsalis and Acoustic Jazz
- Result #1: Article "Marsalis Revivies Acoustic Jazz" in the Salem Press Encyclopedia 2021:
- Screenshot of the Citation of the Article:
- Clicking on the "HTML" icon in the citation opened the article. This is the first page:
- This is the bibliography at the end of the article:
Results #2 & #3: Gale Encyclopedia Articles on "Acoustic Jazz"
- Clicking on this icon
led to the following articles:
