Thing 9: Databases

I like H.W. Wilson's Omnifile Select. It has a great number of issues of professional journals, which means I can save on subscriptions by just accessing them through the database. I can save articles as PDF files, and send them to my Kindle for reading. However, there is a caveat, that some of the journals are embargoed for a certain amount of time, which means I do not get to read them when they are published. Sometimes this is an issue, but I can still use the information, albeit a little behind. I also like using Sweetsearch and IPL2 to find good websites for pathfinders. They are my go to resources when teachers want websites for a research project. Our school doesn't subscribe to LibGuides, but I have used already published ones from other schools, and enjoy the layout of them. This would be a great tool for anyone who can afford a subscription.