How does SOLO taxonomy applies to the library database session

Characteristics of Uni-structural questions: Focus on one issue in a complex.


Uni-structural Question: What is a library database?

Answer: Library database provide access to a large amount of information published in journals, newspapers, legal and other specialist collections. Many contain links to the full content, for example, full-text of articles, legal cases and citations, music and video files (University of Canterbury, n.d.).

Characteristics of Multi-structural questions: A number of connections may be made but meta-connections missed, as is significance for the whole.


Multi-structural Question: Why we are using the library databases instead of using Google or Google Scholar?

Answer:
• Time spent working through long lists of mostly irrelevant hits.
• Information provided from Google may be inaccurate or misleading - you will need to critically evaluate and justify all you find, even on reputable websites.
• Google Scholar may provide references to journals and articles in the databases – but it did not provide the full text article, for which you will need to access the library databases. (University of Auckland Library, 2009)

Characteristics of Relational Questions:

• Apply concepts to a familiar situation.

• Appreciate the significance of the parts in relation to the whole.

Relational Question: I've found one article from the EBSCOHost database which is very useful for my research, and I want to add the details of this article to Endnote library. Instead of manually enter the article details to the Endnote library, can I directly export the article details to Endnote library from the EBSCOHost database?

Answer:
1. Click Add to folder link to put the document in the Electronic folder
2. Click on the Electronic folder icon at the top of your results list. A list with all the citations and articles that you have selected will appear.
3. Click on the Export Icon. When the Export Manager screen opens, select Direct Export to EndNote, ProCite or Reference Manager, click on Save, then select the appropriate endnote library that you are wokring on.

Characteristics of Extended abstract questions: Make connections within and beyond a topic.

Extended abstract Question: Can we export the article citations directly from EBSCOHost database to Microsoft Word?

Answer:
It is not part of the existing information on the EBSCOHost database programme. However, once you have exported your citation from EBSCOHost database to Endnote Library you can copy your reference entry from Endnote Library to Microsoft Word by clicking the reference entry, right click on your mouse and select "Copy Formatted", then open Microsoft Word and right click on your mouse, select "Paste", your reference entry will be pasted to Word.


References:

University of Auckland Library (2009). Finding business resources and searching the databases. Retrieved from http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/bus/docs/business_resourcesanddatabases_tutorial_09.pdf

University of Canterbury (n.d.). Databases. Retrieved August 17, 2010, from http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/databases/