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MultiSearch

Use MultiSearch to search across multiple Databases.


Advantages of MultiSearch:

Disadvantages of MultiSearch:

    Offers one-stop shopping to search across many of our Library Databases,

      This may save time in your search process,

        You do not have to learn how to use multiple Database interfaces to use MultiSearch,

          You may find articles in Databases that you might not otherwise have searched.

            Not all Library Databases can be included in MultiSearch,

              You can't use some special features that are unique to certain Databases, such as limiting, thesauri, or truncation,

                Searching is limited to the lowest common denominator,

                  Limiting by "Scholarly Literature" or "Peer-reviewed" does not work for every Database,

                    There is a risk of getting too many extraneous results.