Using the databases selection tool—DIALINDEX (continued)
DialogWeb returns a list of all databases that have information on our topic, along with a listing of the number of "hits" (records) found in each of them.
DIALINDEX Results
Once the list is completely displayed on the screen, I can reorder it by clicking 
. This makes it easier to see which databases have the most records on the search topic because they will appear at the top of the list.
DIALINDEX Results Sorted
We can see that a number of databases have at least one or two articles on our topic. Brian will be interested to know that researchers are already writing about this topic.
DIALINDEX has identified databases with stories on our topic. To see the actual stories, we must check databases we want to search and click 
to run the same strategy.
Alternatively, we may choose the database(s) to search by entering the file numbers and even change our search strategy. If we want to try a brand new search strategy, we can click 
.
Before we actually look at the records, however, I want to discuss how to make a simple search more comprehensive. We will see how to create a more detailed search strategy in Lesson 2.
Go on to the Exercises to reinforce what we just discussed.
