Research databases are an organized collection of resources, such as scholarly journals, periodicals, peer-reviewed articles, newspapers, eBooks, or media, available to users online. They are a powerful tool providing students the ability to craft, modify, and limit search results to find credible information.
Archer Library, as a member of OhioLINK, provides students with access to database collections from vendors such as EBSCO, Gale, and Ithaka (JStor). These proprietary resources are restricted to select users. Because of this restriction, off campus use requires login with AU credentials.
Located on the library web site with research resources.
OneSearch is a comprehensive search tool providing access to the library catalog and databases using a single search box. It is 'one-stop-shopping,' so to speak, allowing users to identify a wide variety of resources - books, e-books, and articles.
➤ OneSearch can save time and lead you to resources that may otherwise be overlooked. It is useful for locating information to start the research process, whether from a book or journal article.
➤ OneSearch can be overwhelming due to the sheer volume of items returned with a single search. Take time to focus search results using filters provided.
Located on the A-Z Database List & featured during instruction.
Provides contextual and authoritative articles, research reports, videos, statistics, and opinion on hundreds of current social issues. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.
Points of View Reference Source covers hundreds of topics, each with an Overview (objective background/description), Point (argument) and Counterpoint (opposing argument).
Figure 1: OneSearch Research Starter, AI. Click image to view full size.
"Artificial intelligence is the design, implementation, and use of programs, machines, and systems that exhibit human intelligence. Its most important activities are knowledge representation, reasoning, and learning. Artificial intelligence encompasses a number of important subareas, including voice recognition, image identification, natural language processing, expert systems, neural networks, planning, robotics, and intelligent agents. Several important programming techniques have been enhanced by artificial intelligence researchers, including classical search, probabilistic search, and logic programming" (Whitson, 2024).
Whitson, George M. “Artificial Intelligence.” Salem Press Encyclopedia of Science, 2024. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=89250362&site=eds-live.
Figure 2: Opposing Viewpoints Topic, AI. Click image to view full size.
"Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to a broad branch of computer science focused on creating systems capable of simulating the human capacity for learning and dynamic, real-time problem-solving based on firsthand observations, inferences, and interactions with their surroundings. Most functional AI in use as of the early 2020s is built on massive, human-generated data sets and algorithms, complex sets of instructions and calculations computer systems use to carry out procedures or complete tasks" (Gale, 2024).
"Artificial Intelligence." Gale Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2024. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/PC3010999273/OVIC?u=ashl12698&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=c5fbf28f. Accessed 25 Sept. 2024.
Figure 3: Point of View Topic: AI. Click image to view full size.
"An overview of the issue of intelligent machines and human intelligence is presented. Terms defined include artificial intelligence (AI), Moore's law, and singularity. Other topics discussed include the history of intelligence in relation to computing, the book "The Singularity Is Near," by Ray Kurzweil, and the notion of strong AI" (Points of View, 2024).
Tsin Yen, Koh, and Tyler Nelson. “Artificial Intelligence: Overview.” Points of View: Intelligent Machines vs. Human Intelligence, May 2024, pp. 1–6. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=112140580&site=pov-live.