For those pressed for time or wanting one-stop research help, the St. Louis County Library research section has turbocharged help in Research Pro. After selecting the Research tab on the home page, on the left side, under databases A-Z, is Research Pro.
This metasearch engine allows the researcher to view results across the internet and library databases. Searches can be done by keyword, author, title or subject. The advanced search feature allows for Boolean searches (and/or).
Assume that a student is searching for Jimi Hendrix materials. Typing "Jimi Hendrix" in the search box as a keyword yields not only his official website, his entry at biography.com, but images, You Tube videos, and database results. For the serious student, the article "Castles Made of Sand--a Psychodynamic Interpretation of Hendrix's Life and Music" from the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy may be just the ticket. For more casual fans, "Readers' Poll: the 10 Best Jimi Hendrix Songs" from Rolling Stone may satisfy.
Research Pro provides a fast, luxurious ride to comprehensive reference results.
--Harry C., Reference
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