Title: Activity 1.1: Finding specific article in an academic database
Course: Storage and Access of Digital Resources > Section: Topic 1: Access to Digital Resources

Aim: Finding specific academic articles in an academic database.

Motivation: To widen access to digital resources from the internet for knowledge acquisition and research purposes.

Task: Find specific academic articles.

Duration: 3 hours (180 minutes)

Tools:

Resources: Selection of Academic Databases

What to do:

- Use at least 3 different academic databases to find an article on the challenges of mobile learning in rural areas in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Record details of the article you find, where you found it, and which database was the most efficient means to locating the article.

How:

- This is an individual activity.
- Share your findings in the discussion forum.

Feedback/Response: (Peer review)

- Read and respond constructively to at least one other person’s contribution.
- Read the other people’s responses to your own contribution, and respond to them.

Assessment:

Completing this activity will count towards your course portfolio.