Database: WorldCat
For this search strategy, I decided not to incorporate the additional terms for each facet or any truncated terms to simulate a semi-directed browsing search. For the first facet, I simply typed in school libraries; for the second facet, I typed in academic achievement. However, I did limit the type to books and articles. A total of 276 results were retrieved, but many documents did not look too relevant; this could possibly be attributed to the lack of Boolean terms and lack of specific terms. The first hit The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement by Lance, Welborn, and Hamilton-Pennell (1993) contained relevant information to my search query.
Evaluation: I was reluctant in using WorldCat because its interface was not familiar to me. However, it was user-friendly, and I encountered no problems with utilizing a browsing search strategy.
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