Databases

This past semester I had to do a paper on tax policies for the two presidential candidates.  To get a lot of research I had to use a couple databases.  One that I used most was one on President Obama’s Tax policy.  I was able to find it from Forbes.  Their database had many articles about both candidates tax policies. 

1.     The most common problem with the database was that many of my searches came back with several bad articles.  Many articles that came up had to do with a policy that I was not trying to research.  I know my search was probably not the most common subject, but there were many other subjects, like foreign policy that kept showing up.

2.     The advantages the database had was that the articles I was able to find were very thorough and helpful.  I was able to write a good report with the articles I was able to find. 

3.     I would suggest that Forbes’ improve their filter.  There were to many different subjects that I was not trying to research that kept popping up.

Gleckman, H. (2012, October 29). What Is Obama’s Tax Plan. Forbes. Retrieved on November 4, 2012, from http://www.forbes.com/sites/beltway/2012/10/29/what-is-barack-obamas-tax-plan/

Bischoff, B. (2012, June 28). What ObamaCare Means for Your Taxes. Forbes. Retrieved on October 30, 2012, from http://www.smartmoney.com/taxes/income/what-obamacare-may-mean-for-taxes-1335896160486/

Pagliery, J.  (2012, September 24). Obama’s 18 small business tax cuts-explained. Forbes. Retrieved on October 29, 2012, from http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/24/smallbusiness/obama-tax-cuts/index.html?iid=EL