A search on Academic Search Premier Vs. a search on a subject specific database

What subject specific database did you choose?

I choose: First, Education, Psychology, Recreation, and Sport-------PsycINFO------            

Gay Parents AND child* AND Sexual orientation

Second, Ethnic and Gender Studies ------- GenderWatch------Gay parents AND child* AND Sexual orientation

2.      Which database provided more relevant results for your topic?

Ethnic and Gender Studies gave me more relevant information regarding my topic

3.      How are you able to narrow down results in Academic Search Premier?

Library main page-------Article and Database--------advanced research --------Gay parents AND child* AND Sexuality orientation

Sholarly (Peer reviewed) Journals (on the left of the page)--------Select date from 2000-2012 (on the left of the page)

 How are you able to narrow down results in the subject specific database?

Second, Ethnic and Gender Studies ----- GenderWatch -------Gay parents AND child* AND Sexual orientation

4.      If your first search string did not work, what synonyms did you use?

My first string works pretty well

5.      How many relevant articles did you find from Academic Search Premier?

About 102 from 1985 to 2012 but I end up with 72 after narrowed information from 200 to 2012.

  How many from the subject specific database?

About 309 but I end up with 16 after marked what I found interesting about my topic.

6.      Of the relevant articles that you have found, how many were available in full text?

All of the 16 articles found were available in full text

7.       How many were available via Find It through other databases?

3 of 16 where accessible also follow “Education, Psychology, Recreation, and Sport” string research.

8.       How many were available via Find It in print in our collection?

None

9.       How many were not available at all, and required an ILL request?

All 16 articles required an ILL request

 Ps: ----- means  one step to another