About Library Databases
- A website that requires a paid subscription in order to access information.
- Contains information from published works such as articles from magazines or encyclopedias.
- Can be used to search for titles, authors, magazines, dates, etc.
- Often give you access to full-text articles that can be printed or e-mailed.
- Are selected by librarians to meet the needs of their library patrons.
How is a library article database different from a website search engine?
Library Article Databases | Websites |
Get their information from professionals or experts in the field. | Can be written by anyone regardless of expertise. |
Contain published works where facts are checked. | Content is not necessarily checked by anyone, expert or not. |
Easy to cite in a bibliography and may create the citation for you. | Don't provide the information necessary to create a complete citation. |
Help you narrow down your topic or suggest related subjects. | Aren't often organized to support student research needs. |
Updated frequently and include the date of publication. | May not contain current information or indicate when a page is updated. |
Available to anyone using a computer in a library that subscribes to databases or any library cardholder using a computer outside the library. | Available to anyone with an internet connection inside or outside the library. |
Articles included in databases usually are not available free. | Copyrighted articles are not available free on an internet. |
Here are our Article Databases.