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 Database: an organized collection of information, usually pertaining
to a particular subject.

 

Think of databases:

  •  as huge electronic filing systems.

  •  highly organized

  • easily searched.

Kinds of databases:

  • online periodical index for magazines

  •  online periodical index for journals

  • online periodical index for newspapers.

Periodical indexes contain one or more of the following:

  • Citations - basic publication information for indexed articles (author, title, date and publication name)
  • Abstracts - brief summaries of indexed articles
  • Full text - online copies of the text of indexed articles

Examples:

  • EBSCO
  • ProQuest
  • SIRS Reseacher

 
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