From the course: Information Literacy
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Databases
- A research database is a set, or collection of data, which is gathered and made available via a computer. Most of the databases you will be using come from your academic or public library. Usually, individuals don't subscribe to databases. Because of this, you will need to ask your librarian or library staff about how to access the databases they subscribe to. You'll often find that you can log in with your library card number, or if you're using a library or university computer, it will log in for you automatically. By and large, you'll wanna use a database to find journal articles, studies, or other scholarly sources. Your particular library probably does not subscribe to every academic journal or popular magazine under the sun. It's just not cost-permitting, plus it's a big storage problem. That's where databases come in. They aggregate information from a variety of sources and index it so you're able to search for it when you use the database. This information isn't freely…
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