What is the subject area? • What kind of information do you need (ie, current news? scholarly research? pro and con viewpoints? primary documents? images?
On the Full Text Resources page, use the links under Databases by Subject to see details about databases that specialize in the type of information you need. Hint: Check to see if your topic is included in the Subject Guides! For many of the hottest topics, we’ve put together these guides to the most promising sources to get you started. What is a library database? A library database is a searchable, electronic collection of selected scholarly resources, including academic journals, magazines, documents, essays and/or multimedia. A library buys subscriptions to databases for student use. Most databases offer quick access to the full text of scholarly journals and magazines. Databases also offer access to back issues, sometimes with very extensive archives. Use a database when: • you need to collect journal and magazine sources for academic research • you want to find electronic versions of published materials that are protected by copyright and therefore not free on the web. • you want
