More on Types of Databases
Here is some more information on the two types of databases that you can use for your research: library catalog and article databases.
| Library Catalogs are used to find all of the materials a library purchases. Catalogs may include records for books, magazines, journals, newspapers, etc. The COA Library Catalog does NOT list articles within magazines, journals and newspapers. It will only list whether or not the library subscribes to a periodical (magazines, journals, newspapers) and dates owned for that periodical. |
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Article Databases are used to find periodical articles on a topic. They include citations for articles and often the full-text of the articles. You can print or email the information. The Library pays to provide their users with access to the various article databases. In order to access the article databases from off-campus, you must type in your Portal login info. Most of the articles within the databases are not available on the free Internet.
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General databases such as Academic Search Complete include articles on a variety of topics.
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Other databases specialize in a focused area, such as Science in Context database, which focuses on science articles.
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