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What is a database? Have you watched squirrels? No a squirrel is not a database! But a squirrel runs around and gathers nuts. And, it is picky about the kind of nuts it gets. Databases are the same way. They gather and collect materials together. Some are general like Credo which gives you basic information (like an encyclopedia ) while others focus on one subject area (like Ferguson's Career Guidance or Criminal Justice Abstracts). The materials a database gathers include academic journals, maps, videos, music, and more. Materials in a database are checked, so you can rely on them to be accurate and up-to-date.
Listed below are some databases to use in starting to find information about your topic. Some of these have helpful tools, like the Topic Finder in Academic OneFile or the Mind Map in Credo.
The premier source of peer-reviewed full-text scholarly content across the academic disciplines. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.
An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on the world's most influential people. It allows users to search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text.
Combining over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winner and librarian's favorites lists, Books & Authors helps bring readers and literature together.! By leveraging our entire award-winning What Do I Read Next? collection, patrons and students alike can be sure that their next big read comes with a BIG recommendation.
Provides cross-searchable access to over three million entries from 273 titles and 57 publishers. Features full-text content from hundreds of reference books covering every major subject.
Throughout modern history, cameras have recorded public events, wars, cultural phenomena, and government programs. This collection includes archival and historical films from multiple sources.
Writer’s Reference Center provides users with a convenient one-stop location for all of the tools necessary to write and research effectively. From the mechanics of writing and grammar to style and research, this indispensable online resource thoroughly covers the fundamentals of quality writing, provides a wealth of vocabulary-building dictionaries, and presents a step-by-step guide to writing a good essay.
