John B. Cade Library
Welcome to this short tutorial on Library Databases. Be sure to click the arrow button to navigate through the entire Library Database Tutorial.
Definition
A library database is an organized collection of electronic information that allows a user to search for a particular topic, article, or book in a variety of ways (e.g. keyword, subject, author, title, year). Information found in databases is not available through the open web, as you may be required to purchase articles for a fee.
Library databases contain the following information:
- scholarly peer-reviewed articles
- newspaper articles
- trade publications
- book reviews
- magazine articles
- dissertations/theses
The benefits of using John B. Cade Library access journals for your research are:
- Journal articles are free.
- You control the amount and type of information.
- You will save time and money.
- The library has databases geared towards your research.