Types of Databases

The two types of databases that you will be using are: library catalog and article databases.
Library catalogs

organize all of the materials a library purchases. These include records for books, magazines, journals, newspapers, videos, sound recordings, images, etc.

The Library Catalogs do not include articles.

   
Article databases are used to identify articles on a topic.
Some article databases such as InfoTrac Expanded Academic ASAP are general or multidisciplinary.
Many databases specialize in a particular subject area, such as Ebsco Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection.
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