library databases
Digital reference collections
Library databases are digital collections of articles, journals, and other resources accessible through a library, typically requiring institutional credentials.
Unlike general web searches, they provide access to scholarly and professional content behind paywalls: The professor required sources from library databases, not just Google.
Most academic research begins here.
- online accessAbility to use internet
- academic journalsPublications for peer-reviewed research
- peer reviewedEvaluated by fellow specialists
- scholarly articlesFormal research publications
- metadataDescriptive information about content
literature reviews · academic research · research paper · information literacy · interlibrary loan · cross-referencing · digital catalogs · bibliographies · user authentication · cataloging · Boolean operators · reference desk · thesis writing · indexes · government documents · ProQuest · references · articles
- library servicesyouth services, bookmobiles, reference desk, reference librarian, mobile libraries
- digital researchsearch engine, data analysis, digital libraries, search, keyword search
- research skillsresearch skills, research methods, research question, keyword search, keywords
- filing systemsfiling systems, filing cabinets, file cabinets, manila folders, tickler file
- news archivesnewspaper archives, news archives, press clippings, newspaper clippings, back issues
- catalogingcard catalog, catalogers, catalog card, cataloging, card catalogue
library databasessocial media
Online content-sharing platforms
Wikipedia · web browsing · user-generated content · web surfing · blog posts
library databasesanonymous browsing