online databases
Networked information stores
Online databases are collections of information stored on remote servers and accessed through the internet.
They range from academic research repositories to streaming services to government records.
Unlike physical archives, online databases allow instant searching across millions of entries: I found the article through an online database at the library.
The term often appears in academic and professional contexts where systematic information retrieval matters.
- SQLDatabase manipulation language
- digital librariesOnline collections of texts
- MySQLRelational database management system
- cloud computingInternet-delivered digital infrastructure
- newspapersPrinted daily publications
open access · census records · indexes · digital archives · primary sources · fields · record keeping · tables · e-commerce platforms · search · search results · full text · access · login · user authentication · backend · hosting · API
- digital contentfiles, blog posts, digital music, videos, video essays
- Encyclopedia FeaturesWikipedia, Britannica, World Book, Encarta, digital editions
- library servicesyouth services, bookmobiles, reference desk, reference librarian, mobile libraries
- digital librariesebooks, digital libraries, virtual libraries, digital catalogs, e-library
- online referencereference desk, live chat, homework help, FAQ pages, knowledge bases
- research skillsresearch skills, research methods, research question, keyword search, keywords
online databasescard catalogs
Manual book-finding system
filing systems · microfiche · bound volumes · ledger books · index cards