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When do you use databases?

Updated: 11/7/2022
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A library user uses databases to quickly find articles that match your search criteria. You can look articles up by keyword, subject, author and title. These search criteria are called access points. If you want to find scholarly articles on a specific topic look for a subject-specific database that corresponds to your area of interest. Databases are not all alike. Some databases focus on scholarly articles and others like Lexis-Nexis allow the user to search news articles. Bibliographic databases are more useful for academic research since you are able to find scholarly articles that are published sooner than articles that are accessed slower, such as print. Databases give you a list of multiple articles that are authored by one author or a team of authors. You can specify your search criteria to try to find almost anything you want. If you want more personalized research guidance, try to speak with a reference librarian. Elizabeth Sher, Librarian

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