Compare Databases, Search Engines & Library Catalogs: Databases

Why use a database to search for information?

• Organized information = more relevant search results
• Search for keywords in the title, author, or full-text of articles
• Articles are tagged with subject headings = easily find articles on the same topic
• Articles in databases have been reviewed by experts = information in databases more reliable than information found on the Internet
• Access the full-text of magazine, newspaper and journal articles.

Databases are collections of journal, magazine and news articles, dissertations, reviews, and abstracts that can be accessed online.

A few examples of databases, include:

A more complete list of databases can be found: