Databases are electronic catalogs that contain published information in the form of citations, abstracts, or full text of documents. These documents can be from magazines, newspapers, scholarly, academic journals, e-books, book chapters or essays. Some databases cover multiple subjects, while others are specific to a certain field.
Databases are different from Google, so knowing about various search techniques will improve the results retrieved from a database search.
Know Your TopicHaving a clearly defined topic will make using library databases much easier.
Using Google may seem counterproductive to academic research. It actually can be a good starting point to see how much information one can find about a topic that is not scholarly. If you can find information about your topic in Google you will have the ability to find information in a database.
Listed below you will find a Google Search Bar where you can find general information regarding your topic.