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Writing: A Research Guide

This page guides you through library resources and search strategies for the WRIT 100 & 200 series

Intro to Library Databases

Library databases, or research databases, are searchable listings of books, articles, videos, or other information. Sometimes a database focuses on one subject area, like psychology or chemistry, and sometimes it has material on all sorts of topics. But how does all the information get in there? This video explains:

Now consider this: Based on what you learned in this video (and the videos about Google earlier in this guide), how are library databases similar to and different from Google, in terms of their content and functionality?

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