Choosing an appropriate database, or periodical index, is an essential part of research. How are you going to choose among those available from your library?
Library databases organize particular types of materials. Some index citations for government documents, conference proceedings, book reviews, or magazine and journal articles. Others, like your library catalog, focus on a particular collection. Knowing what type of information you are looking for will make your selection easier.
Most library databases specialize in a particular subject. There are
databases for business, information technology, law, and news--just
to name a few. Other databases are more general, or multidisciplinary,
indexing popular and scholarly periodicals from a wide variety of topics.
For articles about: |
Use a: |
Such as: |
| privacy
and the Internet |
multidisciplinary database | Academic Search Elite (EbscoHost) |
| network
security |
specialized database | Faulkners Advisory for IT Studies |
| marketing at Nike | specialized database | Academic Universe OR Business Source Premier(EbscoHost) |
You will find the databases on the Peirce
Library website. You may also want to ask a librarian; they can
usually recommend the best ones for your topic.
