Types of Databases

The two types of databases that you will be using are: library catalog and article databases.

Library catalog

organizes all of the materials a library purchases. These include records for books, magazines, journals, newspapers, videos, sound recordings, images, etc.

PantherCat does not include articles.
Article databases

are used to identify articles on a topic.

Some article indexes such as Academic Search are general or multidisciplinary.

Many databases specialize in a particular subject area.

For example:

  • Biological Abstracts (biology)
  • ERIC (education)
  • ABI/Inform (business)
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