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Database Examples

You've looked at some everyday applications for databases. How then, do these relate to academic work? Well let's say you need books on a particular topic for a research paper. How would you find them?

Look in a database of the library's holdings (Catalist).

Look at the library's electronic book databases; Netlibrary, Gale Virtual Reference Library or Twayne Author Series.

Starting at the library's home page, look for links to other library catalogs. Find SUNY Connect.

If you need a magazine article, where would you look? In a database of magazine articles?

On your Library's home page, there are links to subscription databases of magazines, journals and newspapers. Some databases contain chapters from books, essays, government documents and other types of materials. More databases contain the full text of articles than ever before.

Go to the Macdonald DeWitt Library home page to locate the books and articles that the library makes available to students.

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* To complete the Assignment - Go to your Course and Locate Assignment 1

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