Research is the process of finding and evaluating sources of information to find answers to questions. That might mean reading a book, browsing a magazine or newspaper article, accessing primary and secondary documents, watching videos, and more to gather information about a topic. 

A database is a digital collection of sources- mostly articles- that have been created by experts that are reliable and credible. Some databases are similar to an encyclopedia, with brief articles that provide short, but detailed summaries on a wide variety of topics. Some have research papers written by scientists and other experts.

If someone is credible, it means that you can trust that person to tell the truth. When information is credible, it means you can trust the information to be accurate and current. Not all information is credible, so it is important to evaluate your source before using it in your research!

Databases contain information that has been peer-reviewed, or confirmed by leading, credible experts in that topic or field. You can trust the information in a database to be accurate, truthful, and unbiased. Using information from other sites requires you to evaluate whether or not the person who has created the information is credible- and that's a lot of work! Some databases even allow you to save an article to your Google Drive, take notes and highlight, and even read the article aloud to you! They make research easier by doing the majority of the evaluation. You can always trust the information you find on a database!