Databases

What's a subscription databases?

Subscription Databases  

Databases are online collections of information. They might:

• contain articles like you’d find in a reference book, but that have never been in print.

• contain articles republished from print reference books — for example, the Britannica databases.

• be e-books, which are entire print reference books in electronic format — for example, the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

• contain articles republished from periodicals (magazines and newspapers) — for example, The New York Times.

• contain a mix of any of the above!

Be careful to note the original source of any information you find in a database. Usually you can find this at the top of the article.