To access Databases from home, use passwords provided through NP login

Databases are often a better tool for research than doing an open web (or Google) search.

Why? Databases are curated - that means they only include resources that have been carefully selected. Sometimes these resources are chosen specifically to meet your teachers' requirements for research. 

Remember: An open web search can include any website that any person anywhere might publish. This may not be a good recipe for finding the useful and reliable information you need for your projects or personal research.