Presentation topics: What is an electronic database? What is a subscription database? How subscription databases are different than the “free” Web. How to choose a database. How to evaluate full text articles found in subscription databases. How to cite articles found in subscription databases.

What is an electronic database? A database is a collection of individual records that consists of individual fields. A field in a database contains information about the item being described.

What is a subscription database? Libraries pay a yearly subscription fee in order to access a database. Most information in subscription databases have a print equivalent. The Internet is the most common way for delivery of databases from a vendor to a library.

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Subscription databases vs. the free Web? QUALITY

Types of databases Periodical Databases Specialty Databases

How do you choose a database? By topic or subject Type of material Years indexed

subjects covered dates covered types of material included types of indexing used Know your databases

Mission College Library databases

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Citing database articles: MLA style Wicks-Lim, Jeannette. “Measuring the Full Impact of Minimum and Living Wage Laws.” Dollars & Sense May 2006: 13. Wolf, Reva. “Homer Simpson as Outsider Artist, or How I Learned to Accept Ambivalence (Maybe).” Art Journal 65.3 (2006): Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 10 April eLibrary. Web. 6 Sept Print.

Citing database articles: NoodleTools

Evaluating database articles - scholarly

Scholarly article evaluation Authority – The authors of this article have authority because they are experts in their field – one is a doctorial candidate at the School of Communications at Ohio State University, another has a MA from the same program, and the third is a professor at the Department of Strategic Communication in the College of Media and Communication at Temple University. Accuracy – This article has a references so the information can be checked for accuracy Content – I read the abstract and this article is a recent report on a study of self-deprecation humor by minority groups and the results predict when such humor will be accepted. This is appropriate because my research is about the acceptability of self-deprecating humor.

In this presentation you learned: The definition of an electronic database The definition of a subscription database How subscription databases are different from the “free” Web How to choose a database How to cite articles found in subscription databases How to evaluate full text articles found in subscription databases.