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The two types
of databases that you will be using are: library catalog and article
databases.
| Library catalogs |
Are used to find the items in the library collection |
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Alvernia's Catalog
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Lists all of the materials purchased by the Alvernia University Library.
These include records for books, journals,
videos, etc. Alvernia's Catalog
does not include articles.
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| World
Cat |
Lists
the materials in libraries from around the world. This is
a good place to search for books you do not find in Alvernia's
Catalog. |
| Article
databases |
Are
used to identify articles on a topic |
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EBSCO
JSTOR
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Some
article databases are general and cover multiple topics and disciplines. Examples are EBSCO's Academic Search Premier and JSTOR.
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CINAHL
ERIC
PsycInfo
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Many
databases specialize in a particular subject area, such as CINAHL (medical),
ERIC (education), or PsycInfo (psychology). |
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