Some databases include citations to books as well, although library catalog systems are usually the best route to go for books. To find out more about the value of databases and the different databases available to Walden students, please go to the Identify Information Resources page. If you are simply looking for background or factual information, or supplementary information, your range of choices is better, thanks in a large part to the World Wide Web. Subject directories like Yahoo and search engines like AltaVista or Google are excellent entry points to finding information on the web. Also, try the Walden Library Liaison's Virtual Reference Collection .
Bibliographic databases are still the main portal to scholarly literature.