Use this type of search when you know the name of an author, a correct title, or a Library of Congress Subject Heading. Or to expand or narrow your search. Allows for truncation of search terms. A database is an organized grouping of data or information for the use of a particular set of end users. Most commercial databases are accessible via a subscription paid for by the library or other organization.
Web resources are information sites identified by a URL or search engine.
These sources can yield all kinds of information but good sites are sometimes difficult to reach because of the lack of organization on the internet. It is very important for you to evaluate your sources of information using the criteria of accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency and coverage. A general periodical index offering selected full text articles. Has a back file to 1980. Can limit searches to subject area modules.