Find Articles in a Database - ENG. 101 - Writing & Research - Professor Francine Walker - Fall 2021 - Harold L. Drimmer Library Research Guides at Westchester Community College Library

Databases vs Internet

Internet search engines like Google can search billions of public web pages for your keywords in seconds, but they cannot access proprietary data. The library pays for access to databases containing resources that cannot all be found using internet search engines.

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Tips on Searching Databases

Limit your results to Full-Text so the database only provides you with the full text and not just the citation.
If you want to narrow your results look for suggested subject headings to limit your results to that topic
Before reading the whole text of the article browse the abstract. The abstract is a short summary of the article and will help you decided if the article addresses your topic. Some databases also supply subject terms. These can be useful keywords to search.
Email yourself a copy of the article (there should be an email button near the article) to ensure you have a copy of the article. Any email address will work (it doesn't have to be your WCC email). Emailing the article will also include a citation of the article you can use in your works cited page
Keep in mind the type of source you are look at. Databases commonly provide access to newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals.

ENG. 101 - Writing & Research - Professor Francine Walker - Fall 2021: Find Articles in a Database

Databases vs Internet

Recommended Databases

Tips on Searching Databases

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