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Types of Databases

The two types of databases that you will be using most often are: library catalogues and article indexes.

Library catalogues

organize all of the materials a library purchases. These include records for books, magazines, journals, newspapers, videos, sound recordings, etc.

UNB Libraries' catalogue, Quest, does not include articles.
Article indexes
 are used to identify articles on a topic.


Academic Search Elite

 Some article indexes such as Academic Search Elite are general or multidisciplinary.
LegalTrac
 ...other indexes specialize in particular subject area, such as biology (Biological Abstracts), education (ERIC), law (LegalTrac) or business (Business Source Elite).
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