introduction

what is a database?

what is found in a database?

who produces databases?

how is a database searched?

when is a database used?

referenced links

quiz

Author: Beverly D. Hills, MSLS
Created: 20031007
Comments: bhills@tcc.edu

Links Referenced

What is a Database?

Part of the information literacy tutorial at State University of New York.

Library of Congress

Search the catalog for an example of a bibliographic (book) database.

Biography.com

A free database containing thousands of biographies.

Hockey Statistics Archive

An example of a database used to provide statistics in a searchable format.

Titles of Databases at Tidewater Community College

List of commercial databases to which TCC subscribes.

Searching Databases

A lesson from Washington State University.