Gathering Sources - Research Databases

Question 1

note

Answer 1

• important to distinguish whether or not a search for keywords related to your topic produces results that are “full text” sources versus “abstracts”
• access to many articles that aren’t free or available on the Internet
• information from sources is high-quality, scholarly, and often peer-reviewed

Question 2

because databases are compiled by private, commercial organizations, you can only access them

Answer 2

by paying a fee or having access to them through school or public libraries

Question 3

which of these is NOT a characteristic of a research database

Answer 3

blogs and commercial website opinions and “information” on a large assortment of topics

Question 4

students and others doing research can access databses at no cost

Answer 4

through their school or public libraries

Question 5

most libraries give search access to their research databases

Answer 5

via their library website

Question 6

a research database is an electronic

Answer 6

list of journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, plus books on many different topics