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Why Search Library Databases?
Library Databases
Library Databases
- Created specifically for college research. Databases available to you were chosen by faculty and staff to fit your needs.
- Using the Library databases as well as the Library Search Box will allow you to search collections of journals, magazines, newspapers, books, and eBooks BOTH Scholarly and popular.
- Library databases also have powerful limiting options that can better specify the information you are seeking.
Search Engines
Search Engines
- Google, Bing, and Yahoo search the entire web.
- They sift through all kinds of information (entertainment, news, social media). The results may come from an individual's website as well as a book, journal articles, or newspapers.
- Unlike the databases, many of the scholarly results are not free and it is often difficult to decipher whether or not the results are appropriate for college-level research.
