Electronic Databases Research Databases To access the research databases, click on the Databases but

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Electronic Databases (Research Databases)To
access the research databases, click on the
Databases button on the left side of the
librarys home page.
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Electronic Databases (Research Databases)
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At our campus, we have several electronic
databases to serve different research needs such
as Infotrac.
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Why We Use Electronic Databases
(Research Databases)

• They have information from published sources that
  have authority.
• They cover different topics from general
  databases to very specific databases.
• They offer a range of possibilities such as email
  options from remote locations, clean print
  options, and in some cases portable document file
  (pdf) options.
• They are indexed and easily searchable.
• They do not disappear from the Internet.
• They often show how to do citations for the
  articles to include in works cited pages.

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Infotrac includes five databases Expanded
Academic ASAP, Health Reference Center, Business
Index ASAP, Biography Resource Center,
Contemporary Authors.
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Expanded Academic ASAP

• Coverage 1980 - Present (2005)From arts and the
  humanities to social sciences, science and
  technology, this database meets research needs
  across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly
  journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many
  with full text and images.
• This database has over 13,000,000 full-text
  articles.

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Health Reference Center- Academic

• Coverage 1980 - Present (2005)Use this database
  to find articles on Fitness, Pregnancy,
  Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health,
  Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug
  abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.
• This database has over 2,000,000 full-text
  articles.

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Business Index ASAP

• Coverage 1980 - Present (2005)From arts and the
  humanities to social sciences, science and
  technology, this database meets research needs
  across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly
  journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many
  with full text and images.
• This database has over 20,000,000 full-text
  articles.

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Biography Resource Center

• This database combines award-winning biographies
  from respected Gale Group sources. Biography
  Resource Center also includes full-text articles
  from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people
  based on one or more personal facts such as birth
  and death year, nationality, ethnicity,
  occupation or gender, or combine criteria to
  create a highly-targeted custom search.

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Contemporary Authors

• Provides complete biographical and
  bibliographical information and references on
  more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
  
• This database can be used in conjunction with
  Biography Resource Center and Expanded Academic
  ASAP to find additional information.

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For remote access, faculty, staff and students
need to click on the Off-campus Link on the
database grid.
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This will take you to our remote authentication
page where you need to give information such as
your name and the last four digits of your SSN.
(Note Faculty and staff need to create a code
and contact Shawn Romine.)
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SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series) is a
full-text database that covers social issues. It
is easy to browse topics, or to use for subject
and keyword searches.
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Newsbank includes Americas Newspapers and a
retrospective of newspaper articles that goes
back to 1970.
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CQ Researcher includes full-text articles that
normally run 36 pages in length. Each issue
contains pro/con arguments, overviews, timelines,
and a bibliography. It is great for controversial
topics.
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Country Watch includes geographical, political,
social, and general information about different
countries from around the world.
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Gale Virtual Library includes two eBook
references aimed at nursing Gale Encyclopedia of
Nursing and Allied Health 5v, 2002 and Nutrition
and Well-Being A to Z 2v, 2004.
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Besides the campus research databases, there are
also databases at the county libraries.
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Ebsco Host is a county library resource. You need
to have a Mendocino, Lake, or Sonoma County
Library card. It is an excellent resource that
complements Expanded Academic ASAP.
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Proquest is a county library resource. You need
to have a Mendocino, Lake, or Sonoma County
Library card. It is an excellent resource that
complements Newsbank for newspaper articles.
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Summary -- Why We Use electronic
databases (research databases)

• Electronic databases have information from
  published sources that have authority (We know
  who wrote them).
• They cover different topics from general
  databases to very specific databases.
• They offer a range of possibilities such as email
  options from remote locations, clean print
  options, and in some cases portable document file
  (pdf) options.
• They are indexed and easily searchable.
• They do not disappear from the Internet.
• They often show how to do citations for the
  articles to include in works cited pages.