A searchable, electronic database of either full text documents or citations and abstracts. See Also: Periodical Index
stored on servers elsewhere, and the library pays for permission to connect to and search these databases. Some can be searched over the Internet, others require a dedicated PC here in the Library.
a computerized collection of information on a specific subject or area
Electronic periodical indexes that enable you to locate and retrieve articles in magazines and journals through the Internet. A database's coverage could be multidisciplinary, e.g. Academic Search Premier , or on a particular subject, e.g. ERIC. A database could contain full text articles, or only citations/abstracts. The Guarini Library subscribes to over 60 online databases, which can be accessed from off campus.
An electronic database of full text documents or citations and abstracts which can be searched over the Internet.
A list of articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, books and other sources that are available through the internet. [provide link to library webpage of databases
A database located on a remote computer and searched over the internet.
computer database that provides access by author, title, keyword, and subject to a group of publications.
An off-site computerized file, often of indices, abstracts, and full-text articles.
information collections, sharing a common characteristic such as subject discipline or type, which are published electronically by public- or private-sector database producers (usually on a commercials basis) and made available to a large public for interactive searching and information retrieval. Online databases are accessed via telecommunications or wide area network links to remote online host services which normally offer many different databases. CD-ROMs are optical disks which are mounted locally on a PC, workstation or local area network. (IEI)
The database is located in a computer elsewhere and accessed via telephone lines.
a computerized file, often of periodical indexes.
an electronic database of either full-text documents or citations and abstracts which can be searched by telephone or internet connection.
An organized collection of computerized records that have a standard format and content. In addition to the LRC catalog, a list of useful online indexes and databases can be found on the Remote Computer Services (RCS) main page.
remote database which can be accessed over a network or via the Internet.
A computerized file, within a Library setting it often contains periodical indexes.
An online database is a database accessible via a network, now generally the internet. It differs from a local database, held in an individual computer or its attached storage, such as a CD.