A computer file that contains records describing and guiding one to the location of books or other documents.
a database which contains information pertaining to publications such as books, periodical articles, essays, and government documents
This type of database contains records of documents or publications which can be searched by author, subject, title or other search terms. Information retrieved generally includes a full citation and might also include an abstract, but would not include the full text of the document (see full text database). See also Database.
A database which provides descriptive records of items such as book(chapter)s, articles and conference proceedings.
a DATABASE containing BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDs. BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD an INDEX RECORD standing for, or representing, a journal article, book, or other document.
an indexed computer or printed source of citations of journal articles and other reports in the literature. Bibliographic citations typically include author, title, source, abstract, and/or related information (including full text in some cases). Examples are MEDLINE and EMBASE.
A database which provides descriptive records of items such as books and articles. A library's GIL catalog is a bibliographic database. A database is used to organize and make accessible a collection of items like library books. The information provided about items may include author, title, subject, publisher, and other information. (Unit 4 A Primer on Databases and Catalogs; Unit 6 GIL)
an electronic version of a catalog or index. A bibliographic database allows the user to identify publications by author, subject, title, or other search terms. It generally provides at least a full citation to the item, and often other information such as abstracts and assigned subject headings.
A computerized file consisting of electronics records, each of which represents a document or item retrievable by author, title, subject heading, or keywords. Although some bibliographic databases are general in scope and coverage, many are indexes and abstracting services which provide access to the literature of a specific field or discipline.
An online database that lists sources of information and describes the information but that doesn't include the text of the information itself. Some bibliographic databases are annotated, which means that there is a brief summary of each work listed.
A database which provides bibliographic citations as opposed to a full-text database.
an electronic research tool that indexes the articles found in scholarly publications. "Bibliographic" means that these databases contain only the citation to the article, not the full-text of the article.
A bibliographic database is a collection of records which gives you information to find books, articles and other materials.
Computerized listing of books, periodicals or other library materials from which information can be extracted by a number of identifiers related to the bibliographic description of the item.
A database that identifies and describes writings or published works (books, articles, maps, etc.).
A bibliographic or library database is a database of bibliographic information. It may be a database containing information about books and other materials held in a library (e.g. an online library catalog, or OPAC) or, as the term is more often used, an electronic index to journal or magazine articles, containing citations, abstracts--and often either the full text of the articles indexed, or links to the full text.