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Two Types of Databases
Which database to use depends upon your topic.
1. General Databases
- Is
your topic general or cross-disciplinary?
- Currently
in the news?
If so, start with one of the general databases. These cover a wide range of subjects and often index a mixture of popular
and scholarly sources. This is often a good place to begin research. Examples of general databases and the kinds of articles they identify are:
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Academic Search Premier
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Indexes articles from magazines and journals on a range of
topics from 1965 to the present. |
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NewsBank
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Indexes full text articles from the Kansas City Star and the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch. |
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Wilson Omnifile
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Indexes articles from magazines, journals and newspapers on many
topics, from 1982 to present. |
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