Types of Databases

The two types of databases that you will be using are: library catalogs and article indexes.

Library catalogs

LUCIA

organize all of the materials a library purchases. These include records for books, magazines, journals, newspapers, videos, sound recordings, images, etc.

LUCIA does not include articles.

   
Article indexes are used to identify articles on a topic.

InfoTrac

Some article indexes such as InfoTrac OneFile are general or multidisciplinary.
BasicBIOSIS Many indexes specialize in a particular subject area, such as biology, psychology or music.
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