It's an organized collection of data. Normally, we think of databases online, but technically, that doesn't have to be the case. (There were databases in computers before the Internet was around.) But for our use, we're looking at purely online databases. These are collections of data (think of an online library) that are easily searchable via a web-based search interface.
Now, we need to remember that database is not the same as search engine. The latter is often used to search the former, but there is a distinction.
What I want to introduce you to are certain major-related or career-related databases that may be of use to you. I'll only present a few right now:
Business/Accounting
Microsoft Academic Search
Medical Assisting/Medical Administrative Assisting
Circumpolar Health Bibliographic Database (University of Calgary)
Human Resources
Microsoft Academic Search
Criminal Justice
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Technology (Database, Security, etc.)
Citebase Search (U. of Southampton)
CiteSeerX
(Penn State University)Liberal Arts
Directory of Open Access Journals (Lund University)
ERIC: Institute of Education SciencesGraphic Design
Artcyclopedia
DeviantArt
Today, we'll be looking at a few of these. I'll be adding more throughout the semester. The goal: to get you to better understand what kinds of databases are out there and are available to you, and which ones can be helpful to you during your college career.
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