kenton county public library databases
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An introduction of databases available at the Library.TRANSCRIPT
KENTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARYDatabases & Research
LIBRARY DATABASES
Databases are massive collections of data which allow for retrieval of the data.
Databases include searchable key fields, including titles, introductory text, authors, and subject terms.
You’ll need your library card number and PIN
WHY USE LIBRARY DATABASES?
Experts
Info not available on web
Free
Scholarly material
Citations
SEARCH ENGINES
Large number of results Looking for a specific website Very current information “breaking news” The web has no oversight to protect against
biased, incomplete or out-of-date information.
EVALUATE THE INFORMATION
How current is the information?
Are the facts accurate?
Is it easy to cite?
Think critically about all the information you use for your work.
DECIDING WHICH DATABASE TO USE?
Database descriptions Try MetaSearch Refer to subject guide handout
FULL TEXT OR CITATIONS
Some library databases include full-text articles, some only provide citations (author, title, journal, date, etc.), and some provide a combination of both.
WWW.KENTONLIBRARY.ORG
FEDERATED SEARCHING
ACCESS SCIENCE
Over 8,500 online articles from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology 10th edition
110,000+ definitions from the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
Biographies of more than 2,000 well-known scientists from the Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography®
ACCESS SCIENCE
ACCESS SCIENCE
ACCESS SCIENCETens of thousands of live
cross references and links to external Web sites, plus
extensive literature citations
Tens of thousands of live cross references and links to external Web sites, plus
extensive literature citations
ACCESS SCIENCE – BIOGRAPHIES
BIOGRAPHY REFERENCE BANK
Biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images.
BIOGRAPHY REFERENCE BANK
EBSCO – MASTERFILE PREMIER
Search popular magazines and newspapers
EBSCO – MASTERFILE PREMIER
EBSCO – MASTERFILE PREMIER
PrintEmailSaveCiteExport to Bib ManagerAdd to folderAdd note
MY EBSCO
EBSCO VISUAL SEARCH
EBSCO ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER
The worlds largest academic multi-�disciplinary database, provides full text articles for nearly 4,700 publications.
CONSTRUCTING YOUR SEARCH
Academic Search Premier
FINDING ARTICLES
ArticleFirst – Cincinnati Public Library
OXFORD REFERENCE
Dictionaries Quotations Timelines Subject Reference
A Dictionary of ComputingA Dictionary of the Internet A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units
OXFORD REFERENCE
LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER
Full-text journal articles, literary criticism, reviews, biographical information, and overviews on over 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS
CULTUREGRAMS & DAILY LIFE ONLINE
CULTUREGRAMS & DAILY LIFE ONLINE
CULTUREGRAMS & DAILY LIFE ONLINE
MANGO & LEARNING EXPRESS
Language Learning - Mango
MANGO & LEARNING EXPRESS
MANGO & LEARNING EXPRESS
Ebooks
DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
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