A library database is both an electronic catalog and the access point to information from published works, such as magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, journals and other resources.
• Library databases provide access to authoritative information sources.
• Library databases provide access to resources across a wide spectrum of topic and subject areas.
• Library databases provide access to many years worth of published information at no cost to students.
• Library databases allow you to to limit or expand your search results by using the Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT.
• Library databases give you citation information to help you locate and cite the articles.
• Library databases give you an abstract or summary to tell you what the article is about.
• Most Library databases provide articles in full-text or PDF format.
Articles from magazines, journals, newspapers, and online reference sources can be found by using the library databases. See the Database Page for a complete description of the Cerritos College Library online resources.
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