Databases

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What we will learn

▲What are databases?

▲Why use them?

▲How to access?

▲Which ones are available?

▲How to search a database – ANZRC

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What are they?

▲Collection of records

▲Periodicals and newspaper articles, videos and images

▲Online

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Why use databases?

▲Information not found by search engines

▲Current information

▲Reliable information

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How to access?

/ Through TAFEcat

/ Through library website

/ At the library

/ Currently enrolled students

/ Username and password

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Which database should I use?

▲Subject coverage

▲Journal titles

▲Types of publications

▲Geographical coverage

▲Citation finding

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Databases available

▲EBSCOhost▲TV News▲Factiva▲Gale▲Australian Standards▲Oxford Art Online▲Proquest

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Using other databases

▲Search in a similar way

▲Differences

▲Help screen

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What we have learnt

▲What databases are

▲Why we use them

▲How we access them

▲Which databases are available

▲How to search using ANZRC