Source: What are Databases and Why You Need Them by Yavapai College Library on YouTube
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ACADEMIC DATABASES (Examples: GALILEO Databases, ProQuest, EBSCOHost) |
SEARCH ENGINES (Examples: Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Firefox) |
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| TYPE OF INFO |
Scholarly, peer-reviewed, licensed journal articles and books, as well as newspapers, images, films, all with no advertising and no "phishing" for personal information |
Commercial, advertising, blogs, personal sites, social media, educational, governmental, nonprofits, political |
| WHEN TO USE |
Class assignments and when you need reliable, scholarly, or peer-reviewed sources |
Entertainment, shopping, and when you have the time to vet or evaluate each source your find |
| COST |
College pays for subscriptions and licenses for students, faculty, and staff to access password-protected databases |
Mostly free with some paywalls for articles or "phishing" for personal information such as email addresses |
| EASE OF USE | Databases have tools such as limiters or filters and other features to help you narrow or broaden your search to find relevant reliable information | No tools to help you find or cite sources |
| PERMANENCE | Very few changes | Pages may move, be deleted, or may not be updated |
Gould Memorial Library
College of Coastal Georgia
One College Drive
Brunswick, GA 31520
(912) 279-5874
Library Hours
Camden Center Library
College of Coastal Georgia
8001 Lakes Blvd / Wildcat Blvd
Kingsland, GA 31548
(912) 510-3332
Library Hours