Database+Use

=Day 4 January 5, 2011 Database Use = =What is a database? =
 * ==A database is a collection of material usually put together by experts in a particular field ==
 * ==It can be on a specific topic or area or it can be more general ==
 * ==At DC, we have access to 2 databases available through Gale Group ==
 * ==Student Resources in Context ==
 * ==Provides information on many topics, time periods, types of information ==
 * ==reference books ==
 * ==primary sources ==
 * ==magazine/newspaper articles ==
 * ==literary criticisms ==
 * ==images ==
 * ==videos ==
 * ==website ==
 * ==Literature Resources Center ==
 * ==Provides information for English/literature papers ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">literary criticisms ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">biographies on authors ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">topic and work overviews ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">reviews and news ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">primary sources and literary works ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">multimedia ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Access using the internet ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">URL: [] ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Password christian ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">both provide helpful tools including ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">citations ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">bookmarking ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">translation into several languages ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">e-mailing ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Searching ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">search for your author and topic and a list of articles will be provided ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">on the lest side of the page are suggestions for narrowing your search ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">the terms you searched will appear in red ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">at the bottom of the page the article's citation is provided ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">if you use this article, cut and paste it into a word document ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">you can save it to your student files ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">you can print it (you must pay $0.10 per page) ==
 * ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Through Power Library/Access PA, you can have access to many more databases for personal or educational purposes. Use your library card information for user name and password ==
 * ====<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|www.library.phila.gov] ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|www.delcolibraries.org] Delaware County ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|www.ccls.org] Chester County ====
 * ====<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|www.mclinc.org/NPL/] Montgomery County/Norristown ====