How Do I...Use Databases
- General and Interdisciplinary Databases
- Business Databases
- Education and Behavioral Science Databases
- Science and Technology Databases
- Social Sciences and Humanities Database
- Software Information - Using the Guides
| Database | Date | Format | Topic areas |
| ProQuest | 2007 | All topics | |
| NewsBank America's Newspapers | PPT | Local, regional, and national newspapers | |
| LexisNexis Academic | 2008 | Web | News, business, & law |
| CSA Illumina databases | Databases in multiple areas | ||
| --CSA Basic | 2008 | ||
| --CSA Expert | 2008 | ||
| EBSCOhost 2.0 | 2008 | Flash + PPT | Databases in multiple areas |
| ERL Webspirs Databases | 2008 | Databases in multiple areas |
| Database | Format |
| Hoovers Online Company Searching | |
| -- to find information on a company's performance | Flash Movie |
| -- to find out about key people in a company | Flash Movie |
| -- to find industry rankings | Flash Movie |
| PC Quote Company searching | Flash Movie |
| ProQuest | |
| -- Company searching | Flash Movie |
| -- Industry searching | Flash Movie |
| Reuters Research On-Demand | |
| -- Industry searching | Flash Movie |
| Yahoo! Finance company searching | Flash Movie |
| Mergent Online Company searching | Flash Movie |
| Database | Date | Format | Notes |
| Education Resources Online | 2008 | ||
| CSA Illumina Basic | 2008 | ERIC, PsycINFO, & otder databases | |
| EBSCOhost 2.0 | 2008 | Flash + PPT | ERIC, Professional Dev't Collection, & otder databases |
| ERL Webspirs Databases | 2008 | Education Full Text & Mental Measurements YearBook |
| Database | Date | Format | Notes |
| CSA Illumina Basic | 2008 | Materials Research, Environmental Sciences, & otder databases | |
| EBSCOhost 2.0 | 2008 | Flash + PPT | CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide, & otders |
| PubMed | 2008 | Web Tutorials witd audio | Select from several short tutorials (1-5 min. each) |
| PubMed | 2008 | ||
| Web of Science | 2007 | Web Tutorial witd audio | 7 min. 33 sec. |
| Database | Date | Format | Notes |
| CSA Illumina Basic | 2008 | ARTbibliographies Modern, Communication Abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, & otder databases | |
| EBSCOhost 2.0 | 2008 | Flash + PPT | America: History & Life, LGBT Life, Communication & Mass Media Complete, Historical Abstracts, & otders |
| ERL Webspirs Databases | 2008 | Art Abstracts, Art Index Retrospective, EconLit, & others |
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