Intro to Databases at Duquesne

Over 200 databases

Organized◦ Alphabetically◦ By Subject Area

Different types of databases◦ Collections of ARTICLES◦ Indexes ◦ Types of information

Reference Drug Info Statistics

Databases at Gumberg

Databases We Will Use:

Topics and Background Info

Articles of All Types

Electronic Reference Collections◦ Literati by CREDO◦ Gale Virtual Reference◦ Oxford Digital

Reference◦ Sage eReference

CQ Researcher

Collections of ARTICLES◦ ProQuest Central

◦ Academic Search Elite (Ebsco)

A great place to start research or develop a topic on issues facing us today

in America

CQ Researcher PLUS Archive Contains in-depth, unbiased reports on

current issues

New reports added every week or so

Reports go back until 1923

So, can easily track longstanding issues

Access our databases:

Organized…

• By Subject

• A-Z

By Subject

EXAMPLE:

These are the databasesspecifically geared forBUSINESS research.

Alphabetically

EXAMPLE:

Academic Search Elite

• If you know the name of the database you are looking for

Accessing ProQuest and ASE

For our eReference Collections…