Designing Better Libraries

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Electronic Databases

An electronic database is a collection of data from a variety of sources, including but not limited to, published articles, government documents, newspaper items, films, and recordings. Databases are designed to make searching for specific information very simple by using a word matching process. There are databases for all areas of interest such as math, science, history, etc. Databases can be even more specific. For example, there are many areas of science. A chemist may not be interested in searching for information in a database that includes all areas of science such as genetics, microbiology, taxonomy, physics, and chemistry. Instead, it would be more efficient to search a database that only has information regarding chemistry. Such a database does exists and is called Sci Finder.

Sci Finder is a database that compiles any article published in the area of Chemistry, so that chemists can search for research tips and methods, build upon previous research and avoid the duplication of previous work. An electronic database, such as the one mentioned above, is an efficient and effective way for a user to find the information they are seeking quickly.

http://electronicdatabases.com

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