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BEYOND GOOGLE: LIBRARY DATABASES

BEYOND GOOGLE: LIBRARY DATABASES. AN EASY WAY TO FIND JUST THE INFORMATION YOU NEED. Introducing databases. What are they? Why would you need them? When would you use them? Where do you find them?. What are they?.

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BEYOND GOOGLE: LIBRARY DATABASES

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  1. BEYOND GOOGLE: LIBRARY DATABASES AN EASY WAY TO FIND JUST THE INFORMATION YOU NEED.

  2. Introducing databases • What are they? • Why would you need them? • When would you use them? • Where do you find them?

  3. What are they? • “A database is a collection of information that is organized so that it can easily be accessed, managed, and updated. • Source: http://searchsqlserver.techtarget.com/definition/database • They can include: details (called citations)of magazine articles and books or all of the articles and books (called full-text); images; videos; music

  4. What databases can you think of? DATABASE RESCUE AT HAND FOR CHILDREN Australian 10/06/2009 BIG BROTHER IS NOT A FUTURE ANYONE WANTS ON THE CARDS Age 10/06/200 HEALTH CARD PLAN SPARKS PRIVACY CONCERNS Age 09/06/2009 SHARED DATA IS A ROAD TO $6M Herald Sun 09/10/2008 OPEN SLATHER FOR FARE SPIES Herald Sun 06/10/2008 NEW DNA DATABASE IDENTIFIES HUNDREDS OF SUSPECTS Age 12/09/2007

  5. Why do you need them

  6. When do you need them? • When you have to research topics like – “Investigate Jean Piaget, Jerome Bruner, Lev Vygotsky and Howard Gardner. Research each theorist’s perspective on the cognitive and language development of 0-12 year olds.”

  7. Where do you find them?

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