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Article Databases

Geographical Library Reference. Article Databases. By: Sarah Mahoney LIS 6120 – Access to Information Professor Pecoskie. Just what is an article database?. It is a collection of organized data that primarily consists of articles. These are typically in a computer.

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Article Databases

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  1. Geographical Library Reference Article Databases By: Sarah Mahoney LIS 6120 – Access to Information Professor Pecoskie

  2. Just what is an article database? • It is a collection of organized data that primarily consists of articles. • These are typically in a computer.

  3. What’s so important about article databases? • Narrowing of focus: Article databases allow librarians and patrons to look for scholarly sources within a more narrow topic. This eliminates sources from other disciplines that are not relevant. • Faster searching: Databases help the user find important information quicker with the use of their search engines and limiters. • Reliable sources: Most article databases have a limiter for scholarly (peer-reviewed) materials. This enables the user to find trustworthy sources.

  4. Databases that work best for geography: • GeoRef • AGRICOLA • GreenFILE • Scirus • JSTOR

  5. GeoRef • This database was created by the American Geosciences Institute in 1966. • It contains over three million references: books, journal articles, reports, theses, maps, and more. • Resources cover North America from 1669 to the present day, and the rest of the world from 1933 to the present day. • Subjects covered include: economic geology, environmental geology, geochemistry, geophysics, oceanography, paleontology, seismology, and more.

  6. http://www.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/databases/detail/georef-set-c.shtmlhttp://www.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/databases/detail/georef-set-c.shtml

  7. AGRICOLA • This is the National Library of Agriculture database. • It searches for articles and books in all areas of agriculture, forestry, and animal science and spans from 1970 to present day. • Contains nearly five million citations.

  8. http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/agricola

  9. GreenFILE • GreenFILEsearches for information in all areas related to the human impact on the environment. • Some examples of topics covered: global warming, pollution, renewable energy and recycling. • Information available includes articles, government information, books, and book reviews. • Includes more than 9,100 full text resources and abstracts and indexing for more than 612,000 resources.

  10. http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/greenfile

  11. Scirus • Scirus is a comprehensive science-specific search engine. • It works similarly to Google, but searches for articles, scientist’s homepages, patent information and information from scientific websites. • Has indexed over 545 million scientific items.

  12. http://www.scirus.com/

  13. JSTOR • Provides searchable full text of many of the core research and academic society published journals in almost all subject areas, with an emphasis in the humanities and social sciences. • The majority of JSTOR’s content is academic and peer-reviewed. • Contains over 19,000 titles.

  14. http://www.jstor.org/

  15. And many more! • Although these may be the article databases best suited for searching in the field of geography, many others contain materials pertaining to the topic as well. • Be sure to check your local and academic libraries to see what they provide and check out any subject guides they might have!

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