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Databases - Introduction
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Types of Information Search the databases to find articles on your topic from magazines, newspapers and journals
Journals contain academic / scholarly / peer reviewed articles The Library databases contain articles from these and more
Magazines and newspapers contain popular and trade articles |
Why use a Library database?
- Sometimes the information you need is not in a book. Articles contain information that is more
specific , focussed on one particular aspect of your topic
recently published
research based, with research methodology and findings
news and current affairs based, covering the latest New Zealand and world events - Using the databases you can search across many years and many thousands of journals, magazines and newspapers simultaneously
- You can access the databases from anywhere in the world, at any time, using your AUT login and password
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Where do I find the databases?
AUT University homepage > Library > Library Resources > Databases
http://www.aut.ac.nz/library/search/databases |
Which database should I use?
The AUT Library subscribes to more than 200 databases. Some focus on a particular subject area, while others are huge and cover many.
| check the Library Subject Guides for advice, or click on the  button beside each database, or |
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start with one of the general international databases such as ProQuest Central, or |
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How do I search?
See our collection of Information Guides on the Library Homepage under Study Help.
Successful Searching for Starters is a good place to begin.
Last updated: 01 Mar 2010 5:00pm