What are Research Databases?
A research database is where you find academic articles, magazine and newspaper articles, books, maps, images, photographs. Each database contains thousands of resources published in different journals, allowing you find relevant articles faster than you would by searching individual journals.
Find the College Research Databases on the Library website:
By using particular parameters, you can narrow or broaden your search to ensure the results you receive are relevant to your research question. Use parameters to find:
- specific information sources (academic articles, magazines, books, etc)
- peer-reviewed articles
- information within a certain date range
- specific subject matter
- specific publications
Eg: In the example below from the Australian and New Zealand Research Centre database, the filter has been changed to include only Newspaper articles (domestic and international) published in 2021:
