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  Overview of Databases: Introduction
   
 

Databases are organised collections of information. Examples include

  • online library catalogues such as TROPICAT are databases of information about items held by particular libraries
  • electronic periodical indexes such as INFORMIT
  • full-text databases such as Expanded Academic etc.

On completing this part of the module, you will be familiar with the following:

  • structure of a database
  • types of databases
  • database coverage
  • database attributes

 

 



   
 
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