Chapter 3: Using Databases for Accessing Information
4. Bibliographic Databases
Bibliographic databases generally include information about printed material such as books, articles, and maps. They consist of records with basic descriptive information about the items such as author, title, publisher, date, publication title, etc. Bibliographic databases may not contain the items themselves, but will give you the information you need to find the item. They provide
citations (a listing of information about the item), and sometimes include
abstracts (summaries) or descriptions of the items.
Here is an example of a search from a bibliographic database:
A search of PsycINFO bibliographic database leads to an article in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology...
