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Information Literacy Tutorial

A module-based information literacy tutorial that addresses each stage of the research process, including selecting a topic, identifying information needs, selecting sources, locating information, evaluating information, and citing sources.

Types of Databases

        
Types of Databases used for research

 

1. Library catalog –  is a database of the books, videos, and other materials owned by the UWC Library.  It is also known as the Primo. You may search this on the Library homepage.

 

2. Article databases – used for finding references to articles in periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers).

 

Databases

  •         may be subject-based or multi-disciplinary in their coverage
  •         may provide the full-text OR only abstracts (ie, short summaries) of periodical articles. 
  •         may be South African OR International                                            

 

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