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Web Sites |
Library Databases |
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Free – MOST of the time; some sites may eventually ask you to sign up or pay for access, especially to scholarly materials |
Free to you – Databases require very expensive subscriptions, but these are paid for with your tuition dollars so they're free to all DBU students |
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Broad results – Popular sources for the general public; sometimes scholarly |
Broad OR focused results – Popular AND scholarly |
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Format – Text, images, audio, video. |
Format – Mostly text, but some databases also provide audio, video, and images. |
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Changeable – Sites disappear, change addresses, relocate to new domains |
Stable – Content is archived and remains available and permanent |
| Searching - Not efficient; subject to advertising; paid results display first |
Searching - Efficient and organized; advanced search techniques built in |
Sometimes professors will allow you to use reliable websites or other sources in addition to the books and articles supplied by the library.
Internet research can be interesting and exciting, but you need to be careful. Make sure that the sources you use are suitable for a college-level assignment and will be accepted by your professor. Here are some great sites to help you launch your academic internet research:
