Choosing the right library database for your research depends on:
Clearly define the topic or subject area of your research paper. This will help identify relevant databases specializing in that field.
Identify interests: Think about what topics interest you.
Research: Look into these topics briefly to see what's already out there.
Narrow down: Choose a specific aspect of one of your interests.
Ask questions: Develop clear questions about this specific aspect.
Identify which database is best: subject-specific? search of all of library's holdings?
OneSearch simplifies library research by letting you search through many resources all at once using just one search box. It's a convenient way to start your research journey!
Find OneSearch on the QCC library homepage.
Subject-specific databases are online libraries dedicated to scholarly materials within a particular academic field, such as medicine or psychology. They help researchers access relevant and reliable information specific to their area of study. Examples include ERIC (education), PubMed (medicine), and PsycINFO (psychology).
LibGuides are online research guides created by librarians to assist users in finding information and resources on specific subjects. These guides are good resources for finding subject-specific databases. Click here for a list of LibGuides arranged by subject.
If you know the name of a specific database, then go to A-Z Databases for an alphabetized list.
A few popular databases:
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