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Database Exercise

Review the database descriptions at the bottom of this page and then select the appropriate database for each of the two research topics described. Watch for feedback in the box below right.

1. Stem cell research

a. Academic Search Complete
b. MLA international bibliography
c. Campus Research by Westlaw
d. None of the above

2. Information about the British automotive industry?

a. Academic Search Complete
b. MLA international bibliography
c. Campus Research by Westlaw
d. None of the above

a. Academic Search Complete

b. MLA international bibliography

c. Campus Research by Westlaw

Indexing and full text for a basic collection of general-interest, humanities, social science and science magazines and scholarly journals.

Books and articles on the modern languages and literatures.Online version contains bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore, and includes coverage from 1963 to the present.

Extensive array of full-text news (newspapers, wire services, transcripts and newsletters), business literature, industry and company information, and legal resources.

 

 

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