Database Searching Tips

Library databases

• are paid for by the library. Students, faculty, and staff have access to them while affiliated with the College. 
• require your MyRCC username and password for access from home or any device not owned by RCC.
• are available online, 24/7.
• provide access to journal, magazine and newspaper articles.
• provide access to audio visual resources: pictures, videos, tutorials.
• are subject specific.
• search many sources at the same time.
• are a source of reliable information.

How library databases differ from Google and the free Web

• Reviewed: experts on a subject peer-review the content or editors review the articles
• Content specific: find a database specific to your area of research and cut out the resources you don't need
• Timeline: access to current and older information

"Thank you" to the following libraries for allowing us to use their content:

• Sharjah Higher Colleges of Technology Libraries, United Arab Emirates

• Johns Hopkins SAIS Mason Library, Washington, DC

• Trible Library, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA