GEOG 100
Introduction to Geography
Improving your database searching
Searching databases effectively
Choosing key words
Subject searching
Combining Ideas
Searching for Phrases
Truncation and Wildcards
How can I improve my search?
Using your search results
See what you've learned

The Internet versus databases

Is the Internet a database?

Yes
 No

Are there databases on the Internet?

Yes
No

Definition of a database: a large, organized collection of information.

Definition of the Internet: a large computer network that connects many smaller computer networks.

 

 

 

 

©University of Washington Information Literacy Learning 2001