Databases are indexes to literature and other information sources. At Western they are primarily used in order to find scholarly journal articles.
Index information varies from database to database. Some include direct access to the full-text of articles and others only include information such as the journal, author, and abstract.
When a Western database does not include a link to the full-text of an article it should have a link to Findit!, which is a tool that checks with other databases in order to see if there is another way to get access to an article.
Databases will often include online versions of hundreds of thousands of articles from scholarly journals, popular magazines, newspapers, trade publications, and more.
Proprietory information: Reports and articles that you would have to pay for if you found them without using Western Libraries links.
When we don't have access to articles through one of our databases we can usually get it for you through ILLiad.
Call 360-650-3219
Text 360-797-5910
Call 360-650-3219
Text 360-797-5910
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