Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Blog 8

Database 1
  • PsycInfo
  • Psychology
  • 1872 - present
  • Scholarly and Popular
  • It has off-campus access
  • Some Full text available

Database 2

  • PsycARTICLES
  • Psychology
  • 1988 - present
  • Scholarly
  • It has off-campus access
  • Full text available

Comparison:

  • PsycARTICLES seems easier to use because its searches bring more relevant information and all the articles are in full text. Although PsycInfo brings more results but many of its articles are not in full text
  • PsycInfo brings up more choices and some popular sources while PsycARTICLES bring less choices but are scholarly and more relevant

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