Electronic Databases and Networking An electronic database is information stored so that it can be retrieved from a computer terminal. Rubin, Rubin, and Piele (1996), compilers of research sources, point out, “A researcher who is reluctant to use computers to find information or who does not know how to do so effectively will be severely handicapped”. The advantages of college library electronic databases are that they can be searched much more quickly than their print counterparts, …showed first 75 words of 352 total…

…showed last 75 words of 352 total…of information resources. Students and faculty use the Internet to give them access to databases and bulletin boards, scholarly and professional electr9onic discussion groups, library holdings at colleges and universities across the united States and abroad, and exchange of e-mail. Regardless of what you look for, don’t hesitate to ask library staff for help; helping library patrons is a major professional responsibility, and with veryu few exceptions, librarians will gladly offer their assistance.