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BIO181 - General Biology

The study and principles of structure and function of organisms at the molecular and cellular levels. A detailed exploration of the chemistry of life, the cell, and genetics.

Databases vs. Websites

When you Google something, you are searching the "visible web," those websites/publications, etc. that can be found using a typical search engine. These searches do not always locate the type of scholarly sources you need to write college-level papers. Why? Because publishers charge to make this information available to subscribers. Luckily, your library is able to subscribe to databases using a portion of your tuition dollars. 

Below is a chart that shows some distinctions between library databases and general internet searching:

Search Tips

Watch this Video by Baker University that cover Search Strategy: keywords, Boolean Operators, and more.