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What is an academic database?

It is a collection of information that is commonly
used for research and writing
A database is a collection of , newspapers,
articles which has been checked for reliability
Academic databases are mostly toward library
catalogs
An example is the Marc Garneau school library
catalogue and AW3.0

What are the advantages of using

academic databases over using google?
Advantages of using academic database are:
Written by experts
Based on original research
Provides citations for all sources
Peer reviewed
More reliable

Conclusion
Where do you go to find information that you
can trust
Google is not trust worthy, anyone can publish
anything on the internet
Databases are more credible, publishers have
checked the contents for reliability

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References
https://www.reliablesoft.net/top-10-search-engines-in-the-world/
http://
www.ukessays.co.uk/essays/theology/advantages-and-disadvantages-internet-research-purposes.php
www.yourdictionary.com/academic-database
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/google-in-the-enterprise/how-does-google-search-really-work /\
http://help.library.ubc.ca/evaluating-and-citing-sources/scholarly-versus-popular-sources /
http://searchsqlserver.techtarget.com/definition/database
http://www.sirsidynix.com/blog/2014/09/29/google-vs-library-databases-which-is-better-for-research

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