BHSc Library Research Guide

Tips for selecting resources:

• Background information: a book or eBook by searching the library catalogue
• Specific, foreground information: an article database is your best bet

What is a Database?

Any online resource that uses a search engine. Examples of databases are:

• Library catalogue which contains all of the resources (books, eBooks, journals etc.) subscribed to by the Library.
• Article databases that contain individual articles within a specific discipline. When choosing an article database, be mindful of the scope (type of information and date range) of the resource
• Collection of eBooks or eJournals online
• Citation indexes which allow you to track who cited specific articles or books 

Search across the collections of all McMaster's libraries to find ebooks, print books, journals, databases and more.