How to use CD-ROMs and other databases

What will I learn in this tutorial?

In this tutorial you will learn the essentials of using electronic databases. You will be able to:

• identify and choose an electronic database
• search in any database, using a variety of techniques

The best time to do this tutorial is immediately before you start searching in a database, so that you can test your new skills straight away. Many databases are available on the world wide web and can be accessed from the Databases page.

There are also tutorials on using specific databases.