A database is a collection of detailed records of different types of publications in a specific area. Publication types might include:
The records usually include
They help you to see what has been published in the area you are studying and can help you with your study and your coursework
EBSCO is a large American company who create and distribute electronic resources used in libraries and other institutions. EBSCO provides access to content used in teaching, learning and research, including scholarly journals, dissertations, ebooks, newspapers, periodicals, and historical collections.
EBSCO is not a publisher. Instead, it is what is known as an aggregator. Aggregators provide access to content created by publishers. Everything available on EBSCO has been published elsewhere, EBSCO collects material from different publishers and makes it available on one platform, so it can create subject-specific platforms like GreenFile. The problem with aggregators, however, is that content can change over time. Publications can go from full-text to abstract only to being removed from the platform all together. This doesn't happen very often but it's important to note that it can happen.
GreenFile gives users access to top educational publications titles with full text often, but not always available.
GreenFile's subject coverage includes:
Most of the content spans from 1980-present, but there are earlier documents and articles. There are over a million records coming from a variety of sources. Approximately 75% of the publications included in this database are scholarly journals.
GreenFile offers a variety of content from different sources, including scholarly journals, trade journals, magazines and dissertations,
A full title list is available here. Publications can also be browsed or searched through the Publications link on the home page.Articles include all charts, tables, diagrams, and other graphical elements.
One criticism of GreenFile is that many of the records do not have full-text; it's mostly bibliographic content - title and abstract only. If you find something on GreenFile, that you'd really like the full-text of, contact the Library and we'll if we can find it.
