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DATABASE - Top Level
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A collection of records of a particular type organized by a broad subject area. You
have to decide which database is relevant for your research topic.
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RECORD - Next Level
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The citation and other information describing the periodical article. The information in
the record is organized into different fields.
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FIELD - Next Level
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The different types of information about the article are separated into fields (e.g.
author's name, title).
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TERMS - Next Level
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The words that appear in the particular fields. The terms are what you type and what the
computer looks for in the fields of the records.
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