Direct-Access Databases

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What type of database is used for economic forecasting or market research?

Numeric and text-numeric databases (correct)

Full-text databases

Multimedia databases

Directory-type databases

Which type of database provides access to complete information items?

Multimedia databases

Directory-type databases

Numeric and text-numeric databases

Full-text databases (correct)

What type of database is similar to a directory, containing information such as contact details of services, private individuals, and organizations?

Numeric and text-numeric databases

Directory-type databases (correct)

Multimedia databases

Full-text databases

What type of database contains information in a variety of different formats, including text, video, and audio?

Multimedia databases Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a full-text database?

JSTOR Signup and view all the answers

What type of database provides immediate access to the full text of the information items you are seeking?

Direct-access databases Signup and view all the answers

What type of material can be found in institutional repositories?

A wide range of materials including journal articles, conference papers, doctoral theses, and data sets Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of indirect-access databases?

To provide information and directions to the items being sought Signup and view all the answers

What can you typically find in bibliographic databases?

Bibliographic information about documents and abstracts Signup and view all the answers

What information can you typically find in catalog databases like OPACs?

Shelf-marks and information on the collections of items held by libraries Signup and view all the answers

What can you use to decide whether to seek out a full item in a bibliographic database?

The abstract of the item Signup and view all the answers

What may OPACs provide direct links to?

Journal articles and reports Signup and view all the answers

Direct-Access Databases

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What type of database is used for economic forecasting or market research?

Which type of database provides access to complete information items?

What type of database is similar to a directory, containing information such as contact details of services, private individuals, and organizations?

What type of database contains information in a variety of different formats, including text, video, and audio?

What is an example of a full-text database?

What type of database provides immediate access to the full text of the information items you are seeking?

What type of material can be found in institutional repositories?

What is the primary purpose of indirect-access databases?

What can you typically find in bibliographic databases?

What information can you typically find in catalog databases like OPACs?

What can you use to decide whether to seek out a full item in a bibliographic database?

What may OPACs provide direct links to?

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