There are two main types of databases:
- Bibliographic Databases with Abstracts
- Full Text Databases
Bibliographic Databases with Abstracts:
These databases provide enough information for you to find the journal article or other record; they do not include the full text of the article. The ERIC database is an example of a bibliographic database with abstracts.
In this example, you would need to go to page 198 in volume 4, number 4 of the December 1997 edition of Teaching Children Mathematics to get the article. The record’s abstract only provides you with a summary.
