Databases: Choosing & Using
Learn how to find which library databases are the best for searching on your topic and how to use the databases to your advantage--saving you time and energy!
Choosing a Database
The University Library subscribes to over 170 databases, where you can find citations and obtain access to reliable, quality, and proprietary information, popular, trade, and scholarly.
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newspaper, magazine, and journal articles
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white papers
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company reports
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statistics
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book chapters/book articles
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encyclopedic and factual information
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streaming music and video.
Databases can be interdisciplinary (spanning several disciplines) or subject-specific (focusing on a particular discipline, such as history, psychology, or literature.)
From the Library's homepage select the "Databases" button.
From here you can browse databases by Subject or Alphabetically.
For more guidance on the best databases for your topic, visit a Research Guide for your subject/discipline.
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EBSCO Databases This link opens in a new windowA complete list of the EBSCO databases available to the Rider community, from Academic Search Premier to TOPICsearch. Search them one at a time or in combination.
- Does your topic span several disciplines (Business, Humanities, Social Sciences)?
- Not sure where to start?
Searching several or all of our EBSCO databases at once will include the most resources with their relevant subject headings.
Use the All Filters button (the most left button under the search bar on the results page) to:
- Expand the Subject category to see what terms are used. Filter by these terms or use them in a new search.
- See what Databases the results are coming from.
- Apply all other available filters.