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ENGL 01A Gonzalez

College Composition and Reading

About Library Databases

  • The Merced College Library has 72 databases.
  • In 2022-2023, the library spent $190,000 to give you access to content that is behind paywalls.
  • Most scholarly content costs money, but some popular content also costs money.
  • Some databases focus on specific types of sources, while some have a mixture of sources.
  • Some databases are multidisciplinary, while others may be specific to a certain field of study.
  • You can think of databases as being very similar to video streaming platforms--they don't all have the same content, and they also require a subscription.

Mixture of Sources

Reference and eBooks

News Articles

Mixture of Articles Types