Questia Homepage

Your search for: databases

Found 11,817 results:

Books: 4,473

|

Journal Articles: 4,030

|

Magazine Articles: 1,760

Newspaper Articles: 1,538

|

Encyclopedia Articles: 16

Research Topics on: databases

1 results - List All Research Topics

Databases

Books on: databases

4,473 results - MORE BOOK RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Journalism for the 21st Century: Online Information, Electronic Databases, and the News

Book by Tom Koch; Praeger, 1991

Subjects:

Databases, Electronic News Gathering, Information Storage And Retrieval Systems--Newspapers

Collections: Entire Library

This is a book about the news--the way it is written and the forms it takes. It examines the relation between the content of public information and the potential affect of new technologies on the degree and type of information available in the public forum. Tom Koch uses concrete, casebook examples ...
Read More

This is a book about the news--the way it is written and the forms it takes. It examines the relation between the content of public information and the potential affect of new technologies on the degree and type of information available in the public forum. Tom Koch uses concrete, casebook examples to demonstrate the degree to which news information can be changed through the efficient and cost effective application of online bibliographic resources accessed by personal computers.
Show less
2.

Donating and Exploiting DNA: Social and Ethical Aspects of Public Participation in Genetic Databases

Book by Richard Tutton, Oonagh Corrigan; Routledge, 2004

Subjects:

Amino Acid Sequence--Databases, Bioinformatics, Databases--Citizen Participation, Dna, Genetics--Data Processing, Medical Ethics, Nucleotide Sequence--Databases

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

There has been a proliferation of genetic databases and biobanks which promise to increase scientists' understanding of the way our genes interact with the environment. This text looks at these biomedical research projects.
3.

The Internet Resource Directory for K-12 Teachers and Librarians

Book by Elizabeth B. Miller; Libraries Unlimited, 2001

Subjects:

Databases--United States--Directories, Education, Elementary--United States--Information Services--Directories, Education, Secondary--United States--Information Services--Directories, Education--United States--Computer Network Resources--Directories, Internet Addresses--United States--Directories, Web Sites--United States--Directories

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Internet (Computer network)--Directories. 2. Databases--United States--Directories. 3. Education...major library collections and scientific databases, and communicate with other students...resources for teachers. These lesson-plan databases focus more on integrating technol...
4.

The Educator's Desk Reference (EDR): A Sourcebook of Educational Information and Research

Book by Melvyn N. Freed, Robert K. Hess, Joseph M. Ryan; Praeger, 2002

Subjects:

Education--Bibliography, Education--Reference Books--Bibliography, Education--Research--United States--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc, Education--United States--Databases--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc, Education--United States--Information Services--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc

Collections: Education, Entire Library

This master guide facilitates educational research using both traditional and electronic sources, providing information on how to utilize the Internet and offering statistical tools, research designs, measurement procedures, and software specifically tailored for behavioral research.
5.

Library Service to Spanish Speaking Patrons: A Practical Guide

Book by Sharon Chickering Moller; Libraries Unlimited, 2001

Subjects:

Hispanic Americans And Libraries, Hispanic Americans--Databases, Hispanic Americans--Information Services, Hispanic Americans--Library Resources, Libraries--Special Collections--Hispanic Americans

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Americans. 4. Hispanic Americans--Information services. 5. Hispanic Americans--Library resources. 6. Hispanic Americans--Databases. I. Title. Z711.8 .M65 2000 027.63--dc21 00-045090 nmcnn Acknowledgments ix Preface xiii Introduction...

MORE BOOK RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Journal Articles on: databases

4,030 results - MORE JOURNAL RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Big Brother and His Science Kit: DNA Databases for 21st Century Crime Control

Journal article by Paul E. Tracy, Vincent Morgan; Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 90, 2000

Subjects:

Crime--Investigations, DNA--Reports, Databases--Analysis

Collections: Entire Library

...Big Brother and his science kit: DNA databases for 21st century crime control...looks like DNA testing and associated databases are here to stay. Accordingly, the current proliferation of DNA databases and their likely further expansion...
2.

DNA Databases: When Fear Goes Too Far

Journal article by Rebecca Sasser Peterson; American Criminal Law Review, Vol. 37, 2000

Subjects:

DNA testing--Analysis, Databases--Laws, regulations, etc., Fear of crime--Social aspects, Identification--Innovations, Liberty--Social aspects, Searches and seizures--Laws, regulations, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

DNA databases: when fear goes too far. by Rebecca...developed. With the development of DNA databases, states are obtaining DNA samples from...or "cold hit." This procedure, and DNA databases generally, allows law enforcement to...
3.

Understanding the Effects of Databases as Cognitive Tools in a Problem-Based Multimedia Learning Environment

Journal article by Rui Li, Min Liu; Journal of Interactive Learning Research, Vol. 18, 2007

Subjects:

Databases--Analysis, Databases--Usage, Instructional materials--Usage, Teaching--Equipment and supplies, Teaching--Usage

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Understanding the Effects of Databases as Cognitive Tools in a Problem...the potential of using computer databases as cognitive tools to share learners...investigate the effects of standard databases to support learning. Technology...
4.

Optimal Disclosure Limitation Strategy in Statistical Databases: Deterring Tracker Attacks through Additive Noise

Journal article by George T. Duncan, Sumitra Mukherjee; Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 95, 2000

Subjects:

Autocorrelation (Statistics)--Analysis, Confidential communications--Management, Databases--Analysis, Statistics (Data)--Management, Statistics (Mathematics), Statistics--Management

Collections: Entire Library

...Disclosure Limitation Strategy in Statistical Databases: Deterring Tracker Attacks through Additive...limitation methods transform statistical databases to protect confidentiality, a practical...Tracker attacks are of special concern for databases accessed online. This article derives...
5.

Framing Guidelines for Multi-Scale Map Design Using Databases at Multiple Resolutions

Journal article by Cynthia A. Brewer, Barbara P. Buttenfield; Cartography and Geographic Information Science, Vol. 34, 2007

Subjects:

Databases--Usage, Digital mapping--Methods, Digital mapping--Standards

Collections: Entire Library

...Guidelines for Multi-Scale Map Design Using Databases at Multiple Resolutions. by Cynthia...of a national mapping agency producing databases containing linked multiple representations...detailed, high-resolution objects. These databases are referred to as multi-resolution or...

MORE JOURNAL RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Magazine Articles on: databases

1,760 results - MORE MAGAZINE RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Covering All the Databases

Magazine article by Charles T. Pinck; Security Management, Vol. 40, July 1996

Subjects:

Business enterprises--Investigations, Database industry, Databases--Usage, Information services, Investigations

Collections: Entire Library

Covering All the Databases. by Charles T. Pinck Using...the office. The spread of online databases over the past six years has revolutionized...office. The proliferation of online databases began in the mid 1980s and has grown...
2.

Capturing DNA's Crime Fighting Potential: DNA Databases Are Expanding and Solving Many Cold Cases, but Crime Labs Often Lack the Cold Cash to Fulfill Their Potential

Magazine article by Donna Lyons; State Legislatures, Vol. 32, March 2006

Subjects:

Criminal investigation--Methods, Criminal investigation--Technology application, DNA identification--Usage, DNA testing--Usage, Databases--Management, Laboratories--Information management, Laboratories--Services

Collections: Entire Library

...Capturing DNAs Crime Fighting Potential: DNA Databases Are Expanding and Solving Many Cold Cases...becoming routine as state and national databases hold more and more samples. "The bigger...numbers of genetic profiles in state databases. In 1992, the FBI nationalized the system...
3.

Mashup Man: An Online Innovator Uses an Ingenious Fusion of Imagery and Databases to Present Information in Exciting New Ways

Magazine article by Raechal Leone; American Journalism Review, Vol. 28, December 2006

Subjects:

Electronic news gathering--Innovations, Holovaty, Adrian--Innovations, Journalists--Innovations, Online databases--Usage, Online journalism--Innovations

Collections: Entire Library

...Uses an Ingenious Fusion of Imagery and Databases to Present Information in Exciting New...mashups, those places on the Web where databases and computer graphics are "mashed" together...software that allows users to create databases or Web sites quickly, and Ellington...
4.

House Renews Effort to Protect Commercial Databases

Magazine article; Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. 20, Winter 2004

Subjects:

Databases--Intellectual property, Databases--Laws, regulations and rules

Collections: Entire Library

...Renews Effort to Protect Commercial Databases. After a number of false starts...time and money involved in creating databases, as well as to spur economic growth by promoting the creation of new databases. Their concerns derive from the ease...
5.

Copyright Protection for Databases

Magazine article by Jane Kirtley; American Journalism Review, Vol. 19, January 1997

Subjects:

Copyright--Laws, regulations, etc., Databases--Laws, regulations, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

Copyright protection for databases. by Jane Kirtley Copyright...profiting from the sale of computerized databases would vanish into cyberspace, with...subsequent use of information gleaned from databases by requiring licenses or other contractual...

MORE MAGAZINE RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Newspaper Articles on: databases

1,538 results - MORE NEWSPAPER RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

1996 Missed by for Databases That Still Believe There's a Mid-Glam; Computers Get Confused and Refuse Sales

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), February 6, 2008

Subjects:

Databases

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

1996 Missed by for Databases That Still Believe Theres a Mid-Glam...have arisen because some computer databases recognise addresses by the names of...another if the county names in their databases fail to match. Anne Gee, a councillor...
2.

Sex-Offender Trackers Get Boost; Ehrlich Pledges Funds to Give Access to Databases

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 27, 2006

Subjects:

Database industry--Finance, Database industry--Laws, regulations and rules, Databases--Laws, regulations and rules, Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Ehrlich Pledges Funds to Give Access to Databases. Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Maryland...them access to national sex offender databases. The governor, a Republican seeking re-election...their names pop up on any of these public databases for buying a house or car or anything...
3.

Bonfire of Databases

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 21, 2007

Subjects:

Databases

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Bonfire of Databases. THE Government lost the child benefit details, including bank accounts,of 25 million people. It mislaid the personal details...
4.

MicroStrategy Sees 'Hypergrowth' in On-Line Databases

Newspaper article by Eric Fisher; The Washington Times, May 25, 1998

Subjects:

MicroStrategy Inc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...MicroStrategy sees hypergrowth in on-line databases by Eric Fisher When Michael...software that sifts through mountains of databases and allows the user to query that data...searches for crude oil," Mr. Saylor said. "Databases all over have hundreds of millions of...
5.

Clinton Database's Savings Disappear

Newspaper article by Paul Bedard; The Washington Times, February 14, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Clinton databases savings disappear by Paul Bedard President Clintons computerized...White House. Instead of slashing costs by consolidating computerized databases and eliminating some computer operators, the systems price tag has...

MORE NEWSPAPER RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Encyclopedia Articles on: databases

16 results - MORE ENCYCLOPEDIA RESULTS: 1-10 11-16

1.

Hypertext

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

HYPERTEXT technique for organizing computer databases or documents to facilitate the nonsequential retrieval of information. Related pieces of information are connected by preestablished...
2.

Virtual Observatory

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...research can be conducted. Several countries have initiated national virtual observatory programs that will combine existing databases from ground-based and orbiting observatories and make them easily accessible to researchers. As a result, data from all...
3.

Communications Industry

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...broadcasting, telegraphs, publishing, advertising, telecommunications, motion pictures, home videos, public relations, computer databases, and other information industries. The origins of mass communications can be traced to the development of the printing press...
4.

Library

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...including manuscripts and pamphlets, posters, photographs, motion pictures, and videotapes, sound recordings, and computer databases in various forms. The Modern Library Modern libraries, in addition to providing patrons with access to books and other...
5.

Supercomputer

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Supercomputers are very expensive and are employed for specialized scientific and engineering applications that must handle very large databases or do a great amount of computation, among them meteorology, animated graphics, fluid dynamic calculations, nuclear energy...

MORE ENCYCLOPEDIA RESULTS: 1-10 11-16

Newsletter | Privacy Policy | User Agreements