Advantage Number One of using Subscription Databases over surfing the net for information.

Databases are built and updated to fill the need for information about particular subjects, or information in particular formats.

Examples:

• Gale Literature Resource Center collects in one place information about authors and reviews and criticism of their literary works.
• Newspaper databases gather articles which reflect timely local, national and international news and opinion, or articles on narrowly focused topics.
• Hoovers provides information about industries or businesses. Some of the information is exclusive to this database, and some has been collected from sources you may also find in other databases, such as newspapers.