Databases: coverage
Geographic area and years covered
Some databases only include materials published from a particular country such as Australia. Other databases may include materials from anywhere in the world.
For example
- AUSThealth - Australia
- Business Australia - Australia
- ERIC - International
- MEDLINE - International
Each database differs in terms of:
- the publication dates of the materials included
- how frequently the database is updated
Notice the different time periods and/or frequency of updates described on the information screens of the databases shown below