Types of databases

If you have a specific research question you may need to search for scholarly literature via a citation database. 

What is a citation database? A citation database is an online collection of referenced articles, books, and other materials. Depending on your topic, you may need to search in interdisciplinary and/or subject-specific databases.

Below are examples of citation databases. There is also a "cheat sheet" summary table on various databases used for literature searching. 

 

"Cheat sheet" Summary 

 Need a quick overview of citation databases? The University of Heidelberg Faculty of Medicine created a table summary of popular databases, their features, and content (in German).

 https://www.umm.uni-heidelberg.de/bibl/literatursuche/tabelle-datenbanken.html