Reference databases

Reference databases differ from collection databases mainly in regard to the articles. Collection databases include information about the books that the libraries have in their shelves, whereas reference databases will find articles that have been published in different periodicals.

A reference database contains short information about the article or corresponding publication.
The databases that are presented here are reference databases.

Arbline: (working life)

Arto (Finnish article reference database, chargeable)

Cogprints: (an electronic archive for self-archive papers in any area of Psychology, neuroscience, and Linguistics, and many areas of Computer Science)

ERIC Database Search (A reference database for education scientists)

Kosmos (A reference database for astronomy)

Laari ( A database for the library of Seinäjoki, contains article references for local newspapers)

Library of the National Institute For Working Life

Libris (Swedish article reference database)

PubMed (A reference database for medicine)

ROMA-tietokanta: (Finnish fiction database)

SveMed: (A reference database for medicine)

Valtiosopimukset, (The texts of the multilateral and bilateral treaties concluded by Finland)