Proprietary Databases

What are proprietary databases?

                               A privately owned online database that is password protected and isn't available to the public.The company is generally more responsible to their users than other commercial database.

                                                Ex. Proquest, SAGE, Ebrary, IG

Guide for Librarians

How to evaluate these databases byacquisition?

Guide for Proprietary Database Users ofthe University of the Immaculate Conception

References: 

Ask.com.(2013). What are proprietary database. Retrieved on December 05, 2013, from http://www.ask.com/question/definition-of-proprietary-database

iGroup Asia Ltd. (2013). ). Retrieved on December 05, 2013, from http://www.igroupnet.com/

Lee, S.D. (2002). Building an electronic resource collection: a practical guide. Great Britain: MPG Book Ltd.

ProQuest. (2013). Retrieved on December 05, 2013, from http://www.proquest.co.uk/en-UK/aboutus/default.shtml 

SAGE. (2013). Retrieved on December 05, 2013, from http://www.sagepublications.com/