Szegedi Tudományegyetem Klebelsberg Kuno Könyvtára
Related to the topic of searching for documents, the course covers electronic resources in detail. More specifically, this lesson provides an overview of electronic resources in general, with the next lesson exploring the e-resources available at the SZTE Klebelsberg Library.
In addition to traditional printed materials such as books, journals, magazines, etc., libraries provide an increasing number of electronic documents* to their readers.
Electronic document
Documents are considered to be 'electronic documents’ if they carry information in digital form, regardless of their content.
The electronic documents can be categorised by different criteria.
The term e-journal refers not only to journals but also to newspapers, yearbooks, and other periodically published documents; therefore, it essentially covers electronic periodicals.
Electronic periodicals
In terms of the form in which they are published, e-journals may be distinguished as follows:
An e-book, or electronic book is essentially a file that is created, stored and accessed electronically using an IT device (see also What to know about E-books?).
An e-book is an edited, checked, and fully finished work. Like a printed book, an e-book also has a title page and a table of contents. Similarly, an e-book might be divided into chapters and it may also contain footnotes, illustrations, and appendices. An e-book has the same appearance as a print book.
E-books may be categorized on the basis of the following:
A database is defined as a collection of organized data that is stored in a system. It allows searching for data on the basis of various search criteria.
Databases can be categorized according to several factors, such as the following.
Detailed information about the electronic databases available at the SZTE Klebelsberg Library can be found on the library website.