Fact database
A fact database is essentially characterized by the fact that it contains measured or observed data, i.e. the primary data or information.
In contrast to this, reference databases (e.g. literature databases ) only contain references to the primary information and data (secondary information).
Fact databases also often contain additional references in which the source of the information or the date is proven (see below).
Fact databases are often cataloged in terms of form and content. In addition, they have a very detailed structure, i. That is, they contain fields with metadata in addition to the actual data . This distinguishes them in particular from full-text databases , which structure their information only slightly.
Fact databases are used extensively in natural science and technical subjects.
Examples
medicine
- see main article Medical Database
chemistry
There are three major areas for fact bases in chemistry:
- Material data (see e.g. Dortmund database , CHEMSAFE or Beilstein )
- Molecular structures (see e.g. ChemIDplus and Chemical Abstracts Service , CAS is above all a reference database)
- Reactions , reaction mechanisms , see also Beilstein
biology
- Genetic information (see e.g. GenBank )
- Protein database (biomolecules)
- Tree of Life Web Project : Fact database for the description, biodiversity and phylogeny of all organisms
literature
- Buder, M .; W. Rehfeld; Th. Seeger, D. Strauch (Ed., 1997): Basics of practical information and documentation. Munich et al .: KG Saur. ISBN 978-3598113109
Web links
- Database information system , an overview of a large number of electronic factual databases including metadata and availability.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Glossary of Information Literacy Facts Database Terms. (No longer available online.) In: Technische Universität Kaiserslautern. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015 ; accessed on June 14, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
