[nabs-l] Library Databases

[Vejas Vasiliauskas]

Hi All,
One of my classes  is going to rely heavily on narrowing Internet search results down to reputable sources using databases and the library archives. I haven't had any experience with databases before.  In the past, and as a high school student, we were occasionally recommended to use them, but we could also just go online and find things with Google. The databases  which I will primarily be using are my school's library database and the MLA database. We are also allowed to look at old archived material from the older times, which is available in our library but which I am guessing would not be available electronically. I just wanted to ask you all what your experiences using databases have been. How much sighted help have you needed? Are you easily able to take something from a database and save it for later use?
Thanks,
Vejas