Database thing, part deux

I think that the most useful, frequently used databases are the magazines, journals, and newspapers on EBSCOHost. I can usually find whatever I'm looking for on there, and it's great for basic searches for patrons. I can't tell you how many high schoolers I have told to use the databases for research papers. Many times the kid just needs some written source with a bit of info on a person or event. Since the articles on the databases are written sources, they come in handy- especially if the student in question is a bit of a slow mover and his or her classmates have already checked out all the books on a subject. I think that the library staff needs to advertise the databases more in general. If we tell patrons about them, they can explore them more on their own and may find things they've always wondered about but didn't know how to look up before. Then the databases will be used more, and everyone will be happy. If we had to just keep one database I'd go with the EBSCOHost because it has so much stuff on there. We could probably use search engines and books to find a lot of other information. That's a tough question, though. Hopefully we will never be forced to make a decision like that.