Databases 

• Paid for by the library.  
• Cannot be searched in Google.
• Includes sources written by professors, scholars, journalists, "smart people", etc.
• Authority of information is verified by experts.

Websites

• Access is free.  No one is paying for the content.
• Anyone can publish a website.  The information included might not verified by anyone.
• Can be searched in a variety of search engines, including Google.
• Must examine with a critical eye!