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Databases-presentation and training

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Databases

Databases contain information gathered from thousands of scholarly journals, books, book series, reports, conferences, and more.

Databases can be used for narrowing/ enlarging the research topic, verifying citations, and protocols/ patent search.

Some databases contain references cited by the authors of the articles and thus can be used for cited reference searching. This type of search enables the user to find articles that cite a previously published work.

Some databases contain citation measuring and ranking of every scholarly journal in its subject area.

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How to search databases?

Choose the relevant databaseChoose keywords for your searchCombine the keywords using:

- Truncation (*)- Boolean operators- All synonyms/ forms of spelling/

grammar forms/ abbreviations or full phrase options.

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Choose the relevant database

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Choose the relevant database

1. Choose a subject.2. First, choose the

“Recommended first choice” database.

3. For additional searches continue with other databases from the list .

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Boolean operators

Diagram presentation- the scope of the results

Results include…

Example Operator

Only articles containing both terms. Focused results.

Tomato* AND irrigation

AND

Articles containing one term and both terms as well. OR retrieves more.

Orange OR lemon OR

Articles containing one term without the other, removing unwanted data.

Quality NOT size NOT

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Search screen

Click to select a field, where you search your

term

Add a row for additional fields in your query

Insert terms to searchusing:

•Boolean operators•Truncation•Synonyms•Acronyms or full phraseetc.

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The list of the results:

Refine the search. Sort again the list. Select records for future

printing/e-mailing/saving/exporting.Save query for future alerts/ RSS.Save query for future re-run.Locate full-text of items from the list.

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Refining the search

Limit range of years

Limit to specific source types

Choose specific subjects and/or sources

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Sort again the list

Click to sort the list of the results again, according to selected criterion

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Select records for future printing/e-mailing/saving/exporting

2. Click to see the list of the records you selected

1. Click, for every record you need to save for future use

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Select records for future printing/ e-mailing/ saving/ exporting

Choose how to manage the selected records

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Selected records- printing

1. Select detailed or brief format of the record

2. Select the citation format you need

3. Click and follow the instructions

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Selected records- e-mailing

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Selected records- saving

1. Select/ customize format

2. Choose citation format

3. Click to save and follow the instructions

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Selected records- exporting

1. Choose the bibliographic management tool you use

2. Click and follow the instructions

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Save query for future alerts/ RSS

Choose AlertOrRSS

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Save query for future alerts/ RSS

For e-mail alertregister here

For RSS click here and follow the instructions

Save and follow the instructions

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Save query for future re-run

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Save query for future re-run

1. Select the query you need to save 2. Click to

save

3. Log in or create an account (and log in)

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Locating full-texts of articles

Use SFX to access full-texts of articles or to locate a hardcopy of the journal in the library.

Order from external library, using ILL (Inter Library Loan) service of the library. ILL requires payment.

(Optional- try to contact the writer of the article, when contact options are mentioned at the record)

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Locating full-text via SFX

Sometimes the icon is…

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Locating full-text via SFX

Click for full-text

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Web of Science- Cited Reference SearchFind the articles that cite a person's work

Enter author name

Enter abbreviated journal title

Search for articles that cite a specific article

Optional: add volume, issue, pages.

Enter year

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Web of Science- Cited Reference Search

Click to see the list of the 3 citing articles

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Web of Science- Cited Reference SearchThe list of the results

Every item in the list is an article citing an author in a specific journal between specific years, as defined in the query

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Impact Factor

The impact factor (IF) of an academic journal is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to recent articles published in the journal. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed to be more important than those with lower ones.

Impact factors are calculated yearly for those journals that are indexed in the JCR.

The impact factor was devised by Eugene Garfield, the founder of the Institute for Scientific Information.

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Find the IF in JCR (Journal Citation Reports)

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Find the IF in JCR- by Subject Category

Choose year for IF calculation

Choose searching according to Subject Category

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Find the IF in JCR- by Subject Category

1. Choose a subject

2. Choose the display format

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Find the IF in JCR- by Subject Category

ATHE3E.MRCATHE3E.MRCATHE3E.MRC1. Choose how to sort the list of the results. For highest ranked journals sort by impact factor

2. Click the journal relevant for you

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Find the IF in JCR- a specific journal

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Find the IF in JCR- a specific journal

1. Enter journal title

2. Click to search

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Find the IF in JCR- a specific journal

Click for journal IF in JCR

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Find the IF in Web of Science

Find the IF in JCR through Web of Science

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Conclusion- using databases in the library:

Choose databaseCombine your keywords (using Boolean

operators, truncation etc.)Manage the list of the results according to

your needsLocate full-textSearch in Cited Reference SearchSearch in JCR (Impact Factor)

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Databases- presentation and training

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