Online databases

Prepared by:

Prof. Noraida Domínguez Flores

2008

What is a database?

Is a searching tool that provides complete information of different resources from a variety of topics.

The databases can provide full text articles or the complete bibliographic information, necessary to locate the needed article.

Some of the databases that are Some of the databases that are available at your library are:available at your library are: HW Wilson WebHW Wilson Web InfotracInfotrac EBSCO HostEBSCO Host ProquestProquest

The following slides will present The following slides will present you each database with the you each database with the

necessary instructions to use necessary instructions to use them.them.

Access the library Web page: Access the library Web page: http://biblioteca.uprc.upr.eduhttp://biblioteca.uprc.upr.edu

Click on this option to access the Online Databases

This screen presents the list of all This screen presents the list of all the databases available at your the databases available at your librarylibrary

This screen presents the list of all This screen presents the list of all the databases available at your the databases available at your librarylibrary

Follow this instructions to access the databases outside the library or University.

For your research paper you For your research paper you can use the following can use the following databases:databases:

Click on EBSCO

With this presentation you will With this presentation you will learn how to use some of the learn how to use some of the databases.databases.

This screen will appear:This screen will appear:

Select EBSCOhost Web

A list of databases divided by subjects will A list of databases divided by subjects will appear, click on all the databases where appear, click on all the databases where you may find information about your you may find information about your topic. Then click the continue button.topic. Then click the continue button.

The basic search screen will appear. The basic search screen will appear. To be able to use different keywords, To be able to use different keywords, select the Advanced Search optionselect the Advanced Search option

Click on Advanced Search to change the screen

With advanced search you are going With advanced search you are going to be able to combine different to be able to combine different words related to your topicwords related to your topic

Write the keywords. Example:

Eating disorders and emotions

Select Full text to find complete articles

The results list presents the The results list presents the bibliographic information of each bibliographic information of each articlearticle

Title, authors, Journal title, Vol., Num., pages…etc.

Click on HTML Full text to read the complete article

In the HTML Full Text view you can In the HTML Full Text view you can translate the article from English to translate the article from English to SpanishSpanish

Choose language and click Translate

From this screen you can From this screen you can also Print, Email, or Save the also Print, Email, or Save the articlearticle

To Print, Email or Save the article

EBSCO is an excellent database where EBSCO is an excellent database where you can find information about many you can find information about many topics.topics.

Remember to use the specific Remember to use the specific keywords that best identify your topic.keywords that best identify your topic.

Always Save the documents you find Always Save the documents you find because you will need the because you will need the bibliographic information for the bibliographic information for the Reference List.Reference List.

You can return to the library Web You can return to the library Web page to learn how to use HW Wilsonpage to learn how to use HW Wilson

Select HW Wilson

When selecting HW Wilson, the When selecting HW Wilson, the advanced search screen will appear.advanced search screen will appear.

First you need to select all the databases related with your topic.

Then write the keywords related with your topic

To start the search click Start

The results list presents all The results list presents all the articles related with your the articles related with your searchsearch

This is the bibliographic information of the article (Title, authors, year, etc.)

These are the options to read the Full text

When selecting Full text PDF, you When selecting Full text PDF, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the document.the document.

With this format you will see a digitized copy of the original document

HW Wilson database also offers the HW Wilson database also offers the options to Print, Email or Save the options to Print, Email or Save the documents.documents.

When you open the document, you will see the options at the top of the screen

To Search through Gale Infotrac, select the database from To Search through Gale Infotrac, select the database from the list.the list.

Select Cengage Learning (Infotrac)

Click Proceed

Once you access this database, a list is displayed where you can select the databases that you need to use. Select all the databases that are related with your topic, or click on the Select All option to perform the search using all the databases.

After conducting your search, the After conducting your search, the results will appear on a new screenresults will appear on a new screen

Here indicates the type of publication. Example: if it is a journal article, newspaper or book.

To read the full text you need to To read the full text you need to click on the Full text option if it is click on the Full text option if it is availableavailable

This icon indicates that has the Full Text available in HTML format

This indicates that the full text is available in PDF format

When selecting the full text option you can read When selecting the full text option you can read all the article and decide if you want to Print, all the article and decide if you want to Print, Email or Save the document.Email or Save the document.

Remember that:Remember that:

All databases provide information All databases provide information that is published in professional or that is published in professional or academic journals.academic journals.

You can find full text of the You can find full text of the articles.articles.

You can save, print, or send to You can save, print, or send to your e-mail the information.your e-mail the information.

With the passwords, you can use With the passwords, you can use the databases from anywhere.the databases from anywhere.

When you prepare your When you prepare your bibliography, you need to indicate bibliography, you need to indicate the name of the databases you the name of the databases you use.use.

Now that you know how to Now that you know how to search through the search through the databases…databases…

Close this presentation.Close this presentation. Complete the required exercise.Complete the required exercise. If you need, you can read all this If you need, you can read all this

information again. information again. If you have any questions write to If you have any questions write to

noraida.dominguez@upr.edunoraida.dominguez@upr.edu