{"id":2868,"date":"2024-07-12T15:20:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T15:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.6.1.79\/psbguides\/?p=2868"},"modified":"2025-10-26T08:17:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:17:47","slug":"effective-database-searching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.uum.edu.my\/psbguides\/effective-database-searching\/","title":{"rendered":"Effective Database Searching"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2868\" class=\"elementor elementor-2868\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e473112 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e473112\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ede10f elementor-widget 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href=\"https:\/\/library.uum.edu.my\/psbguides\/effective-database-searching-search-techniques\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Search Techniques<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-2910\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.uum.edu.my\/psbguides\/effective-database-searching-planning-your-search\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Planning Your Search<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e87f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52e87f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa1299 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2aa1299\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b39a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57b39a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbd9cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dbd9cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e44407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e44407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2870 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.uum.edu.my\/psbguides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/effective_database_searching.png\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3df298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3df298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This page is intended to give you general advice on how to get the best out of the search engines used by the kind of databases we provide. Unlike Internet search engines, these databases contain carefully catalogued information, and you can exploit this to improve your searching skills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb9c50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0cb9c50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5eb0eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5eb0eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a599b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38a599b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf7662b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf7662b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Database?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c3f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0c3f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A database is a collection of online journal articles. UUM\u00a0Library subscribes to a number of databases across a variety of subject areas. Through the databases, you can access articles, eBooks, proceedings and other research material on your topic.<\/p><p>The types of information and information sources that are in\u00a0databases include:<\/p><ul><li>scholarly journal articles<\/li><li>trade journal articles<\/li><li>magazine articles<\/li><li>newspaper articles<\/li><li>eBooks<\/li><li>standards<\/li><li>company and industry information<\/li><li>and more &#8230;<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2dbfc5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2dbfc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4771f59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4771f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which Database Should I Use?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-269fa16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"269fa16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We subscribe to a wide range of databases. These come in three main types. A database can cover:<\/p><ul><li>various subject areas (Web of Science,\u00a0JSTOR)<\/li><li>specific subject areas (Royal Society of Chemistry,\u00a0PhilPapers)<\/li><li>specific types of publication (Proquest\u00a0Dissertations and Theses, U.K. Parliamentary Papers).<\/li><\/ul><p>See the links below for lists of databases in particular subjects, along with\u00a0an A-Z\u00a0list\u00a0of all our databases.<\/p><p>When you click on a particular database through the Library website, you will be taken to an introductory webpage\u00a0highlighting its key features and\u00a0topics\/dates. We have also included links to support pages and advice\u00a0on using reference management software with each database.\u00a0Use these pages to judge whether a particular database is appropriate for your search.<\/p><p>For more help, contact your subject Liaison Librarian.<\/p><ul id=\"s-lg-link-list-34309434\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.uum.edu.my\/eresources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Databases by subject<\/a><p>Find databases relevant to your area of study.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.uum.edu.my\/eresources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A-Z list of databases<\/a><p>A full list of databases that the Library subscribes to.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.uum.edu.my\/psbguides\/subject-librarian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact your subject liaison librarian<\/a><p>Your liaison librarian can give guidance on the best databases to search for your 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