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Citation A journal citation contains title, author, journal name, date, volume, and pages. A book citation contains title, author, publisher, place and date.
Citation plus abstract A citation and a brief summary of the article.
Citation plus abstract and full text A citation, an abstract, and the full-text of the article.
Concepts Concepts are the basic parts of your research question.
Copyright Copyright shows author ownership.
Copyright Date This is the publication date.
Database A database is a collection of electronic records. The records are searchable by keyword, subject, title, author, journal title, language, and date.
Database Documents
Database documents are usually journal/magazine articles, newspaper articles, government documents, or technical reports.
Database Producer Database producer is a company which produces the database and is responsible for the information contained in this database.
Default Setting The default setting is what the database automatically uses when someone opens that database. Some databases default to keyword searching. Some default to subject or thesaurus searching.
Everyday Language Everyday language is ordinary language used in keyword searching.
Fields Fields are the different parts of the database record. Common fields are title, author, subject.
Full-Text Database A Full-text database contains the entire article. It can be viewed online and printed, downloaded, or emailed.
General Database General databases cover a wide range of topics for many subject areas.

 

 

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