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EMPOWER - Module 5 - Searching Library Databases

Database Search Results

Database Search Results Include:

 

 


Shortened Database Records:

  • Material Type
    • i.e. Journal, eBook, Magazine
  • Article Title
    • Links to Full Database Record
  • Author, Journal Title, Volume/Issue, Date
  • Subject Headings
  • Full Text

If an Article Title Looks Promising:


 

Screenshots of the full database records of the same article in Academic Search Complete and ProQuest databases

 

 

  1. Open the Hyperlinked Title
  2. Review the Full Record For:
    • Journal Title
    • Abstract
    • Additional Publication Information
    • Subjects
      • Hyperlinked in Full Record
    • Keywords
      • Located Throughout the Record
      • Use Ctrl-F!

 

 

 

 

Titles Which Still Look Promising After This Are Articles You Should Open in Full Text.

Full Text = The Entire Article

 

Possible File Formats:Screenshots of the same article in both HTML and PDF file formats

HTML

  • Article Text as a Webpage
  • Loads More Quickly
  • Usually No Charts or Pictures

 

PDF

  • Image of the Original Article
  • Loads Less Quickly
  • Includes Charts and Pictures

Motamedi, A., Gohari, A., & Haghighi, A. T. (2023). Three-decade assessment of dry and wet spells change across Iran, a fingerprint of climate change. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30040-0

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