1. Databases- presentation and training
Dikla grutman
2016

2. 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.

3. How to search databases?
Choose the relevant database
Choose keywords for your search
Combine the keywords using:
- Truncation (*)
- Boolean operators
- All synonyms/ forms of spelling/ grammar forms/ abbreviations or full phrase options.

4. Choose the relevant database

5. Choose the relevant database
Choose a subject.
First, choose the “Recommended first choice” database.
For additional searches continue with other databases from the list .

6. 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

7. Databases- keywords Safe* => safe, safety Truncation
women OR females
Synonyms
color OR colour
Forms of spelling
shelf life OR shelflife
Grammar forms
BMI OR body mass index
Abbreviations

8. Search screen Click to select a field, where you search your term
Insert terms to search
using:
Boolean operators
Truncation
Synonyms
Acronyms or full phrase
etc.
Add a row for additional fields in your query

9. The list of the results:
Refine the search.
Sort again the list.
Select records for future printing/ ing/saving/exporting.
Save query for future alerts/ RSS.
Save query for future re-run.
Locate full-text of items from the list.

10. Refining the search Limit range of years
Limit to specific source types
Choose specific subjects and/or sources

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

12. 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

13. Select records for future printing/ e-mailing/ saving/ exporting
Choose how to manage the selected records

14. Selected records- printing
1. Select detailed or brief format of the record
3. Click and follow the instructions
2. Select the citation format you need

15. Selected records- e-mailing
1. Select detailed or brief format of the record
2. Select the citation format you need
3. Complete details
4. Click and follow the instructions

16. Selected records- saving
Select/ customize format
3. Click to save and follow the instructions
2. Choose citation format

17. Selected records- exporting
2. Click and follow the instructions
1. Choose the bibliographic management tool you use

18. Save query for future alerts/ RSS
Choose
Alert Or
RSS

19. Save query for future alerts/ RSS
For alert
register here
For RSS click here and follow the instructions
Save and follow the instructions

20. Save query for future re-run

21. 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)

22. 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)

23. Locating full-text

24. Locating full-text via SFX
Click for full-text

25. Web of Science- Cited Reference Search Find the articles that cite a person's work
Select
Search for articles that cite a specific article/writer

26. Web of Science- Cited Reference Search
Enter author name
Enter abbreviated journal title
Optional: add volume, issue, pages.
Enter year

27. Web of Science- Cited Reference Search
Click to see the list of the 3 citing articles

28. Web of Science- Cited Reference Search The 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

29. 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.

30. Find the IF (directly from Web of Science)
The IF of the journal
Enter the record
2. Click
3. Get the IF information
Ranking in its category
Link to additional info about the IF of the journal

31. Find the IF in JCR (Journal Citation Reports)

32. Find the IF in JCR (Journal Citation Reports)

33. Find the IF in JCR (Journal Citation Reports)
Enter journal title

34. Find the IF in JCR (Journal Citation Reports)
Journal title
Abbreviated title
Publisher
Categories in JCR
IF info

35. Find the IF in JCR- ranking information

36. Conclusion- using databases in the library:
Choose database
Combine your keywords (using Boolean operators, truncation etc.)
Manage the list of the results according to your needs
Locate full-text
Search in Cited Reference Search
Search in JCR (Impact Factor)

37. Databases- presentation and training
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