Accessing databases
Now that you understand why we use databases and the planning involved when looking for journal articles, lets do a search using an example from the psychology.
Choosing a database
Accessing databases
Now that you understand why we use databases and the planning involved when looking for journal articles, lets do a search using an example from the psychology.
Choosing a database
UNSW Library has access to hundreds of databases on different topics and covering different journals. If you are not sure where to start, try the databases list from the Psychology subject guide. We will use the database PsycINFO for this example. The PsycINFO database indexes over 1,900 psychology and related journals and reports.
Accessing a database
Use Sirius to access any UNSW Library database. Sirius is the gateway to UNSW Library electronic resources (databases, e-journals, e-books, subject guides etc.). For more information about Sirius, go to Sirius Help. To access Sirius, go to the UNSW Library homepage, http://www.library.unsw.edu.au then follow the steps below:
| 3.1 | Module 3 objectives |
| 3.2 | Databases: searching the literature electronically |
| 3.3 | Planning your search |
| 3.4 | Accessing databases |
| 3.5 | PsycINFO: Psychology database |
| 3.6 | Module 3 review |
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