{"id":1305,"date":"2022-03-28T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2022-10-15T15:17:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T19:17:44","slug":"databases-deep-dive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/2022\/03\/28\/databases-deep-dive\/","title":{"rendered":"Databases Deep Dive:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Posted March 28th, 2022 by Justin<\/a> & filed under Research Help<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by Omika Mishra<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Searching for relevant databases for your field of research can be difficult but once you reach those databases, your research can be a breeze. A library database is a searchable electronic index of credible resources that have been published. Access to a multitude of relevant research resources from academic publications, newspapers, and periodicals is available through databases. E-books, pertinent Web resources, and diverse multimedia are all included in certain databases. The UNT library alone has access to close to 600 databases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why use library database?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information in a database has been tagged with various types of data, allowing for far more effective and efficient searching. You can search by author, title, keyword, topic, publication date, source type (magazine, newspaper, etc.), and many other criteria. Database information has been examined in some way, ranging from a rigorous peer-review publishing procedure to a popular magazine editor deciding whether or not to publish an item. Databases must be purchased, and the majority of the material is not freely available on the internet. As new information becomes available, the databases are updated on a regular basis. Database provides Information about citations. It includes the data you’ll need to correctly cite your sources and compile your bibliography. This information may or may not be included in the information you obtain via Google. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few steps on how to find databases using the UNT Library homepage: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Visit the website https:\/\/library.unt.edu\/<\/a>\u200b.  <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    1. Once on UNT library home page,  locate the blue box with options including \u201cSearch it all\u201d, \u201cOnline articles\u201d, \u201cBooks & more\u201d and many more. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      1. Proceed to type in database name in \u201csearch it all\u201d or go to \u201cDatabase\u201d to find more options. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
        1. There are two search box \u201cFind a Database\u201d provides a list of databases present in the library and in the second box \u201cBrowse subject\u201d will present a list of subjects to choose from like Accounting, Advertising and many more.  <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
          1. Here at the top, you can type in the name of the database you are looking for and in the second blank space you search for databases based on subject such as \u201cPublic Administration\u201d <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
            1. Once a selection is made, the website will populate information like the number of databases, name of databases, subject librarian related to this subject. Subject Librarian supports student in research on a specific subject. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              You will find fields like: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

               \u201cAll subject\u201d this is where you search for all the databases based on the subjects you choose like \u201cPublic Administration\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \u201cAll Database Type\u201d Here you will find what kind of databases are available like Bibliography, data set, E-books, E-journals, newspaper, Online video and many more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \u201cAll Vendors\/Provider\u201d Here you will find list of providers like EBSCO, Thomas Reuters \u2013 Financial, Cornell Library and many more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

              References (APA format):<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

              UNT Library. University Libraries. https:\/\/library.unt.edu\/ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

              CQ Press. (n.d.). http:\/\/library.cqpress.com\/index.php  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Berkeley College. (n.d.). https:\/\/chat.library.berkeleycollege.edu\/faq\/89790  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Introduction to Library Research. https:\/\/libguides.regiscollege.edu\/researchintro\/whydatabase. (n.d.).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Posted March 28th, 2022 by Justin & filed under Research Help. Written by Omika Mishra Searching for relevant databases for your field of research can be difficult but once you reach those databases, your research can be a breeze. A library database is a searchable electronic index of credible resources that have been published. Access to a multitude of relevant research… Read more »<\/a>","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[34,101],"class_list":["post-1305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-research-help","tag-research","tag-research-help"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1305"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1339,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1305\/revisions\/1339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}