Webster University database help
Note: this is meant to serve
as a brief guide to some common search avenues as you conduct research using
Webster’s online resources. For more
details, please see the library’s Internet Help page at http://library.webster.edu/nethelp.html,
and click on any of the links on the right side of the page.
- Go to the library main page: http://library.webster.edu/.
- On the right-hand side of the page, click on the
link for Online/Fulltext Databases.
- You will now see a list of databases that you
can choose from. For these
purposes, we will use the Business & Finance databases.
- You will now see the list of Business &
Finance Databases. Choose the first
one, ABI/Inform Complete.
- You will be prompted to enter your Webster
student ID on the next page. Once
you do so, click on the Log Into Database button.
- Next is the Proquest
Database search page. There are
several different options here for limiting your search by date range,
full-text articles only, topics, or you can browse through any particular
publication that is listed alphabetically under the Publications tab. If you are not already on the Advanced
Search page, click on the Advanced tab at the top
of the page.
Click here,
after all appropriate blocks are filled in
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- Note the search blocks as they are filled in
above. In the first block under Advanced
Search, type “systems analysis.” In
the next block under that one, type “information systems.” For date range, choose “Last 12 months,”
and check the block next to “Full text documents only.” Next, click on the orange Search button.
- Next is the results page. Notice that the database shows you
“Suggested Topics” that might be related to your search. If you click on one of these, it gives
you a brand new search using those terms, and can be helpful. Next to that block is also a list of
related publications that might also be useful.
- The database returns a maximum of 10 results at
a time. Scroll down the screen to
select the reference you want, or click on the Next link located
immediately after the last reference on the right side of the page. We will use the article titled, “No easy
fix for DOD security issues.”
- Next you
will see the article, all the information you need to reference it in APA style, an abstract, and the entire text of the
document. If you click on the email
button at the top of the page, you will be able to send yourself a copy of
the document with the reference citation in APA style.
- On this page, you will see the list of options
for emailing. Select APA under the
Citation Style pull-down menu.
Next, check the format that you want – the default selection is
Full Text, which is preferable.
Type in your name, email address, and a brief note for yourself,
then click the Send Email button.
You are almost finished!
- Once you
receive the email, you might have to tweak the APA citation to read just
right. Note that in APA citations, the
author(s) should be listed as Last name, First initial (i.e., Smith,
R.). You will also have to insert
your date after the word “Retrieved.”
This is what the email message looks like:
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