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Philosophy: Using Special Features in Databases
About this Guide
How to Read Philosophy
What Are Databases?
Developing Topics & Research Questions
Keywords
Scholarly Books
Scholarly & Popular Articles
Using Special Features in Databases
Evaluating Information
Database Exploration
Finding Streaming Videos
Logical Fallacies
Getting Research Help
Use Limiters
Many databases have limiters to help you refine results, such as:
full-text (i.e., articles that are available to read right away)
publication type (e.g., news, magazines, peer-reviewed journals, etc.)
publication date (e.g., 2010-2020)
Some databases will also have limiters for language, methodology, geography, etc.
Available filters will depend on the specific database.
Use Fields
You can specify where the database should look for your terms.
For example, you can specify that terms should be present in say the title, abstract, etc.
Different databases may have different field options.
Use the Email Tool and Download PDFs
It's always best to email and / or download articles that you find to ensure that you can access them later.
Many database have tools for emailing articles.
To download articles, look for the PDF icon.
Use the Cite Tool as a First Step
Many databases also have tools to help you cite articles, but these
are not 100 percent accurate.
Copy / paste citations into your word processor, and make sure to edit them.
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