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    Databases and e-journals

    If you are having difficulties accessing a resource, please contact us.
    Start Live Chat or email: library.help@keele.ac.uk

    The Library runs various workshops on getting the best out of databases and e-journals for your studies. See our library events page for availability and to book:

    Unable to attend? Take a look at our Finding journal articles... in a nutshell video, which provides a short overview of how to find journal articles for your assignments, or our Finding journal articles for your assignments Sway, that introduces you to the importance of using journal articles, creating an effective search strategy, and finding articles from the EBSCO databases.

    Our interactive online module Literature Searching... in a Nutshell introduces you to the process of literature searching, and the Literature Searching... in a Nutshell video gives an overview of what literature searching is and, using an example assignment question, shows you how to develop an effective search strategy.

    An e-journal or electronic journal is a periodical, such as a newspaper or academic journal, usually made up of multiple articles or issues and published in an online format for ease of use. To learn more about academic journals and why you should use them, take a look at our Journals... in a Nutshell interactive online module.

    A database is an organised collection, often of academic material that has been published as an article or as part of a journal, that allows you to search using keywords, authors, and subjects to find resources you will need to reference as part of your assignments.

    Databases may be dedicated to a single subject or cover several subjects, with each offering a different range of journals. Your search results will contain citation information and also often include an abstract or allow you to view the full-text article online. If the full-text is not accessible from your database search, search Library Search for Keele's electronic or print availability or alternative access options, such as our resource-sharing request service.

    You can view journals and databases relevant to a particular school or subject area on your subject resources page, or browse through our A-Z of online resources.

    EBSCO databases include a mix of full-text articles, indexing, and abstracts for several thousand journals. For access, please log in with your Keele username and password.

    EBSCO databases include:

    EBSCO support page
    Help for CINAHL/MEDLINE databases and MeSH subject headings

    Unfortunately, we are not able to access or alter personal MyEBSCO login details or passwords. If you wish to create a personal account (for example to save documents or searches), experience any issues logging into MyEBSCO, or wish to reset your MyEBSCO password (this is not your Keele University account), EBSCO provides guidance for logging into personal MyEBSCO accounts and for resetting your password - How to create and manage a MyEBSCO account.

    If you experience problems accessing EBSCO databases, please email us at library.eresources@keele.ac.uk, including a clear screenshot that shows the error message, the url/web address of the page, and a description of the problem. If you are reporting a problem with your MyEBSCO account, please include the email address you registered for your MyEBSCO account with.

    The ProQuest databases platform provides access to a large number of bibliographic and full-text databases across a wide array of subject areas. For access, please log in with your Keele username and password.

    The ProQuest Natural Science Collection‎ provides access to the following, many with full-text available:

    The ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection‎ includes access to the following databases, many of these also contain full-text:

    Other major databases within ProQuest include:

    ProQuest platform help page

    If you experience problems accessing ProQuest databases, please email us at library.eresources@keele.ac.uk, including a clear screenshot that shows the error message, the url/web address of the page, and a description of the problem.

    Web of Science is a multidisciplinary indexing database covering science, social sciences and arts and humanities. It offers access to research tools like citation reports and cited reference searching, and personalised features such as saved searches and alerts.

    For access, if you're not automatically logged in select 'Institutional sign in', search for 'UK Federation' and 'Go to institution'. Search for 'Keele University' and log in with your Keele username and password.

    The Web of Science Core Collection contains access to the following:

    • Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present)
    • Book Citation Index – Science (2005-present)
    • Book Citation Index – Social Sciences & Humanities (2005-present)
    • Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (1990-present)
    • Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities (1990-present)
    • Current Chemical Reactions (1985-present)
    • Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015-present)
    • Index Chemicus (1993-present)
    • Science Citation Index Expanded (1970-present)
    • Social Sciences Citation Index (1970-present)

    Other databases within Web of Science include:

    Web of Science support page

    If you experience problems accessing Web of Science databases, please email us at library.eresources@keele.ac.uk, including a clear screenshot that shows the error message, the url/web address of the page, and a description of the problem.
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