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WISE: Types of databases

There are many types of databases. The most common are:
  • indexing – contain citations (references) only or citations with abstracts
  • full-text – contain citations, abstracts and the complete article text

Databases can be searched by:
  • keywords
  • subject terms
  • author
  • article title
  • journal title or source

If we only have a topic to search for, we begin with keyword searching. When we already have a citation to an article, we can search by its author, title or journal title.

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