In addition to book and article references, UEF Primo provides access to the most important academic databases, ranging from multidisciplinary collections to databases specialised in specific disciplines, such as medicine or linguistics.
Despite the differences in the layouts of databases’ user interfaces and the ways in which the search can be narrowed or broadened, the basic functions of databases remain similar; the search is always based on Boolean logic.
In some databases, such as Web of Science and Scopus, you will also find information about the citations that articles receive, and they, for example, also calculate an h-index for the researcher (see Library Vocabulary: h-index). Many databases also have a built-in thesaurus, from which you can find index terms or subjects suitable for your topic.
Before starting the search in practice, it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with the features of the database, either from its own instructions or from the quick instructions below.
Database examples
The following links take you to ThingLink presentations.
More instructions for using the most familiar databases can also be found on the library’s Information retrieval and training page (under the Guides and instructions topic).
AI-assisted searching in scientific databases
You can also find additional tips for AI-assisted information retrieval on the Artificial Intelligence in Information Retrieval page.
