1. Basic Library Skills

2. Using Library Catalogue

3. Systematic Information
Search
3.1. Finding Search Terms
3.2. Formulating a Search Profile

4. Selecting Databases
4.1. NELLI-portal
4.2. Melinda
4.3. Ebrary
4.4. ProQuest
4.5. EbscoHost
4.6. ScienceDirect
4.7. Sage Journals 
4.8. ISI Web of Science

5. Evaluating Results
5.1. Improving Your Search

6. Citing Sources
6.1. RefWorks - Reference Management
6.2. Avoiding Plagiarism 

4.4. ProQuest

ProQuest gives access to 16 databases containing references and abstracts of articles in arts & humanities, social sciences and economics. Select one or several databases from the top of page "You are searching: 1 database (See list l Change)". You can look also ABi/Inform (ProQuest) animated guides or PDF-guide

Open Advanced Search Form!
Example: You want to find journal articles concerning "refugee and social work".

• Enter social work in the search box on the top line.
• Enter refugee and its alternative immigrant in separate boxes on the next line. They are combined with an OR-operator to show that only one of them needs appear in the results.
• You can truncate terms with *.
• Select AND from the drop-down menu on the left to combine the two lines.
• Limit the search to Subject heading (all) - SU using the drop-down menu at the right.

Search Results

• At the top of the page is the number of results (1171) and the search statement.  
• Click ’SFX’ for detailed availability information also about full texts.
• You can also narrow your results for example by Publication name or Subject at the right of the results page.
• Look at the subjects of a good, relevant article and use them in a new search which you focus on Subject heading.