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 

4.6. ScienceDirect

The ScienceDirect (Elsevier) database offers access to 2 000 electronic journals from various academic subject areas for example science, technics, medicine, social sciences, humanities, economics.

Example:
You want to find  full text articles on ’Refugees and Social Work’.

• Enter refugee and its alternative immigrant in separate boxes on the top line. Note that you have to add the OR between the alternatives. Words are truncated (*) to cover also plurals.
• On the next line, enter two alternatives: "social services" OR "social support" . Use quotes in phrases "social services".
• Select ’Abstract, Title, Keywords’ from the drop-down menu on the right to focus the search. All fields searches the full text of articles.
• You can limit the search with choosing the subject.

Search Results

•   indicates that the full text is accessiable.
• Click the PDF to see the full text and to print or save article.
• If you want to make use of the bibliographic manager Refworks, use the boxes on the left to choose records you want.
• Click then "Export Citations"
• Click the article title to see the full record with the abstract (picture above)
• Depending on the record, you may also be able to view Cited References, click "Cited By".