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The full EWU list of databases can be found at "Databases A-Z"  http://www.ewu.edu/x41144.xml

The full WSU list of databases can be found at "Article Indexes/E-Journals"  http://www.systems.wsu.edu/griffin/indexes.htm

***LINK RESOLVER***Both EWU and WSU now have programs which will connect you to the full text article in other databases, if the database is available to the University.  Click on the "Check for full text" (for EWU) or "Find it at WSU" button.  A page will popup.  The full text links, if there are any will be found below the article citation and above the interlibrary loan link.

GENERAL SEARCH GUIDELINES

• Most databases have an advanced search which allows you to mix and match key words.

• The search screen will offer you a general keyword search first.  You may change this to search specific fields, i.e. article title, author, journal title
• The terms AND, OR and NOT (known as Boolian Operators) will be located on the left of the screen.  These are the terms you use to narrow or broaden your search.
  • AND will search only for articles with both terms in the search fields.
  • OR  will search for all articles with either term.
  • NOT or AND NOT will remove any articles with the term not desired.
• Nesting is an extension of Boolean logic.  You must always remember to "nest" or group synonymous or related terms linked by the or operator.  Normally you use parentheses to nest such terms; alternatively some databases allow you to simply type the terms you want to nest together -- joined by the or operator -- in the same search box.  Click here for a further explanation. 
• Most databases will allow you to narrow your search by selecting--Full Text articles only, Scholarly articles, Date limitations, as well as other limitors.
• Truncation is a handy way to cover multiple variations of a search term without having to type in each full-length term; you shorten your term to the first few relevant letters and then add the truncation character.  In most databases the truncation character is the asterisk (*) but in some cases it may be a question mark (?) or dollar sign ($) or some other character.  (Check the help section of a particular database to find out which character is used.)  Example:  adolescen* would find articles containing the terms "adolescence" or "adolescent" or "adolescents."  Click here for more.
•  Most databases require that you enclose a phrase in quotation marks if you want to search on it as a phrase.

BUSINESS SPECIFIC DATABASES

Each data base has a unique compliment of journal titles.  Although there is some duplication, it will benefit you to search each database to get as complete a coverage as possible.

Business Source Premier [EWU link] [WSU link]

• Published by EBSCO Provides an option to narrow search by including a list of search terms to the left of the results.
• Allows you to limit the results to articles that have a biblioagraphy.
• Allows you to search the bibliography.
• Notes and lists those articles within the database, that have referenced each article.
• Allows you to search by journal issue, to review the table of contents of each journal issue.
• Provides you with a visual search which allows you to see your results in a graphic format. 

Busness Full Text [EWU link]

• EWU only
• Published by OmniFile Full Text Mega (Wilson Web).

Lexis Nexis  [EWU link][WSU link]

• Contains accounting information, AICPA publications, FASBs, Millers guides.
• Contains company information, profiles, financials 1972-1995, SEC filings.

Mergent Online [EWU link]

• (EWU only)
• Contains company financials 1995-   for U.S. and international companies.

Worldwide political science abstracts [EWU link]

PAIS International [WSU link]

• Public Policy

GENERAL DATABASES

These are databases that cover many different subjects.

• Proquest Research library[EWU link](ABI Inform is NOT included) 
• Academic Search Premier [EWU link][WSU link]
  by EBSCO (Business Source Premier is NOT included) 
• OmniFile Full Text Mega [EWU link}
  (Business Full text is included)
  by WilsonWeb 
• JSTOR [EWU link][WSU link]
  An archival database--older articles, nothing newer than 3-5 years old
  Business journals included
   

SPECIAL SUBJECTS

• ERIC--education
• Lexis Nexis--legal
• PsycINFO--psychology
• PubMed--medicine
• Medline--medicine
• CINAHL-nursing and allied health

EWU has many other databases which can be found at http://www.ewu.edu/x41144.xml

updated 7/9/08