SciTech Premium Collection (ProQuest) - Full Record of an Item
A database will provide a list of results for a search. A link for a given article will typically provide the full view of its database record and include the following information:
- Name of Database: the brand name of an information source; it often includes the name of the company that owns or offers the service.
- Citation: information about a document that usually includes its author, title of work, publisher, and year published. The information found in a citation is used by others to locate the document. This is frequently referred to as bibliographic information.
- Abstract: a summary of the main points of a document which includes its focus, research methods, and conclusions.
- Full Text: this link indicates that direct, full access to a document is available.
- Subject: the words used by a database to describe the main topics of a document.
- Controlled Vocabulary: an established set of terms used to describe the main subjects covered in a document. They are often used to identify documents on similar topics.
- Additional Information: databases often include specialized metadata to provide more information on a given document, such as the type of publication, affiliation of author, database document numbers, and other descriptions.
