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EBSCOhost databases


As a default all databases are chosen to be searched. Above the search bar Searching: All databases change the setting.

More info on Ebsco databases (Oulu University)


Multidisciplinary

  • eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) Search and view the full text of eBooks. Includes the basic eBook Academic Collection and e-book titles purchased separately by the library.
  • Academic Search Ultimate full-text journals, many peer-reviewed, covers nearly all academic disciplines.

Nursing and health

  • CINAHL with Full Text full-text nursing and allied health journals indexed in CINAHL.
  • MEDLINE peer-reviewed journals in biomedics and health.

Psychology and education

  • APA PsycArticles full text peer-reviewed journals in psychology and behavior.
  • ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) full-text and peer-reviewed journals in education literature and research.
  • Teacher Reference Center peer-reviewed teacher and administrator journals. 

Humanistics

Business and economics

  • Business Source Ultimate full-text journals, many peer-reviewed, various business topics, from current trends to historical information and global perspectives.
  • EconLit with Full Text full-text and peer-reviewed journals for economic research.

Geosciences and environment

  • GreenFILE full-text and peer-reviewed journals in all aspects of human impact to the environment.
  • GeoRef full-text and peer-reviewed journals in geosciences.
  • Arctic & Antarctic Regions (AAR) records for research related to polar and Arctic studies, many journals peer-reviewed.

Architecture and art

  • Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals journal articles on architecture and design, covering subjects such as the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design. 
  • Art & Architecture Complete full-text and peer-reviewed journals; fine, decorative, and commercial art, as well as architecture and architectural design.

Others

  • MLA Directory of Periodicals list of periodicals and book series indexed in the MLA International Bibliography.
  • Regional Business News full-text regional business newspapers and magazines for the United States and Canadian provinces.
  • eBook Academic Collection multidisciplinary collection includes thousands of e-books covering a large selection of academic subjects and features e-books from leading publishers and university presses.  
  • OpenDissertations electronic theses and dissertations mainly from USA and UK; available also on the open web via opendissertations.org.
  • Possible trial databases.

More info on Ebsco databases (Oamk)


Multidisciplinary

  • eBook Collection (EBSCOhost): Search and view the full text of eBooks. Includes the basic eBook Academic Collection and e-book titles purchased separately by the library.
  • Academic Search Premier full-text journals, many peer-reviewed, covers nearly all academic disciplines.

Nursing and health

  • CINAHL with Full Text full-text nursing and allied health journals indexed in CINAHL.
  • MEDLINE peer-reviewed journals in biomedics and health.

Education

  • ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) full-text and peer-reviewed journals in education literature and research.
  • Teacher Reference Center peer-reviewed teacher and administrator journals. 

Dance

Business

  • Business Source Premier full-text journals, many peer-reviewed, various business topics, from current trends to historical information and global perspectives.

Information science

Environment

  • GreenFILE full-text and peer-reviewed journals in all aspects of human impact to the environment.

Others

Truncation and wildcard

* replaces 0…n characters

product* > product, products, production, producting, producted, productive...
child*  > child, children's, childhood, childcare, childbirth, childlessness...

? replaces 1 character

organi?ation* > organization, organisational, organizationally...

# replaces 0 or 1 character

humo#r* > humor, humour, humorousness...
 

Boolean operators

Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) are best entered in upper case to ensure they are treated as Boolean operators instead of literal words.

When entering search terms without Boolean or other operators the default setting is N5 (near 5) 

tax* reform* is the same as tax* N5 reform*

Proximity search

Proximity operators are used for two or more words that occur within a specified number of words (or fewer) of each other.

Nn regardless of the order, n ≥ 0

tax N3 reform > tax reform, reform of income tax
(distan* OR online OR virtual* OR remote*) N4 (educat* OR learn* OR teach*)

Wn in the order in which you entered them, n ≥ 0

oil W3 (disaster OR clean-up OR contaminat*)

(sme OR smes OR smb OR smbs) OR ((small* OR medium*) W5 (business* OR compan* OR enterpris* OR firm* OR corporation*)

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User interface

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E-journals

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  • PDF format articles can be listened to.
  • Articles that can be listened to can be downloaded in mp3 format.

E-books

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  • Integrated text-to-speech functionality for PDF- and EPUB-formatted eBooks.
  • Customize the spacing between lines, words, and characters for EPUB-formatted eBooks.