Databases

Databases are structured collections of information organized into a standard format. It may include journal peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, theses, indexes of journal articles, images, etc. Libraries purchase/subscribe to these databases via various publishers or providers and allow authorised users to access them over the Web. WCCN Libraries subscribe to the EBSCOhost database. Log into EBSCOhost at: https://search.ebscohost.com and sign in with credentials provided by your library/institution.

The tutorial demonstrates a basic search on EBSCOhost.

OPEN ACCESS DATABASES

These are online research outputs that are free of restrictions on access and free of many restrictions on use (e.g. certain copyright and license restrictions)

African Journals Online(AJOL) - the world’s largest online library of peer-reviewed, African-published scholarly journals.
AOSIS- publishes the latest African scholarly research.
DOAJ- an online directory that indexes and provides access to high-quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals
PubMed Central- U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
BioMedCentral Open Access- Date coverage varies. Fulltext. Subjects covered include ecology, microbiology, genetics, biochemistry, and medicine.

Google Scholar

Search all scholarly literature from one convenient place
Explore related works, citations, authors, and publications
Locate the complete document through your library or on the web
Keep up with recent developments in any area of research
Check who's citing your publications, create a public author profile

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