IMC406 Group Assignment

FACULTY OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
PUNCAK PERDANA CAMPUS

BACHELOR OF INFORMATION SCIENCE (HONS.)
RECORDS MANAGEMENT

IMC406 (LIBRARY SKILLS)

ASSIGNMENT 2:
ONLINE DATABASE

PREPARED BY:
FARAH NURWARDINA BINTI ZAIHAN (2021885808)

JESSECA LAING (2021822724)
MICHELLE AGUILERRA BINTI JAIKAL (2021494106)
NUR FARAH AYUNI BINTI NORIZLANIN (2021476442)

PREPARED FOR:
MADAM KASMARINI BINTI BAHARUDDIN

CLASS:
IM1H

SUBMISSION DATE:
10 DECEMBER 2021

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TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE
2
CHAPTER CONTENT 2
PREFACE 3
ABSTRACT 4
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 5
SEARCHING TECHNIQUES 8
9
➢ BOOLEAN SEARCHING 10
➢ WILDCARD SEARCHING 12
➢ TRUNCATION SEARCHING 13
INTRODUCTION ONLINE DATABASE 14
INTRODUCTION EBSCO: MEDLINE COMPLETE 15
➢ BASIC SEARCH 16
➢ BASIC SEARCH USING WILDCARD 19
➢ BASIC SEARCH USING TRUNCATION 19
➢ ADVANCE SEARCH USING BOOLEAN 21
INTRDUCTION EMERALD INSIGHT 22
➢ BASIC SEARCH 23
➢ BASIC SEARCH USING WILDCARD 27
➢ BASIC SEARCH USING TRUNCATION 30
➢ ADVANCE SEARCH USING BOOLEAN 42
BEST ONLINE DATABASE TO FIND FULL TEXT ARTICLE 43
BEST ONLINE DATABASE FULL ARTICLE
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES

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PREFACE

One of the most essential aspects of the Library Skills subject in the Bachelor of
Information Science is the online database. Our lecturer for IMC406, Library Skills of IM1H,
Madam Kasmarini Binti Baharuddin at UiTM Campus Puncak Perdana assigned this project.
It's the part of an investigation or research when you learn how to use tools like surveys to
search a library database. The purpose of this project is to help information students become
the best future information professionals they can be.

ABSTRACT

The objective of this project is to assist students to demonstrate a step-by-step strategy
for searching an online library database. Several online databases are available through the
PTAR portal. However, we've picked two online databases to show each aspect of the
database search. This assignment focused on the online databases Medline Complete and
Emerald Insight, and we discussed both databases in depth.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First and foremost, we would want to thank and honor Almighty God for providing us
with the strength and blessing that enabled us to complete this task. With the efforts and
collaboration of each group member, Farah Nurwardina Binti Zaihan, Jesseca Laing, Michelle
Aguilerra Binti Jaikal, and Nur Farah Ayuni Binti Norizlanin, we were able to finish this work.
With our entire devotion and responsibility, we always strive hard to create a decent
assignment. Furthermore, we express our gratitude to Madam Kasmarini Binti Baharuddin,
our lecturer for IMC406, Library Skills of IM1H at UiTM Campus Puncak Perdana, for her
support and encouragement in completing this work, as well as for teaching us in this course.
Her commanding demeanor encourages us to ask questions and learn from her. Thank you
for allowing us to conduct research and finish this assignment. Finally, I would like to express
my gratitude to everyone who has been involved in the process and preparation for this
assignment, whether directly or indirectly.

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SEARCHING TECHNIQUES

Our lecturer encouraged us to use the searching techniques to find an article on the
global issue in the Online Database. Finding the correct article will not happen by chance.
Some databases function in a somewhat different manner than others. The strategies listed
below may assist to enhance things in most databases. There are four variety of searching
techniques available to seek the article, as shown below:

1. Basic searching

2. Wildcard searching

3. Truncation searching

4. Boolean searching

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INTRODUCTION BOOLEAN SEARCHING

Boolean Operators are simple phrases like "AND," "OR," and "NOT" that are used
as conjunctions in searches to combine or exclude keywords, resulting in more focused and
productive results. This should save time and effort by removing irrelevant hits that would
otherwise have to be scanned before being discarded. These operators can drastically reduce
or increase the number of records returned. Boolean operators can help save time by focusing
the search for more on-target results that are more relevant to the needs while excluding
irrelevant or unsuitable results. Each search engine or database collection handles Boolean
operators differently, and some may need the operator to be entered in capital letters or with
unique punctuation. The exact phrasing can be discovered in either the guide to the specific
database located in Research Resources or the help screens of the search engine.

i. “And”

To be included in the final collection, an item must match both of the standards specified
to obtain the specific information. It's a mash-up of numerous ideas. Each of the items
returned must include both terms. If one phrase appears in the document but the other
does not, the item is excluded from the list.

Example: “Stock market” AND “Trading”
“Parliment” AND “Government”

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ii. “Or”

Connecting terms using OR retrieves items that contains one term, the other or both terms.
OR expands and broadens your search by connecting two or more synonyms. You will get
more result. For example, will return any results containing the word tourism, or travel, but
not necessarily both.

For example: “Tourism” OR “Travel”
“College” OR “University”

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iii. “Not”

“NOT” limits your search by excluding defined keywords and/or phrases from your results.
NOT narrow a search by finding one search term and not the other. For example, if you
wanted to search for programming but are not ICT, anything contains the word ICT will not
appear in your search results.

For example: “Programming” NOT “ICT”

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INTRODUCTION WILDCARD SEARCHING

Wildcards are special characters that can be used to replace unknown characters in a text
value. They're useful for finding several objects that have similar but not identical data.
Wildcards can also aid in the retrieval of data based on a pattern match. Middle truncation or
internal truncation are terms used to describe wildcard.

i. Percent (%)

Any number of characters, including letters, spaces, numbers, and punctuation, can be
represented by the % sign. For reference, if you want to find a specific individual and are
not sure if their last name is Richardson or Richardmond, you can type Rich% in the Last
Name column. The Search Results panel shows all people with surnames that start with
the letter R, such as Richards, Richardson, Richie, or Richardmond.

ii. Asterisk (*)
Any amount of characters will be matched. The asterisk (*) can be used anywhere in a
character string.
Example: to get words with American & British spelling;

Practi*e will retrieve practise and practice.
to get singular and plural;
M*n will retrieve man and men.

iii. Question marks (?)
Matches a single alphabet in a specific position.
Example: b?ll finds the ball, bell, and bill.

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INTRODUCTION TRUNCATION SEARCHING

Truncation refers to shortening a word or removing certain characters from a lengthier term.
Symbols can be used at the end or in front of the root word. The symbols used to signify
truncation differ from one system to the next. The asterisk (*) is frequently used. Truncation
can occur to either the left or right.

Example: Psychol* is an example of right-hand truncation which will retrieve
psychology, psychological or psychologist.

L*chee* is an example of right–hand truncation which will retrieve, lichee,
lichees, lychee, or lychees.

*ment is an example of left-hand truncation which will retrieve management,
statement, fragment, refreshment, or ornament.

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INTRODUCTION ONLINE DATABASE

A database is a structured collection of information that can be readily accessed,
administered, and upgraded. Databases can contain a variety of content categories, including
bibliographies, full-text, numerical, and graphical data. An online database is a computer
application that is delivered from the Internet that stores and organizes data to make it
accessible to the user (Online-Database Meaning). It is hosted on websites which means that
access is supplied via a web browser. It is used for both professional and personal purposes.

Online databases can be free or require payment, with monthly subscriptions being the
most common method of payment. It contains articles, research papers, journals, conference
papers, proceedings, case files, and other material. Depending on the library's subscription
type, this material is provided in the form of complete texts or abstracts.

A database search will offer an abstract, or brief synopsis of an article, which will assist
us in determining whether to retrieve the entire text or not. As a result, we will use the Tengku
Abdul Rahman Library, commonly known as the PTAR Library, to select two online databases:

1. EBSCO: MEDLINE Complete
2. Emerald Insight

As attached below is the home page for Tengku Abdul Rahman Library (PTAR). It can be
reached from the website https://library.uitm.edu.my/en/.

Click on Our
Collections

Figure 1 shows the home page for PTAR Library.
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Click on the
Online

Database

Figure 1.1 shows the digital collections of PTAR.
Once you select Online Database from the menu, a lengthy selection of online databases
available through PTAR Library will appear.

You can choose to search
by subject to find the
most related database

Select any of
the online
databases

Figure 1.2 shows the list of online databases from PTAR Library.
A login screen for UiTM EzAccess will appear when the online database has been selected.

Log in using
student ID and
IC as password.

Figure 1.3 shows the login page for UiTM EzAccess before accessing the online
database.

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INTRODUCTION EBCSO: MEDLINE COMPLETE

EBSCO Information Services, headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts, is a division
of EBSCO Industries Inc., a private company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
EBSCO provides products and services to libraries of very many types around the world. It
was published in 1984. Its products include EBSCONET, a complete e-resource management
system, and EBSCOhost, which supplies a fee-based online research service with 375 full-
text databases, a collection of 600,000-plus e-books, subject indexes, point-of-care medical
references, and an array of historical digital archives.

MEDLINE Complete is the leading full-text database of biomedical and health journals. It is
the largest companion to the MEDLINE index, providing full text for thousands of top medical
journals with cover-to-cover indexing. It is an essential research tool for doctors, nurses, health
professionals, and researchers.

In EBSCO: MEDLINE Complete, we can use the basic search using Wildcard and Truncation
methods and Boolean method for advanced search.

Enter any words to Select to choose the
find books, journals databases

and more.

You can even use the
advanced search

Figure 1.4 shows the mainframe of EBSCO: MEDLINE Complete.

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i. Basic Search.
To get information through Basic Search from EBSCO: MEDLINE Complete, type any word in
the search box as attached below.

Enter any words to
find books, journals

and more.

Figure 1.5 shows the Basic Search for EBSCO: MEDLINE Complete.

Amounts of search
results for the entered

keyword.

‘vaccine’ as The result of the
the keyword. keyword
‘vaccine’.
You can choose
to get the HTML
or PDF version.

Figure 1.6 shows the result of the articles related to the ‘vaccine’ keyword with 602,715
amounts search results.

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ii. Basic Search using Wildcard.
To get information through Basic Search using Wildcard method from EBSCO: MEDLINE
Complete, the question mark (?) symbol will be used in the keyword in the search box as
attached below.

Type ‘hydroly?e’ keyword to
find the related information

about the word keyword.

. Figure 1.7 shows the Basic Search using Wildcard

‘hydroly?e’ as Amounts of search
the keyword. results for the entered

keyword.

The result of the
keyword ‘hydroly?e’.

Figure 1.8 shows the result of the articles related to the ‘hydroly?e’ keyword for example
hydrolyse and hydrolyze with 38,067 amounts search results.

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iii. Basic Search using Truncation.
To get information through Basic Search using Truncation method from EBSCO: MEDLINE
Complete, Asterisk (*) symbol will be used in the keyword in the search box as attached
below.

Type ‘vaccin*’ keyword to
find the related information

about the word ‘vaccin’.

‘vaccin*’ as Figure 1.9 shows the Basic Search using Wildcard.
the keyword.
Amounts of search
results for the entered

keyword.

The result of the
keyword ‘vaccin*’.

Figure 1.10 shows the result of the journals related to the ‘vaccin*’ keyword such as
vaccine and vaccination with 733,143 amounts search results.

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iv. Advance Search using Boolean
For the Advance Search using the Boolean method from EBSCO: MEDLINE Complete,
the Advance Search option needs to be selected first as attached below. Boolean searching
can help refine, filter, narrow, or broaden searches in the library’s databases. It consists of
three logical operators (AND, OR, NOT).

Select the Advance
Search to use the
Boolean method.

Figure 1.11 shows the Advance Search option for EBSCO: MEDLINE Complete.

Enter any words to find books,
journals and more.

Boolean
operator.

Tick the
Boolean/Phrase
Search modes.

Figure 1.12 shows the Boolean operator for EBSCO: MEDLINE Complete.
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Type the keyword
with the (AND)

Boolean operator.

Figure 1.13 shows the Advance Search using Boolean operator (AND) for EBSCO:
MEDLINE Complete.

Amounts of The results only
search results for show all journals

the entered that have
keyword. combination of
‘information and
management’.

Figure 1.14 shows the results of the articles related to ‘information and management’ with
129,536 amounts search results.

Click here to The article Click here to
download the that has been cite the article.
article in PDF.
chosen.

Figure 1.15 shows the article that has been chosen from EBSCO: MEDLINE Complete.

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Click here to
download the
article in PDF.

Figure 1.16 shows the article that has been chosen from EBSCO: MEDLINE Complete.

After we have downloaded the article, we will get the entire version in PDF format, which we
can view at any time as attached below.

Figure 1.17 shows the PDF of the article that has been downloaded.
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INTRODUCTION EMERALD INSIGHT

Emerald insight is a comprehensive collection of peer reviewed management journals
providing full text access to 150 journals and reviews form 300 management journals. A
multidisciplinary database, subject coverage includes Accounting and Finance, Economic, HR
and Organizational Behaviour, Management Science and Operations, Marketing and
Strategy.

Significant effort and has been pit into producing a seamless integration o the database
system into the existing Emerald Language: database operations are legal wherever Emerald
statements are legal, all Emerald objects can be used queries. The scoping rules of Emerald
are extended to also cover the query language. It is possible to have queries inside object
literals in expessions. There is two ways to use Emerald Online Database, first is Basic Search
and second is Advance Search.

i. Basic Search
• As attached below is the home page for Emerald Insight. Then, type the article that
you want to search on the search box.

Figure 2.1 shows the front page for Basic using Emerald Insight.
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as the keyword
Options Type to find
for the the
search
you made information
you want

Figure 2.2 shows how to search the information.

The result of 1 – 10 of over 245000 Options to
the keyword select
“technology” You can
choose the content for
HTML or PDF information

version

Figure 2.3 shows the result of the articles related to “technology” keyword with 245000
amounts search results.

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ii. Basic Search using Wildcard
To get information through Basic Search using Wildcard Method from Emerald Insight, the
Asterisk (*) symbol will be used in the keyword in the search box as attached below.

Type the keyword
‘reali*ation’ to
find the

information relate
to the keyword

Figure 2.4 shows the front page for Basic Search using Wildcard.

‘reali*ation’ You can
as the choose the
HTML or
keyword PDF version

The result
of the

keyword
‘reali*ation’

Figure 2.5 shows how to search the information.

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Figure 2.6 shows the result of ‘reali*ation’ keyword using Wildcard Method for example
realisation and realization with 199000 amounts search results.

iii. Basic Search using Truncation
As attach below is Basic Search for Emerald Insight and using Truncation Method,
Asterisk (*) symbol will be used in the keyword in the search box.

In search box, key in
the word technolog*

to find related
information about
the word ‘technolog’

Figure 2.7 shows the step using Truncation Method in Basic Search.

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1 – 10 of over 256000

The resut of You can
the word choose the
technolog* HTML or PDF

version

Figure 2.8 shows the result of the articles related to “technolog*” keyword using
Truncation Method with 256000 amounts search results.

iv. Advance search using Boolean
For the Advance Search using the Boolean method from Emerald Insight, the Advance
Search option needs to be selected first as attached below. Boolean search is a type of
search allowing users to combine keywords with operators such as AND, NOT and OR to
further produce more relevant resuls.

Select Advance
Search to use
the Boolean

Method

Figure 2.8 shows the front page for Basic Search using Advance Boolean.

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Enter any Boolean
words to find operator
books, journals

and more

Figure 2.9 shows the boolean operator for Emerald Insight.

Type the keyword
with Boolean
Operater ‘AND’

Figure 2.10 shows the Advance Search using Boolean operator (AND) for Emerald Insight.

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You can
choose the
HTML or PDF

version

The results only
show

combination of
‘knowledge and
management’

Figure 2.11 and 2.12 both show the results of the articles related to ‘knowledge and
management’ using Advance Search with 189000 amounts search results.

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Click here to
download the
article in PDF

Figure 2.13 shows the article that has been chosen from Emerald Insight.
After we already downloaded the article to PDF, we will get the entire version in PDF format,
which we can view at any time as attached below.

Figure 2.14 shows the downloaded PDF version.
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BEST ONLINE DATABASE TO FIND FULL ARTICLE

From the 2 Online Databases that we propose in our assignment, we would like to
choose Emerald Insight as our best online database. This is because Emerald Insight is
easier to search compared with EBSCO: Medline Complete. We use basic search to search
our articles.

• First, go to google and search for the Emerald Insight website. Then, type the article
that you want to search on the search box.

Figure 3.1 shows the front page for Basic using Emerald Insight.
• We would like to choose Breast Cancer as our article to get information and we

choose the 5th results as our article.

Type breast cancer here

Total of search
results about

article

Figure 3.2 shows how to search the information.
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The 5th result of article
that we choose

Figure 3.3 shows the result of the articles related to Breast Cancer keyword.

• Next, open the article to see the full article based on the title that we chose. After we
click the article, only some information about the article is shown. To read the full
article, just click the pdf to read or download it.

Click this to read
the full article.

only some
information
about the
articles are

shown

Figure 3.4 shows the article that has been chosen from Emerald Insight.

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• This is the full article for the title that we chose. The total pages for this article is 12
pages.

Click here to
download the
article PDF.

Figure 3.5 shows the article that has been chosen from Emerald Insight.

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BEST ONLINE DATABASE FULL ARTICLE

As attached below is the downloaded PDF version full article for the best online database,
Emerald Insight.

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CONCLUSION

Alhamdulillah. Finally, we had finished up the assignment that was given to us. From the
assignment, we can conclude that Online Database Emerald Insight is more easier and
friendly use to search compared with EBSCO: Medline Complete. Nowadays, these
databases are very useful for everyone especially for those students, teachers, lecturers, and
others else. Besides, we also have gained the databases knowledge for our daily life. In
addition, there’s a lot of benefits to using Emerald Insight which is we can search the full
information about the article that we want to search. Other than that, we can also search
different kinds of the article such as business, history, medical, and humanities. The result is
much better and satisfying than the other. Lastly, we recommended for everyone use Online
Database Emerald Insight for their needs.

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