Saturday, March 28, 2009

4TH POSTING (PART 1-SOME OF THE ONLINE DATABASES PROVIDED BY TSL LIBRARY)



EBSCOhost is a subscription-based service provided by EBSCO Publishing. It is widely-accessible via private and public databases in libraries and schools. EBSCOhost is an umbrella term for various other databases which provide full text searches and abstracts of magazines, newspapers and reference books in a variety of subject areas, updated on a daily basis. Libraries and other institutions subscribe to EBSCOhost, and optionally choose one or more of the offered databases as part of their subscription. Customers can then search all of the subscribed databases, or focus their search on a subset. Some databases have overlapping information, and are targeted to different sectors of the market, such as libraries, K-12 schools, corporations, government institutions, universities, or medical institutions. As of 2008, over 200 possible databases are available.
LISAnet (http://www.nla.gov.au/pathways/jnls/newsite/view/805.html) is a web version of Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA). It contents abstracts and indexes over 550 library & information science journals in 65 countries. There are three links to search for information which are Quick Search, Advanced Search or Search Tools. In order to make things easier for consumers, this site provides search tips, technology search area and a date range of the information that the user wants to find.
DOA-Dissertation online (what is dissertation) also called thesis or disquisition is a document that presents the author's research and findings and is submitted in support of candidature for a degree or professional qualification.

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