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Using Proquest databases including former CSA Abstracts

Start your browser (Explorer or Firefox) and go to the library web page from the student webpage. Click Search a database. Click Proquest Central from the A-Z database list.
You will need an Athens username and password, but if you forget it you can check it by logging on to My Caledonian and clicking the Athens tab.

Log in using your Athens username and password.

We will be searching for articles on the effects of electronic commerce in the banking sector. Click Business on main page or click databases (see list) at the top of the screen to change any databases. This search uses the advanced search feature, so click the Advanced tab at the top of the screen and click on Advanced search. This gives a clearer search form.

proquest advanced search screen

When you are searching, it helps to split your topic into keywords. For our example, this gives us electronic commerce and banking. Type the keywords into the search boxes. A list of possible terms will pop up. Choose ones nearest to your term. Leave all fields and text from the drop-down menus beside the search boxes. Before clicking Search, click on boxes beside Peer-reviewed, Full text, and Scholarly journals. This limits the results to full text peer reviewed scholarly articles which are available on Proquest.
Click on Search
This gives us a lot of results! You can cut them down by clicking on the Narrow results by columns to right. Choose Database and exclude ones not related to banking or finance. Click Apply. Move the slider scale to narrow the date range .Click Update

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Now that you have found some interesting articles, you need to read them! Some full articles are available directly from Proquest. To see them, click Full Text - PDF Full Text - PDF. Not all articles are available from Proquest, but we may have them from another supplier.
To check for full text, click on 360 link icon. This should open another database with the full text of the article if we subscribe to it.

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We also have a system called RefWorks which will help you keep a note of your references and create a bibliography in Harvard format.  Select some references from your results list by clicking in the box beside the title, a tick will appear. Now that you have marked your records, Proquest gives you options at the top of the results list. Click Export at the top of the results list.
On the next screen click Export to RefWorks. This will open a new window to our RefWorks software. If you have a pop-up blocker on your PC, you will need to turn it off.  You can do this by either clicking on the yellow bar at the top of your screen or by using the tools menu on your browser.
For an easy log in, click the blue Athens users link. Enter your Athens username and password on the next screen, if asked.

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If you have not used RefWorks before, you will be asked for your name, student type and email address and a security code. This is a once only registration process. After you have completed the form, RefWorks reads in your references. New references are always put into the Last imported folder. The new references always overwrite items already there, so you need to create a new folder and move your references into that to store them safely.
At the new screen, click on View Last imported folder.
To create a new folder, go to New Folder at top of screen. Call the new folder Training, and click on Create. Now we need to move the references into the folder. If Refworks does not display the last imported folder, click View, then Last imported.
To move the references, select all in list by clicking the button in the middle of the screen. Then in the Add to folder menu (first icon) click on Training from the drop down menu.

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To create your bibliography, click Create Bibliography in the box at the top. In Output style choose GCU Harvard 2011. Choose your folder from the drop down References to include menu. Click on Create bibliography. You may have to go to red ‘click here’ to open. Your bibliography will appear in a pop-up window. You can cut and paste it into the end of your document. For more information on how to use RefWorks, look at the work-through guide on the library web pages or contact your librarian.

For more help on using Proquest databases, contact your librarian on the library webpages.

If English is not your first language, you can select an alternative from the drop-down list at the top right of the search screen. Click Go to display the search screen in the new language.