Searching Research Databases with Citavi
Research databases contain current articles from journals, conference proceedings, and edited books. Although most of these research databases require a subscription, you can often search research databases if:
- your organization subscribes to the database
- and if your computer is connected to your organization's network. If you are away from the network, you can often connect remotely using a VPN connection. Your IT department or system administrator can tell you more about VPN connections.
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Start Citavi. In the Reference Editor, on the toolbar, click Online search. |
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If you don't know which databases you have access to, click Autodetect subscribed databases. |
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Citavi checks larger information providers to see which research databases are licensed by using the IP address. |
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Select the databases that you want to search from the list of subscribed databases. Some providers require a login and password as additional authentication. If you have this information, click Add login credentials. |
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Enter your search terms and click Search. |
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Click Test so that the provider can authenticate your access. |
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Wait for the message confirming the authentication. |
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Click Add to project. |
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Take a look at your new references. The imported references are applied as a selection. To see all of your references again, click Cancel selection. |
