The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Ojibwe-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. More
Records in library databases are comprised of fields containing specific pieces of bibliographic information. Common fields include:
title
authors
source
publication type
language
subject headings
abstract
entry date (publication date)
doi
There are many additional fields that can be searched in most databases
Example of a CINAHL record with common fields highlighted
SEARCHING USING FIELDS
Limiting your search to specific fields in a database can yield more precise results:
Search in the Author field to find articles by William Osler, if you just do a keyword search on William Osler you will find article about and by him
Searching for terms and phrases in the subject heading field (must be the precise term/phrase - see subject headings for more information on this) will yield articles more directly related to your topic
Searching for terms and phrases in the article title field may also yield articles more directly related to your topic
Look for the Advanced Search page to search specific fields in a database
Below are examples of Field searching in PubMed (Advanced Search option). CINAHL (Advanced Search option), and SCOPUS (default search page)