Databases contain records of items (books, articles, etc.) and employ fields to note pieces of information on each record.
Common fields include:
For assistance on searching by field name, please call the library, 405-945-3251; email okc.reference@okstate.edu; or stop by the reference desk.
Searching by search field can help us to search more efficiently.
For example: if you are interested in the research of Charles Abramson, one of OSU's eminent psychology professors, you can search ProQuest's Psychology Database for research by Dr. Abramson as follows:
To see the fields by which you can search, look at the box next to your searchbox - it is a drop-down menu with many options.
Here is an example of the use of search fields in ProQuest (Search fields are found in the Abstract/Details section):
