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Databases
ABI
Inform (some full-text in Business topics) - Go to the tab
marked Advanced Search and click there to begin. Notice that in
the Recent Search link (located to the upper right of the Advanced
Search form after you have done at least two searches) you can combine
searches you've already completed earlier in the same session. Notice
also that your search results are divided by tabs into articles
from Scholarly Journals, Magazines, Trade Publications, and Newspapers.
Items you place in your Marked List can be printed, emailed or exported
to citation management software. You may also format Marked List
items, selecting from MLA, APA, Turabian or AMA.
Associations
Unlimited (full-text) - Find organizations, worldwide, dedicated
to any topic or field of interest. Use the Expert Search,
which is located on the left menu bar. Above the Expert Search area,
note that you can limit your search to National, International,
Regional and IRS Exempt organizations. From your search results
list, you may add up to 55 organizations to a "Keeper List."
This is a list of organizations of interest to you. Once you log
out of Associations Unlimited your Keeper List is deleted. You may
also create unlimited mailing labels in this database, to facilitate
your contact with the organizations you select.
Credo Reference - (full-text) Tremendous number of full-text reference volumes with many unique search options. Browse by topic, use a concept map, or an advanced search. You can also rank search results by relevancy, by results with still and moving images, and by those with sound files.
Encyclopedia
Britannica (full-text) is very simple to use. Please
note that your search results will be sorted into columns. The information
in the far left cloumn will be from Britannica. The next column,
to the right, will be from Britannica's student encyclopedia
which is geared to the use of high school students. Other columns
will include The Web's Best Sites (these links will open a second
window to Britannica approved sites on the free web) and Additional
Content wich may include links to video, or other media.
Factiva
- (full-text) First, you have to remember to use Internet Explorer
(not Netscape) to get into Factiva. Netscape will not work. On the
first screen of Factiva, ignore everything before the words Free
Text, which will be on the blue/grey bar. Type your search terms
in the text box by the words Free Text.
Important:
The default search on Factiva is a phrase search. If you want
to do a Boolean AND search, you must type the word "and."
Click
on Run Search. Select an item from your list of
search results. To return to your list of search results DO NOT
CLICK THE BACK BUTTON. Instead, look on the upper right side
of the screen. Just above the top, right corner of your article
you will see the words Return to Headlines in blue. Click
there to return to your list of search results. (On an Apple computer,
Return to Headlines may be located on the upper
left.) If
you find an article that is perfect for your research, scroll to
the bottom of that article and click "More Like This," which you will
see in grey letters on the lower left. This will bring a new search
results list of articles similar to the one that was perfect for
your topic. Factiva offers online tutorials that will help you use their powerful, but complicated, search interface here.
Lexis-Nexis (full-text) - Allows you to search using natural language or Boolean techniques, which they call "Terms and Connectors." Notice that you can Select Source on the pull down menu below the search box. There you can search transcripts, law reviews and medical journals, to name but a few catagories of publications.
Lexis-Nexis People (full-text) - Remember
that Lexis-Nexis sources are mainly newspapers, so only fairly famous
people will be found in this database. Be sure to Select Source in the pull down menu - there are MANY sources of biographical material in this database and you may need to tailor your search to a source that matchs your person's job or nationality.
NetLibrary (full-text) - is a collection of over 43,000 online books in all subjects. Search by author, title, or keyword. You may also search the full-text for specific words or phrases. The most important thing to remember about NetLibrary is that if you click on "View this eBook" that title will be locked up for 15 minutes UNLESS you "close" the eBook. Directly below the NetLibrary logo in the upper left of the browser screen you will see the words Open Items. Beneath Open Items you will see the word Current followed by the title you are viewing. To the right of the title, you will see the words, Close Item. You should always close the item when you are finished viewing it! Sweet Briar College Library shares all of our NetLibrary e-books with all of the colleges in the state. If NetLibrary tells you that an e-book is already in use, it is probably being used at another Virginia school. Wait and try that book again later.
In
order to prevent problems in getting back into an eBook you are
using, you should also always leave your eBook open in a separate
browser window. If you need to go to other web pages while you are
using an eBook, open a new browser window and do your web browsing
there. Leave your eBook open in it's original window! If
you need to leave the computer you are working on, it would be best
for you to either "close" the eBook (if it is not checked
out) OR (if the item is checked out) check the item back in before
you close the browser window.
To move through sections of books in NetLibrary, click the words "Next" or "Previous" in the top right of the page. DO NOT use the greyed out arrows on the bottom of the screen. They don't work. No, we don't know why they are there. Please
note that NetLibrary books cannot be downloaded due to copyright
law, but individual pages can be printed. The advanced search on
Net Library accepts Boolean operators. If you do not know how to
do a Boolean search, see Search
Techniques.
Newsbank
(full-text) offers newspapers from Virginia, major U.S. papers,
and newspapers from the United Kingdom and Asia. It doesn't matter
which link you choose on the first page - you will have to custom
select the newspapers that interest you on the second screen. The
coverage dates for each newspaper are shown to the right of the
titles. If you do not wish to search papers from Virginia, or USA
Today, you will have to de-select these titles. Click on "More
Options," to the right of the Search button for an Advanced
Search. Newsbank accepts Boolean operators. If you do no know how
to do a Boolean search, see Search
Techniques.
Books
in the Sweet Briar College Library
To find books on your topic, connect to LION
and use the Subject Keyword search field. We can order books on
Interlibrary
Loan (ILL) from all area libraries. Please check LION
before requesting an ILL book. If we have the book on campus your
ILL request will not be filled. Check both LION
and Journal Finder
before requesting an ILL journal article. If the article is on campus
or is available to you electronically through Journal
Finder your ILL request will not be filled.
RefWorks
RefWorks
is a database that organizes your "works cited" to create
quick bibliographies for your papers. It allows you to change your
entire bibliography from APA to MLA style (or many other styles)
in a snap, without fussing with formats or punctuation.
Just
go to RefWorks.
The first time you go there you will have to "Sign up for an
individual account." Once you sign up and login, click on the
References tab in the upper left corner of the screen.
On
the drop-down menu tool bar choose "Add New Reference."
On the following screen, start by selecting your prefered bibliographic
style (e.g. APA, Chicago, MLA, etc.) Then designate the type of
reference you are entering (e.g. journal, book or dissertation,
etc.) under Ref Type. Field names marked with a red asterisk indicate
required information needed to produce an accurate bibliography
for the selected output style and reference type. Click "Save"
when finished.
You
can Import references from selected databases. Importing allows
you to bring in multiple references at one time. Check the RefWorks
list of Supported Databases to see which products
will allow you to export multiple references to RefWorks.
If
you have any problems using RefWorks you can
check out their helpful online tutorials
or download the SBC Library RefWorks Handout. Please call a librarian
at x6307, x6306 or x6315 for a one-on-one training session.
Prizes, Honors and Awards on the Web
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If you have
comments, questions, or would like to add a site, write to me.
Lisa N. Johnston (email: lnjohnston at sbc dot edu), Associate Director/ Head of Public Services, Sweet
Briar College Library
Revised 1/08.
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