Subscription
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.
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.
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.
General Science Full-Text (WilsonWeb) - The advanced search accepts Boolean operators. If you do not know how to
do a Boolean search, see Search
Techniques. The "WilsonLink" exports the citation to RefWorks.
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.
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.
Reader's
Guide Full-Text (WilsonWeb) (full-text) On your list of search results, the Wilson Link button allows you to export citation to RefWorks.
Indexes:
PAIS International 1972-Current (CSA) (citation only) - Use Boolean operators to compose your search. If you do not know how to
do a Boolean search, see Search
Techniques. When your search results are displayed, click on the title of the article to see the abstract. Remember to return to your results by clicking the link in the top center of the page that says "Return to Results," instead of using the back button. Click the words "Check Your Library," located beneath each item on your search results list, to see if that article is available on campus or electronically. "Send Request to Illiad" will link you to your Illiad Interlibrary Loan account.
WorldCat (OCLC) (citation only) - If you opt to use the Advanced search screen you can limit your search by format (i.e. book, map, sound recording, etc.). You can also limit your search to the Sweet Briar College collection by placing a check mark next to "Limit Availability to:" and then typing the letters VSB in the Library Code box.
WorldCat is very easy to use with the Illiad Interlibrary Loan system. Simply log into Illiad in a separate tab. In a WorldCat record click on the words "Send Request to Iliad" which you will find next to the pink "ILL" graphic. This will send your request directly and automatically to Illiad.
Online
Journals
Journal
Finder is a list of all of the journals SBC has in full
text through database subscriptions. Type in your journal title
and the finder will locate the journal you need. For more journal
subscriptions that are in print or on microform, connect to LION
to check the SBC Library catalog for holdings information on the
journals you need. If the journal is NOT held by
the SBC Library, request the articles you need on Interlibrary Loan.
The form is here.
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.
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