Mathematics & Computer Science Guide

 
 

Subscription Databases

Cambridge University Press Journals (mostly full-text) - The link at left will take you to the "Advanced Search" screen. If you do not want to do an Advanced Search you can use the simple search box in the upper right corner of the screen. If you want to use the Advanced Search, you probably want to set Journals to "All Journals" and Subjects to "All Catagories." Restrict search to specific article type is probably the best part of the Advanced Search. If you do not want book reviews, you can limit your search to articles only by holding down the control key and clicking to highlight only the article types you want.

Computers and Applied Sciences Complete (EBSCO) (some full-text) -The Advanced Search screen automatically loads. If you do no know how to do a Boolean search, see Search Techniques. You can refine your search and get fewer results by using the tools in the left and right menu bars.

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.

EBSCOhost Databases - (mostly full-text) On the follwing screen place check marks beside all the databases you wish to search. Click "Continue" at the bottom of the screen. On the left menu bar next to your search results you will see many options for narrowing your search.

Electronic Collections Online (very small amount of full-text) is a FirstSearch product. If you only want full-text articles, remember to check the Limit to Full-text box that is right above the search button. Even if this box is checked, most of the items in your search results list will NOT be full-text. Full-text items will have the following text in your search results: View Full Text in PDF format (ECO).

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.

Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables (Knovel) (full-text) - The entire book is in PDF format..

International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology (full-text) - The entire book is in PDF format..

Knovel Critical Tables (full-text) - The entire book is in PDF format.

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.

Oxford Reference Online Premium (full-text) Great quick reference for defining concepts, word translations, country flags and timelines in a wide variety of studies. Just plug your search term into the Quick Search. An Advanced Search is also available.

Oxford University Press (full-text from 1996) - OUP Makes you work before you can search! On the first screen of OUP, scroll to the bottom and see where it says Sort By on the lower right side. Set the radio button to Newest First. Notice also that you can limit your search to just one journal or to one subject area in the middle of the search screen. After you do a search, and select an article from your search results screen, in most cases a PDF will open in a window on the left side of the screen. You can return to your search results by clicking the back button or by clicking the blue button labeled Search Result on the right side of the frame.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (full-text) Full-text coverage goes back to 1996.

Science Resource Center (GaleNet) (full-text) Keyword search or select your area of interest from a list of topics. Notice that results lists come with five tabs at the top: Reference, Magazines, Academic Journals, Newspapers, Multimedia and Websites. Timelines, Dictionaries and Tools are available on the right side of the home screen.

Indexes:

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (citation only) The link will take you to an advanced search screen. If you want to do a Boolean AND search, only fill in the search boxes on the far left, listing your search terms one below the other. Or you can click on Quick Search for a simpler screen. You must select a subject area before you submit your search. The Subject Area pull-down menu is located right below the orange "Search" box. Click on the arrow located on the right side of the Subject box to select from Arts & Humanities, Natural Science, Social Science or Technology. When your search results are displayed, you must click on the small words "View Record" to see the abstract. Remember to return to your results by clicking the button marked 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.

Computer and information Systems Abstracts (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.

Conference Papers Index (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.

Electronics and Communications Abstracts (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.

FirstSearch (citation only) - Enter your search terms in the "Search For" field. Then select a database to search. You can only search one database at a time. For that reason, it is better to use the scroll box to select a Database rather than a Topic. Use Jump to Advanced Search if you need to search on more than one keyword at once. To order an Interlibrary Loan from any of the FirstSearch databases, scroll down to the middle of the record for the item you wish to order and click the link next to this image: ILL.

MathSciNet (citation only) from the American Mathematical Society. The site indexes articles in hundreds of mathematical journals - not just the ones published by AMS. Even though the search results list has tabs marked "Linked PDF" and "Article" full-text articles are NOT available from this database. Site offers Boolean searching. Under Current Awareness on the left menubar you can review the titles of new articles and books by subject.

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.

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.

Mathematics On the Web

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 LibraryRevised 8/08

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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