Subscription
Databases
Associations
Unlimited (full-text) - Find organizations, worldwide, dedicated
to any topic or field of interest. Use the Custom Search.
Scroll down to Subject Descriptor and click on the words "List
of Subjects" which appears to the right of the search box.
From the List of Subjects you may choose from Political Action,
Political Federation, Political Party etc. You may also limit your
search by country. Above the Custom Search area, note that you can
limit your search to International organizations by unchecking the
other options. On 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. 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.
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.
Expanded
Academic Index (some full-text) - After you click on the
link at left, you will go to a list of databases at Gale. Scroll
down and click on Expanded Academic for a second time. If
you want to search for full-text articles only, be sure to look
below the yellow box and find the words Limit the current search
(optional). Here you will find a small square next to the words,
"to articles with text." Place a check in that square and
the system will find only full-text articles for you.
Grove
Art (full-text) - Most searches will start at either
Advanced Search or Image Links.
Under Advanced Search Full-Text you will have three
options indicated by radio buttons, located under the search box.
Concept or Boolean will probably
be the most frequently used options. If you do no know how to do
a Boolean search, see Search
Techniques.
JSTOR
(full-text) - The Advanced Search page is the default. If you do
not want to search all of the collections at JSTOR, scroll down
and list one or more titles to search or check mark specific resources.
Place as many checks as you like in the section marked These
Discipline(s) and/or Journal(s):. If you leave them all
unmarked the system will search all of them.
Printing
from JSTOR is not easy. You might want to download the PDF to your
computer and print it later. This is the fastest option.
If
you need to print, DO NOT click on the print icon at the top
of your browser window. DO NOT press control/P.
Before
you print, look at the red bar at top and find the words Set
Preferences and click. On the next screen select Printing.
On the following screen look for the words Set Printing
Preference. Below that, find Dialup Connection.
Below those word you will see an option to "Choose PDF: Economy
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)." This option will allow you
to print a good copy quickly. Place your radio button selection
on PDF Economy and then click the button marked
Set Printing Preference. The next screen will offer
the option to Return to your JSTOR session. You
should choose that one.
Now
look for the word Print, in grey, on the left side of the
screen top, just below the red bar at the top. It will be beneath
the word Search. A pop-up box may appear that asks you to confirm
your printing preferences. Click "ok" and a new window will load
to your screen. Your PDF file will appear in this window. To print
your PDF, click on the Adobe print icon. This is the one closest
to your article. It will be above the article on the left, to the
right of an image of a floppy disc.
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.
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.
Project
Muse (full-text) Click on Search.
Use the Advanced
Search to limit to specific journals and to use Boolean
Operators. When your search results screen appears, you click on
the title of the article to see it in HTML. If you prefer a PDF
version, click on the small words, "View in PDF" which
appear to the right of the title of the article.
Wilson
Web (some full-text) - The Advanced Search screen automatically
loads. If you do no know how to do a Boolean search, see Search
Techniques. The blue Start button is on the
right. Below the Start button, notice the option to Limit
to Full Text. You may also use Subject Area,
to limit your search to a particular area if you get too many results
by searching ALL.
Indexes:
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:  .
Historical
Abstracts (citation only) On the next screen you will
see, "Click here to access your subscription." After you
click, you can select from between two databases. One is America:
History and Life. The other is Historical Abstracts. Historical
Abstracts is an index to international history. An Advanced Search
is available. All entries are citation only and some are in languages
other than English.
ITER:
Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
(citation only) On the next screen click on the top cartwheel marked
Search a Database. On the following screen, click
on the cartwheel labeled Iter Bibliography. A search
field will appear on the third screen. From there you may select
an Advanced Search from the top right menu bar. ITER is a bibliography
of articles and books including literature pertaining to the Middle
Ages and Renaissance (400-1700).
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.
Medieval
History Resources 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
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