Subscription
Databases
America's
Best Graduate Schools (full-text) Boolean searching
is not available on this site and some top rated graduate
programs are not included.
Atomic Learning (full-text)
Web-based software training for more than 100 applications students and educators use every day
College
Source Online (full-text) Click to the Advanced Search
where you can search by Criteria or do a Geographic search. Under
Criteria you can search by state, tuition, affiliation or degree
desired. The Geographic search allows you to find programs in states
or close to any city in the U.S. Unfortunately, the library staff
has found many inaccuracies in this product, so investigate all
claims thoroughly.
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.
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.
If
you need to find an image, use Search External Image Links.
This option will take you away from the Grove site to sites that
are maintained by art museums around the world. For this reason,
the image links from Grove may not always take you directly to the
image you want. Often, Image Links will take you
to the home page of the museum that owns the painting and you will
have to search that museum's site for the image you want.
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.
LRC:
Literature Resource Center (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 Literature Resource Center. Enter an author's
name in the search box and click, Search. Writers who have been
published for
the first time in the past three years may not be in this database.
Authors By Type allows you to select an author according
to Ethnicity, Genre, Literary Movement, Nationality or Theme.
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.
Opposing
Viewpoints (full-text) Clicking here will take you
to the homepage of our Gale datbases. Scroll down until you find
Opposing Viewpoints. You can do an Advanced
Search. Notice that your results are divided by tabs
labeled "Viewpoints," "Reference," "Statistics,"
"Magazines & Newspapers," "Images," "Primary
Documents," "Web Sites," and "SRC Search."
Not all searches will bring up results under every one of these
catagories.
Oxford
English Dictionary (full-text) Enter
your word in the search box on the home screen. Select a word from
the results screen. On the next screen note related and similar
words displayed in the left margin. Buttons at the top of the definition
link to etymology, quotations and data chart.
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.
World
Almanac (full-text) - From First Search. The link on
the left will take you to the generic FirstSearch search screen.
Scroll down the pull-down menu labeled, "--Select a Topic or
Database--" and set it to WorldAlmanac. This
database offers full-text from Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia,
The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac
of the U.S.A., The World Almanac of U.S. Politics and
The World Almanac for Kids.
Indexes:
Books
In Print (citation only) - Allows you to search by
author, keyword, ISBN or title exact. You may also search In
Print, Out of Print or Forthcoming.
You can limit to audio or video formats or browse by general subject.
You can also sign up for an Alert Service here.
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:  .
Ulrich's
Periodicals Directory (citation only) - Use the Advanced
Search feature to make use of the extensive options offered by this
database. Individuals can register for Ulrich's Alert Service.
Reference
Books in the Sweet Briar College Library
To find Reference books on your topic, connect to LION
and use the Subject Keyword search field. When you find a book on
your topic note the letters and the first string of numbers in the
call number. Then go to the Reference room and look for items with
a similar call number. Libraries do not send Reference materials
through Interlibrary Loan, therefore no ILL request for Reference
materials will be accepted..
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.
Reference
Desk 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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