Subscription
Databases
CIAO:
Columbia International Affairs Online - The major drawback
about this database is that you cannot do phrase searches.
All searches are Boolean AND searchs. The search box is not easy
to see either. It is located in the far right column, below the
inscrutable graphic.
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.
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.
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 Company Profiles (full-text) - Find top officers, annual revenue and other facts about international companies.
Lexis-Nexis Country Profiles (full-text) - Research business opportunities, economic and political news in foreign countries.
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 not know how
to do a Boolean search, see Search
Techniques.
Oxford
Language Dictionaries (full-text) Automatic translations, useful phrases, know more about the Spanish language, calendar of events and holidays and a list of the Spanish speaking countries around the world.
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.
Indexes:
FirstSearch: Alternative Press Index (citation only) - Search by keyword, author or title. Advanced Search is available on the menu bar if you need to search 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: 
FirstSearch: Alternative Press Index Archive (citation only) - Search by keyword, author or title. Advanced Search is available on the menu bar if you need to search 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:
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.
Spanish News
and Reference 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
Briar College Library. Revised 2/08. |
