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.
Communication and Mass Media Complete (EBSCO) (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.
ERIC
/ U.S. Dept. of Education (some full-text) Just
use the search box on the home screen - ignore the area that says
"Login." Each entry on your seach results screen has a
line on the right that says, "Full-text:" A PDF icon will
appear next to full-text along with the words "View full-text"
if that item has full-text available. Advanced searching will allow
you to customize your search according to publication type and publication
date. Also, the Advanced Search will allow you to limit your searches
to full-text results only. ERIC numbers that begin with
EJ can be ordered through Interlibrary
Loan if they are not available in LION
or Journal Finder.
Sweet Briar College owns ERIC ED numbers ED174744 - ED447248 on
microfiche. If you need any of these ED numbered
documents, simply fill out a Wick
request and they will be brought to the front desk
of the library for you. If you need ERIC ED documents ED447249 or
higher, you may be able to access them through this web site or
we may have them in LION.
If neither of these options works, you can borrow them via Interlibrary
Loan.
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.
On the search results screen, there is no longer any way to move batches of citations to RefWorks unless you Register for MyJSTOR and log in to that service. You can move citation one at a time into RefWorks, however.
Click on the title of the article to view the first page. To Print, click on the PDF button. It will be the bottom button under three others labeled "Save citation," "Export this citation," and "Article Information." All four are located below the grey bar grey, on the center right of the screen. A pop-up window will load your PDF. Click the printer icon closest to the document - located to the right of the floppy disc icon.
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
University Press (mostly full-text) - On the first screen of
OUP, find the magnifying glass icon in the beige toolbar at the
top of the screen and click there. This will take you to an advanced
search screen. After you do a search, and select an article from
your search results screen, you may have problems getting back
to your list of search results in OUP. If you get the message, "Warning:
Page has Expired," just click on the reload button at the top of
your browser window. The system may give you a pop-up box that says,
"The page cannot be re-freshed without re-sending the information
. Retry OR Cancel." Select Retry. This should restore your search
results screen.
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:  .
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.
Writing 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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