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Truncation: A symbol at the end of a word to retrieve all variations. For example diet$ searches for diet, diets, dietary and dietition. Each database uses its own truncation symbol. Some databases automatically truncate.
Proximity searching: Allows you to specify where your search terms will appear in relation to each other. The closer your search terms appear to each other, the closer the relationship of those terms.
For example pain w/10 morphine will search for the words pain and morphine within "10" words of each other. This command varies with each database.
When determing the value of the number consider:
- Use w/3 to find terms in the same phrase
- Use w/10 to find terms in the same sentence
- Use w/50 to find terms in the same paragraph
Email alerts: Set up email alerts to notify you when new material is added to a database which matches your profile.
EndNote: EndNote is a software program that allows you to organise references in an EndNote library and link these references to your Word document.
Thesaurus: A thesaurus provides a list of prefered words and/or phrases which you can use to improve your search and retrieve more relevant results. The thesaurus lists spelling variations, synonyms, broader, narrower and related terms. The thesaurus can also be called a subject headings or controlled vocabulary list.
ACM Digital Library
| Truncation - * | Fulltext |
| Phrase search - e.g. "prehistoric art" | 3 users |
| Unable to mark fulltext for email. Each article must be saved to the desktop, then emailed | Ask a question |
ADT - Australian Digital Theses
| Truncation - auto-stemming | Fulltext |
| Phrase search - e.g. "carbon dioxide" | Ask a question |
Agricola
| Truncation - ? | Ask a question |
| Phrase search - "manure management" | - |
| EndNote filter available from the web site | - |
American Chemical Society (ACS)
| Truncation - automatic | Fulltext |
| Phrase search - e.g. "diffusion feedback" | Email alerts |
| Unable to mark fulltext for email. Each article must be saved to the desktop, then emailed | Ask a question |
| EndNote - direct export available | - |
Annual Reviews
| Truncation - * , auto-stemming | Fulltext |
| Phrase search - e.g. "gene target" | Email alerts |
| Unable to mark fulltext for email. Each article must be saved to the desktop, then emailed | Re-run saved searches |
| EndNote - direct export available | Ask a question |
AustEdOnline
| Truncation - * | Ask a question |
| Phrase search - automatic | - |
| Proximity search - e.g. mathematics w/5 teaching | - |
| Unable to mark records | - |
AustLII
| Truncation - * | Fulltext |
| Phrase search - automatic | Ask a question |
AustLit
| Truncation - * | Preferred browser - IE 4, Netscape 5 and above |
| Phrase search - automatic | 1 user |
| Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT - must be capitalised | Email alerts |
| - | Ask a question |
Australian Bureau of Statistics
| Phrase search - "finance sector" | Fulltext |
| Help on ABS website | |
| Citing ABS sources | Ask a question |
Australian Standards
See SAI Global
Australian Medicines Handbook
| Autostemming, forward and backward- steroid finds steroids and corticosteroid | Fulltext |
| Phrase search automatic | |
| Does not support Boolean searching | Ask a question |
Biomed Central
| Truncation - * | Fulltext |
| Phrase search - e.g. "red blood cell", or select "exact phrase" from the drop down menu | Registration required - free |
| - | Re-run saved searches |
| - | Email alerts |
| - | Ask a question |
BMJ Best Practice
Truncation - *
RSS and email alerts
Phrase search - e.g. "myocardial infarction"
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Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT - must be capitalised
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Proximity search - e.g. "breast tumour"~5
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British Education Index
Truncation - $
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Phrase search - e.g. "lifelong learning"
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Proximity search - e.g. teacher near5 shortage
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Business Monitor Online
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Email alerts
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Business Who's Who of Australia
Truncation - *
Password required
Phrase search - automatic
1 user
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Cambridge Journals Online
Truncation - *
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "gene target"
Email alerts
Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT - must be capitalised
Re-run saved searches
Unable to mark fulltext for email. Each article must be saved to the desktop, then emailed
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CCH
Truncation - *
Preferred browser - IE
Phrase search - "unfair dismissal"
Only "Active Subscriptions" fulltext
Click "Print Mode" > tag the document to print > click "Print to PDF"
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Tutorials, product tours etc. provided by publisher
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Searching
The opening screen displays all libraries. Only libraries listed under "Active Subscriptions" can be searched. Each library can contain a number of books. Searching can be across the entire library or within one book.
- Click on the name of a library, then specific book if required > type in search terms > click Go
- The number of times your search term appears is displayed in red. Click on a book title to view the Table of Contents > click on the plus sign to expand the subheadings > click on a heading at any time to view the text
Cengage (GaleInfoTrac)
Computer Database, Expanded Academic ASAP, Health Reference Centre
Truncation - *
Partial fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "information technology"
Computer database - 10 users
Health Reference - 10 users
Times Digital Archive - 1 user
Articles in PDF format must be saved to the desktop, then emailed
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To reformat a document for printing, select "Print" from the left hand side bar
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EndNote filter and save format
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Tutorials, product tours etc. provided by publisher
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Search using subject headings
Click on Subject Guide to browse / identify subject headings and subheadings
Chemical Abstracts / SciFinder Scholar
Enter search query as a sentence or phrase. Understands regular English phrasing
Available as web browser software or using client software
Fulltext links are not necessarily to titles subscribed to by the University
4 users - two for each platform
EndNote - save as Tagged Format [*.txt ], use the SciFinder [CAS] filter
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Tutorials, product tours etc. provded by publisher Need the correct java for the web version.
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CIAO
Truncation - *
Fulltext
Phrase search - select from the drop down menu
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Cochrane databases (Ovid)
Truncation - $
Partial fulltext
Phrase search - automatic
Re-run saved searches
Proximity search - e.g. animal adj5 behaviour
Email alerts
EndNote filter and save format
3 users
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Cochrane Library (Wiley)
Truncation - *
Partial fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "mental health treatment"
Re-run saved searches
Proximity search - e.g. antidepressant NEAR/10 narcolepsy
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EndNote filter and save format
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CRCnetBASE
CHEMnetBASE, ENVIROnetBASE,
Truncation - *
Fulltext
Phrase search - automatic
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Proximity search - e.g. water w/4 filter
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Tutorials, product tours etc. provided by publisher - CHEMnetBASE
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CSA
(Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
Aluminum Industry Abstracts, Ceramic Abstracts, Copper Data Centre, Corrosion Abstracts, Engineered Material, Materials Business File, Materials Research, Metadex, MLA International Bibliography, Nursing and Health Sciences, Psychology, Sociological Abstracts, Weldasearch, World Ceramics Abstracts
Truncation - *
Partial fulltext
Phrase search - "water pollution"
Email alerts
Proximity search - e.g. carbon within 3 fiber
Re-run saved searches
EndNote filter and save format
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CSIRO
Truncation - *
Partial fulltext
Unable to mark fulltext for email. Each article must be saved to the desktop, then emailed
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Current Index to Statistics
Truncation - %
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Phrase search - automatic
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EndNote - select "Refer" output format, save the results from your browser as a .txt file, use the EndNote Import filter
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Duke University Press Journals Online
Truncation - * Also uses automatic stemming
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "signal transduction"
Email alerts
Possible to download into Endnote
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EBSCO
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Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "hedge funds"
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Proximity search - e.g. private N3 equity
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EndNote - direct export available
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Tutorials, product tours etc. provided by publisher
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Ed/ITLid Digital Library
Truncation - *
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "distance learning"
Email alerts
Proximity search - e.g. math <SENTENCE> science, math <PARAGRAPH> science
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Unable to mark fulltext for email. Each article must be saved to the desktop, then emailed
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EndNote - direct export available
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Education-line
Truncation - $
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Phrase search - e.g. "higher education"
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Proximity search - e.g. learning near6 organisation
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Emerald
Truncation - * or check the truncation box
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "market research" or check the phrase box
Email alerts
Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT - must be capitalised
Re-run saved searches
EndNote filter and save format
Ask a question
Search using subject headings
Find a relevant article. Click on a term within the Keyword field
Engineering Village
Truncation - * comput* returns computer, computers, computerize, computerization
plus automatic stemming - management returns manage, managed, manager, managers, managing, management
Phrase search - "near field scanning"
Proximity search - e.g. water near5 pollution
EndNote filter and save format
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Tutorials, product tours etc. provided by publisher
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ERIC Education Resources Information Center
Truncation - *
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Phrase search - e.g. "higher education"
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eTG Complete
Truncation - Does not support truncation
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Does not support phrase searching
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Boolean searching- Uses AND by default supports OR
Factiva
Truncation - *
Preferred browser - IE
Phrase search - automatic
Fulltext
Proximity search - e.g. water near5 pollution
6 users
EndNote filter and save format
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Tutorials, product tours etc. provided by publisher (This is on the Proquest site)
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Searching
- Scanning daily news / publications
Select News Pages from the green toolbar > select a country or subject area from the menu > select a date and section from the menu OR
Select Search from the green toolbar > click on Source > type in source name in the Find a Source box > click on the triangle to add to the Free Text box > select a date range from the Date menu > click Run Search
- Searching a specific newspaper or journal
Select Search from the green toolbar > click on Source > type in the name of the publication > click once on the publication title > type search terms in the Free Text box > select from the available limiting options e.g. date, full article > click Run Search
- Searching across a range of publications
Select Search from the green toolbar > click on Source > Select a source category from the menu > click on the plus sign to expand the list of publications > click ONCE on a publication or publication category at any time to select it as a source to search > type search terms in the Free Text box > select from the available limiting options e.g. date, full article > click Run Search
- Image searching
DO NOT select a source. Type in your search terms in the Free Text box > select the Pictures tab
Displaying results
- Click Frames on the right side of the screen to display search results in the left frame and selected article in the right frame
FIRSTConsult
Truncation- None (not supported)
Fulltext
Natural language, no Boolean operators, auto synonym search
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FirstSearch
Restricted to academic staff and postgraduate students. Article First, Eco, World Cat
Truncation - *
Password required
Phrase search - e.g. "higher education"
Partial fulltext
Proximity search - e.g. water n5 pollution
Email alerts
EndNote filter and save format
Re-run saved searches
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Grove
Grove Art, Grove Music
Truncation - *
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "gold medal"
Grove Art - 3 users
Grove Music - 3 users
~ preceeding a search term matches words that sound alike - e.g. ~mikelanjelo will find Michelangelo
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Hein
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Preferred browser - IE
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Fulltext
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Tutorials, product tours etc. provided by publisher - and YouTube presentation site
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HighWire Press
Truncation - *
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "human disease" , or select the phrase radio button
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IEEE Xplore
Truncation - *, auto-stemming
Fulltext
Phrase search - automatic
15 users
Unable to mark fulltext for email. Each article must be saved to the desktop, then emailed
Email alerts
EndNote - direct import available. Each article must be imported seperately.
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Tutorials product tours etc. provided by publisher
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Search using subject headings
Find a relevant article. Click on a term within the Index Terms field
Informaworld
Truncation - * Can also check "stemming" box in advanced search
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "gene therapy"
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Tutorials product tours etc. provided by publisher
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INFORMIT
A+ Education, Account, AGIS plus, AHB, APAFT, ATSIhealth, DELTAA, , ENDANGER, ENGINE, EVA, Health Collection, Humanities and Social Sciences Collection, MAIS,
Truncation - *
Partial fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "information technology"
Unlimited users
Proximity search - e.g. water %5 pollution
Re-run saved searches
EndNote filter and save format
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Tutorials product tours etc. provided by publisher
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Targeting databases for your topic
Select Databases from the top of any Informit database screen > select Find Databases > enter a keyword > Search
Select one or more databases that provide the most matching records > click Start Searching
Search multiple databases
Select Databases from the top of any Informit database screen > select one or more databases > click Start Searching
Search using subject headings
Consult each database thesaurus as subject headings may vary. Do not use subject searches when searching across multiple databases.
Select Thesaurus tab at the top of the screen > type in a term > click Search Thesaurus OR Click a letter in the Browse Subject Terms box
Ingenta Connect
Truncation - *
Partial fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "feminist theory"
Email alerts
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Re-run saved searches
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JCR (Journal Citation Reports)
JSTOR
Truncation - ?. Use 3 question marks to replace up to 7 characters e.g. bird???
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "feminist theory"
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Proximity search - e.g. "marine pollution"~10
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Unable to mark fulltext for email. Each article must be saved to the desktop, then emailed
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EndNote filter and save format
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Tutorials product tours etc. provided by publisher
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LawLex
Truncation - *
Phrase search - e.g. "beyond reasonable doubt"
Fulltext
Unable to mark fulltext for email. Each article must be saved to the desktop, then emailed
Email alerts - legislation
Printing and saving varies between jurisdictions
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Simulated searches:
- Finding an Act by title
- Finding an Act by subject
- Finding currency and amendments of an Act
- Finding 2nd Reading Speeches in Hansard
Legal Online
Truncation - *
Recommended browser - IE
Phrase search - e.g. "beyond reasonable doubt"
Fulltext
Proximity search - e.g. "resource acquisition"@5
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Unable to email search results
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Simulated searches:
Lexis.com
Truncation - !
Preferred browser - IE
Phrase search - automatic
Fulltext
Proximity search - e.g.
- murder w/5 provocation
- internet w/p copyright (looks for the words in the same paragraph)
- atleast10(prenuptial agreements) Note: Must have no spaces (looks for documents in which the terms appear 10 times)
Email alerts
Click on Focus to modify a search
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Selecting a Source
To search Lexis a "Source" must be identified first.
To select a source for:
- American journal articles
Select Legal>Secondary Legal>Law Reviews & Journals > US Law Reviews and Journals, Combined
- Law resources by country e.g. Australia
Select Legal>Legal (excluding U.S.)>Australia
Searching by segments
Lexis allows you to restrict your search to "segments" or particular parts of a document. Common segments in a case include name, judge, court and headnotes. Common segments in a journal article include author, publication and title.
- To restrict your search to a segment, use the "Restrict by Segment" drop down menu > type in your search term > click Add > Search
- Alternatively type in the name of the segment followed by your search term in brackets - e.g name(mabo), author(frazer)
LexisNexis AU
Truncation - !
Recommended browser - IE
Phrase search - automatic
Fulltext
Proximity search - e.g.
- murder w/5 provocation
- internet w/p copyright (looks for the words in the same paragraph)
- atleast10(prenuptial agreements) Note: Must have no spaces (looks for documents in which the terms appear 10 times)
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LexisNexis AU offers a range of search options. Each is designed to search a particular type of content.
Common Tasks search
Select a task from the Common Tasks menu > type in a document name > click Go
Quick Sources search
Click on an individual source > type in your search terms > click Search
Tab search
Select from the red tabs > type in your search terms > click Search
Libraries Australia
Truncation - *
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Phrase search - select "as a phrase" from the menu
2 users
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McGraw-Hill
Access Medicine, Access Pharmacy, Harrison's Online
Truncation - not supported suggest enable autoselect
Fulltext
Phrase search - automatic
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Search engine finds similar terms that match the concept
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MathSciNet
Truncation - *
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Phrase search - e.g. "invertible matrix"
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Proximity search - e.g. module adj3 differential
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MDConsult
Truncation - * auto synonyms search
Fulltext
Phrase search- Use quotation marks (“) to locate exact phrase
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MIMs Online
Unable to mark records. Each records must be printed separately
Fulltext
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NBER Working Papers
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New York Review of Books
Does not support truncation
Fulltext
Does not support phrase searching
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NSW Legislation
Truncation - ?
Fulltext
Phrase search - automatic
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Proximity search - e.g. right %3 appeal
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Onesource Global Business Browser
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Fulltext
Phrase search - automatic
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Tutorials product tours etc. provided by publisher: Login to OneSource then from the Support menu, select Online tutorials
OVID
ACP Journal, Biological Abstracts, Biosis Previews, Cinahl, EBM Reviews, Econlit, ERIC, Georef, Inspec, LWW 100, Medline, Philosophers Index, PsycArticles, PsycInfo, Wilsons Art Index
Truncation - $
Partial fulltext
Phrase search - automatic
Email alerts
Proximity search - e.g. animal adj5 behaviour
Re-run saved searches
EndNote filter and save format
Individual databases have specific limits
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Tutorials product tours etc. provided by publisher
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Select Change Database to re-run your search terms in another OVID database
Search using subject headings
Type in your search term. Click the Map Term to Subject Heading box
Focus will retrieve documents in which the subject heading is the main focus
Explode will retrieve records containing your term and more specific terms
Oxford Journals
Truncation - *, auto-stemming
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "market research" or check the phrase box
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Articles in PDF format must be saved to the desktop, then emailed
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Endnote - direct export available
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Tutorials product tours etc. provided by publisher
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Physical Review Online Archive
Truncation - *
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "chaos theory"
Email alerts
Proximity search - e.g. optical <NEAR/3> systems
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EndNote - direct export available
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Popline
Truncation - *
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Project Muse
Truncation - *
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "paradise lost"
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Articles in PDF format must be saved to the desktop, then emailed
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EndNote filter and save format
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Proquest Central
ABI/Inform Global, Dissertation Abstracts, Proquest ANZ Newsstand, Proquest Research Library
Truncation - *
Partial fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "management strategy"
Email alerts
Proximity search - e.g. marine w/5 pollution, select "WITHIN 3" from the menu
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EndNote filter and save format
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Tutorials, product tours etc. provided by publisher (This includes Factiva)
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Search using subject headings
Click on Browse Topics > click Thesaurus > type in your term > click Find Term
Limiting by article type
Click on More Search Options > from the Document Type menu select an article type
To exclude a publication type select AND NOT from the menu next to Document Type.This is useful to exclude Book Reviews.
PubMed
Truncation - *
Partial fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "health planning"
Email alerts
EndNote filter and save format
Re-run saved searches
Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT - must be capitalised
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To limit to fulltext type in your search adding AND free full text [sb] - e.g. insulin AND diabetes AND free full text [sb]
Royal Society of Chemistry
Truncation - *, auto stemming
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "fuel cell"
Email alerts
Author search, use Boolean and between given and family name e.g. Alan and Jones
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SAGE Journals Online
Truncation -*
Fulltext
Phrase searching - automatic
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Endnote - direct export available
Email alerts
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SAI Global
Phrase search - automatic
Fulltext
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2 users to access fulltext
Unlimited users to search the database
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StandardsWatch - Email alerts
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ScienceDirect
Truncation -*
Fulltext
Phrase search - "water pollution"
Email alerts
Proximity search - e.g. water w/5 pollution
Re-run saved searches
Articles in PDF format must be saved to the desktop, then emailed
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EndNote filter and save format
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EndNote filter and save format
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SourceOECD
Truncation - * or select truncated box in advanced search
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "economic development" or select exact phrase box in advanced search
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SpringerLink
Lecture notes in computer science
Truncation - *
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "fuzzy logic", select 'Exact' phrase from the dropdown menu
Email alerts
Proximity search - e.g. human near geography
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Articles in PDF format must be saved to the desktop, then emailed
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Ulrichs International
Truncation - *
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Is the journal Peer Reviewed?
Look for a Refereed icon on the Search Results page
Click on the journal title, check the Refereed field
Is the journal Academic / Scholarly?
Click on the journal title, check the Document Type field
Which database indexes the journal?
Click on the journal title, click on the Abstracting / Indexing tab
Web of Knowledge
Current Contents Connect, ISI Proceedings, Web of Science (keyword search)
Truncation - *
Email alerts
Phrase search - "gene target"
Re-run saved searches
Proximity search - e.g. gene same target
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EndNote filter and save format
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Tutorials, product tours etc. provided by publisher
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Download PDF guide for Web of Science - Citation Index
Westlaw
Truncation - !
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "beyond reasonable doubt"
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Proximity search - e.g.
- design /s defect (looks for the words in the same sentence)
- hearsay /p utterance (looks for the words in the same paragraph)
- provocation w/5 murder
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Wiley Interscience
Truncation - *
Fulltext
Phrase search - e.g. "gene therapy"
Email alerts
Proximity search - e.g. cancer near/5 prostate
Re-run saved searches
Articles in PDF format must be saved to the desktop, then emailed
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WorldCat
Truncation - ?
Free site
Phrase search - automatic
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Content by: Electronic Services Librarian
Last reviewed: 18 November, 2009
Follow Me Printing
Everyone hates to queue. With this in mind, we have introduced Follow Me Printing. You can choose any free printer/copier in the Library or a printer in the Student Central labs to release your print job.
How does it work?
Health Reference - 10 users
Times Digital Archive - 1 user
Click on Subject Guide to browse / identify subject headings and subheadings
Find a relevant article. Click on a term within the Keyword field
plus automatic stemming - management returns manage, managed, manager, managers, managing, management
Select News Pages from the green toolbar > select a country or subject area from the menu > select a date and section from the menu OR
Select Search from the green toolbar > click on Source > type in source name in the Find a Source box > click on the triangle to add to the Free Text box > select a date range from the Date menu > click Run Search
Select Search from the green toolbar > click on Source > type in the name of the publication > click once on the publication title > type search terms in the Free Text box > select from the available limiting options e.g. date, full article > click Run Search
Select Search from the green toolbar > click on Source > Select a source category from the menu > click on the plus sign to expand the list of publications > click ONCE on a publication or publication category at any time to select it as a source to search > type search terms in the Free Text box > select from the available limiting options e.g. date, full article > click Run Search
DO NOT select a source. Type in your search terms in the Free Text box > select the Pictures tab
Grove Art - 3 users
Grove Music - 3 users
Find a relevant article. Click on a term within the Index Terms field
Select Databases from the top of any Informit database screen > select Find Databases > enter a keyword > Search
Select one or more databases that provide the most matching records > click Start Searching
Select Databases from the top of any Informit database screen > select one or more databases > click Start Searching
Consult each database thesaurus as subject headings may vary. Do not use subject searches when searching across multiple databases.
Select Thesaurus tab at the top of the screen > type in a term > click Search Thesaurus OR Click a letter in the Browse Subject Terms box
Proximity search - e.g.
- murder w/5 provocation
- internet w/p copyright (looks for the words in the same paragraph)
- atleast10(prenuptial agreements) Note: Must have no spaces (looks for documents in which the terms appear 10 times)
To search Lexis a "Source" must be identified first.
To select a source for:
Select Legal>Secondary Legal>Law Reviews & Journals > US Law Reviews and Journals, Combined
Select Legal>Legal (excluding U.S.)>Australia
Lexis allows you to restrict your search to "segments" or particular parts of a document. Common segments in a case include name, judge, court and headnotes. Common segments in a journal article include author, publication and title.
Proximity search - e.g.
- murder w/5 provocation
- internet w/p copyright (looks for the words in the same paragraph)
- atleast10(prenuptial agreements) Note: Must have no spaces (looks for documents in which the terms appear 10 times)
Select a task from the Common Tasks menu > type in a document name > click Go
Click on an individual source > type in your search terms > click Search
Select from the red tabs > type in your search terms > click Search
Type in your search term. Click the Map Term to Subject Heading box
Focus will retrieve documents in which the subject heading is the main focus
Explode will retrieve records containing your term and more specific terms
Click on Browse Topics > click Thesaurus > type in your term > click Find Term
Click on More Search Options > from the Document Type menu select an article type
To exclude a publication type select AND NOT from the menu next to Document Type.This is useful to exclude Book Reviews.
Unlimited users to search the database
Look for a Refereed icon on the Search Results page
Click on the journal title, check the Refereed field
Click on the journal title, check the Document Type field
Click on the journal title, click on the Abstracting / Indexing tab
Proximity search - e.g.
- design /s defect (looks for the words in the same sentence)
- hearsay /p utterance (looks for the words in the same paragraph)
- provocation w/5 murder
Follow Me Printing
Everyone hates to queue. With this in mind, we have introduced Follow Me Printing. You can choose any free printer/copier in the Library or a printer in the Student Central labs to release your print job.
How does it work?