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INFOTRAC
InfoTrac SearchBank contains five databases providing citations,
abstracts and full text for articles in the general interest,
business, health and academic fields.
AVAILABILITY
InfoTrac is available in two formats-- through a text-based interface
available at all the public and community college libraries in the
county and on the World Wide Wide Web. The information in both
formats is exactly the same, but the two formats look different and
have slightly different directions for searching. To access the
InfoTrac databases on the Web from outside one of the San Mateo
County libraries, you need a Peninsula Library System library card.
DATABASE SELECTION
InfoTrac has five databases to select from. Each are updated daily.
Click on any of the database titles listed below to see a complete
list of periodical coverage, including periodical titles, dates of
indexing and dates of full-text coverage.
Academic
ASAP 1994-current with access to backfile 1980-1993.
Use this database to find references to articles on current events
and on topics related to all academic subject areas.
General
Reference Center (Magazine Index) 1993-current with access to
backfile (1980-1993)
Use this general interest database to search magazines, reference
books, and newspapers for information on current events, popular
culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.
Health
Reference Center 1993-current
Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine,
Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety,
Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.
National
Newspaper Index 1994-current
Use this database to find citations and abstracts only to
newspaper articles in The Christian Science Monitor, The
Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street
Journal and The Washington Post. No full-text articles are
available in this database.
Business and
Company Profile ASAP 1994-current with access to backfile
1982-1993.
Use this database to find information on: Finance, Acquisitions and
Mergers, International Trade, Money Management, New Technologies and
Products, Local and Regional Business Trends, Investments and
Banking.
- SUBJECT GUIDE SEARCH: The subject search mode is
effective for basic searches for any subject.
- Directions
for Using the "Subject Guide" mode on the World Wide
Web
Directions for Using the "Subject Guide" mode in the text-based library interface
POWERTRAC: The PowerTrac mode lets you create complex search expressions for very precise searches and to search topics with multiple concepts. It also allows you to search by the name of a particular journal or date.
- Directions
for Using the "PowerTrac" mode on the World Wide Web
Directions for Using the "PowerTrac" mode in thetext-based library interface
- Directions
for Using the "Subject Guide" mode on the World Wide
Web
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last revised: 8-31-98 by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
These materials may be used for educational purposes if you inform and credit the author and cite the source as: LSCI 105 Computerized Research. All commercial rights are reserved. To contact the author, send comments or suggestions to: Eric Brenner at brenner@smcccd.cc.ca.us