Most databases are available only to Stout students, faculty and staff due to licensing restrictions.
| Abbreviation | Title |
|---|---|
| ADJ | Adjacency |
| F/S | File/Save As (Windows) |
| IE | Internet Explorer |
| OE | Outlook Express |
| F/P | File/Print (Windows) |
| Database Name | Truncation Syntax | Boolean Syntax | Special Features of Current Database |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABI/Inform | See ProQuest. | ||
| Academic Search Elite | See EBSCO. | ||
| Academic | See Lexis Nexis. | ||
| ACS | * multi character | Auto AND bet words And Or Not | Uses stem variations for truncation, e.g. meet, met, meeting. Full
text chemistry journals. Can only search words in article title or author.
Can search all journals or select more than one title by holding down
the CTRL key and clicking on the title. Ranks citations
by relevance. Print F/P, HTML, PDF. Email available via OE. Can't mark records. Download IE-F/S. |
| Access Science | None | None | Search modes: Quick, Definition, More Search Options. Print: Print button at bottom of screen, then IE-F/P or F/S. No email or marking records. |
| Agricola | See FirstSearch. | ||
| Alt-Health Watch | See EBSCO. | ||
| Alternative Press Index | See FirstSearch. | ||
| America: History and Life | See EBSCO. | ||
| American Humanities Index | See EBSCO. | ||
| Applied Science and Technology FT | See WilsonWeb. | ||
| Art FT | See WilsonWeb. | ||
| Arts and Humanities Citation Index | See Web of Science. | ||
| Associations Unlimited | See GaleNet. | ||
| BadgerCat | See FirstSearch. | ||
| Bibliography of the History of Art | See FirstSearch. | ||
| BioDigest | See FirstSearch. | ||
| Biographies Plus | See WilsonWeb. | ||
| Biography and Genealogy Index | See GaleNet. | ||
| Biological Abstracts | See Web of Science. | ||
| Biological and Agricultural Index | See WilsonWeb. | ||
| Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic | See EBSCO. | ||
| BioOne | % multi character _ single character others see help |
with all words=and with any words=or exact phrase |
Sort by relevance or reverse chronological order. Able to select all
journals or selected titles using CTRL-left mouse click. Print/Download - IE-F/P or F/S. Email via OE. |
| BioOne (Cambridge Scientific) | See Health and Safety and Risk Abstracts. | ||
| Books in Print with Reviews | $ or * multi character $ w/in | And Or And Not | Quick or Advanced Search available. Browse by General Subject or Index
(Author, Title, etc.) Print or Download: IE-F/P or F/S. Internal email button. Can Mark Records. |
| Business and Industry | See FirstSearch. | ||
| Business Dateline | See FirstSearch. | ||
| Business FT | See WilsonWeb. | ||
| Business and Management | See FirstSearch. | ||
| Business Organizations | See FirstSearch. | ||
| Business Source Elite | See EBSCO. | ||
| Carl UnCover | See Ingenta. | ||
| Chicago Sun Times | See ProQuest. | ||
| CINAHL | See EBSCO. | ||
| Clase Periodical | See FirstSearch. | ||
| Clinical Pharmacology | See EBSCO. | ||
| Clinical Reference Systems | See EBSCO. | ||
| Compendex | See Engineering Village 2. | ||
| Contemporary Authors | See GaleNet. | ||
| Contemporary Womens Issues | See FirstSearch. | ||
| Corporate ResearchNet | See EBSCO. | ||
| CQ Researcher | Auto truncation Quotes to remove truncation | And Or Not Near/any number | Or is the default, use quotes for phrases. Searches are case sensitive.
Search by word, phrase, subject, date, bill number, committee name,
page number, byline. Subject browsing. Print IE-F/P. No email or marking records. Download IE-Paste/Copy. Download avail in Netscape. |
| Design and Applied Arts Index | See Health and Safety and Risk Abstracts. | ||
| Disclosure Reports | See Lexis Nexis. | ||
| Dissertation Abstracts | See FirstSearch. | ||
| EBSCO | * multi character ? 1 character | And Or Not Proximity | Databases: Academic Search Elite, MasterFile Premier,
ERIC, Business Source Elite, Corporate
ResourceNet, Regional Business News, Hospitality and Tourism
Complete, Family and Society Studies Worldwide, Health Source Consumer
Edition, Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic, CINAHL Plus
with Full Text, Clinical Reference Systems, Nursing and Allied Health
Collection: Basic, , Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition, Merriam-Webster
Medical Desk Dictionary, PsycArticles, PsycInfo, Mental Measurements
Yearbooks, Tests in Print, MAS Ultra-School Edition, Primary
Search, GreenFILE, Teacher Reference Center, Funk & Wagnalls
New World Ency, Middle Search Plus, MLA Bibiolography,
MLA Directory of Periodicals, Military and Government Collection, Ebsco
Animals, Alt-Health Watch, Medline, McClatchy-Tribune
Collection, Professional Development Collection, Newspaper Archives,
Newspaper Source, Kids Search, Searchasaurus. Student Research Center,
Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA),
America: History and Life. Limit by FT, Cover Story, Illus, University Library Titles, Magazine Title, Date Published, Peer Reviewed. Print/Email/Save Buttons-Display to Print or Save or Email. Browse subjects, Browse journals. ERIC search by Education Journal or Education Document. Can Mark Records. For more help see EBSCOHost Special Instructions |
| EBSCO Animals | See EBSCO. | ||
| Economic Literature | See FirstSearch. | ||
| Education FT | See WilsonWeb. | ||
| Educator's Reference Desk (formerly AskERIC) | N/A | And Or Not | Select: Publication Type [Type 052 for ED; 080 for EJ]. Retrieves
only 100, but can narrow by date [1996 or 1997] Print IE-F/P. Email via OE. Can't Mark Records. Download IE-F/S. |
| Emerald Library | *truncation | And Or Not | Html and PDF articles. |
| Engineering Village 2 (Compendex) | *truncation autostemming {} phrase searching | And Or Not | Select Compendex as the database. Limits: document
type, language, publication date. Search All Fields, Abstract/Title/Subject
Terms, Author, Author Affiliation, Title, Serial Title, Publisher. Print IE-F/P. No email. Can Mark Records. Download IE-F/S. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica | * truncation | Natural language, case sensitive. Print IE-F/P. Email OE. Can't Mark Records. Download IE-F/S. |
|
| ERIC | See EBSCO. | ||
| Essay and General Literaure Index | See FirstSearch. | ||
| Ethnic Newswatch | See ProQuest. | ||
| Family and Society Worldwide |
See EBSCO. | ||
| FirstSearch/WorldCat/ BadgerCat/Bibliography of the History of Art |
+ truncation | And Or Not W=with N=near ()=Nest | Databases: Agricola, Alternative Press Index, BadgerCat,
Bibliography of the History of Art, BioDigest, BusDateline, BusIndustry,
BusManagement, BusOrgs, Clase Periodica, CWI, Dissertations, EconLit,
GeoBase, GPO, Proceedings, Union Lists, World Almanac, WorldCat,
Worldscope. Full Text-Worldscope. Password - llc (must
be in lower case). Print IE-F/P, Internal-email button. Can Mark Records. Download IE-F/S. For more help see FirstSearch Special Instructions |
| Food Science and Technology Abs (FSTA) | See SilverPlatter Online. | ||
| Funk & Wagnalls New World Ency | See EBSCO. | ||
| GaleNet | * end of term ? 1 character ! multi characters | And Or Not " " phrase | Use help function in databases for more search options. Databases: Associations Unlimited, Biography and Genealogoy Index and Contemporary Authors. |
| GenderWatch | See ProQuest. | ||
| General Science FT | See WilsonWeb. | ||
| GeoBase | See FirstSearch. | ||
| GPO | See FirstSearch. | ||
| GreenFILE | See EBSCO. | ||
| Health and Safety and Risk Abstracts and Paperbase/PIRA | * truncation ?single character | And Or Not ()Nest Near | Select databases to search, BioOne, Design and Applied Arts Index,
Safety and Health Abstracts, Paperbase/PIRA, or Risk Abstracts.
Citations/Abstracts only. Click on Save/Print/Email button. Print or Download: IE-F/P or F/S. Internal email available. Can Mark Records. |
| Health Source | See EBSCO. | ||
| Hoover's Company Records | See ProQuest. | ||
| Hoover's Company Reports | See Lexis Nexis. | ||
| Hospitality and Tourism Index Complete | See EBSCO. | ||
| Humanities FT | See WilsonWeb. | ||
| Ingenta (formerly Carl UnCover) | * truncation | And Or Not | Click on Mark button under citation. Click on Marked List button in left column. Click on Display for Printing or Display for Download button. Print IE-F/P. Internal email. Download IE-F/S. |
| JStor | + plural words | Yes | Uses Acrobat reader. Click on JStor print button (left), select "Acrobat
Economy Print" then Acrobat Print Icon. No email, record marking, downloading. |
| Kids Search | See EBSCO. | ||
| leisuretourism | * | And (+, &) Or (,) Not (-) |
Formerly TourCD. Now available online. Two modes - Easy and Advanced searching. To initiate search must click on Search button. Mark records. Full text indicates Ingenta, but should check library holdings (full text/in-house lists). Print or Download: IE-F/P or F/S (must click in the frame to print). Internal Email button. |
| Lexis Nexis | ! truncation *wildcard | And Or And Not ()Nest | Database: Academic. |
| Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) | See EBSCO. | ||
| MagPortal | None | None | Does not recognize stemming of words (plurals). Searches by "quality"
formula. Print or Download: IE-F/P or F/S. No email. Can Mark Records. |
| MAS Ultra-School Edition | See EBSCO. | ||
| MasterFile Premier | See EBSCO. | ||
| MathSciNet | * truncation | And Or Not (in caps) | Optimum User Environment listed as Netscape 3.0 or higher. Will work
with other browsers, but there may be differences in displays. Have
to choose a mirror site at start of session-there are two in USA. Print IE-F/P. No email, can Copy/Paste to email. Can Mark Records. Download-Save button. |
| MClatchy-Tribune Collection | See EBSCO. | ||
| Medline | See EBSCO. | ||
| Mental Measurements Yearbook | See EBSCO. | ||
| Merriam-Webster Medical Desk Dictionary | See EBSCO. | ||
| Middle Search Plus | See EBSCO. | ||
| Military Library FullText | See EBSCO. | ||
| MLA Bibliograhy | See EBSCO. | ||
| MLA Directory of Periodicals | See EBSCO. | ||
| National Newspapers | See ProQuest. | ||
| Newsbank | ? single character * or ? multi character | And Or Not Adj Near With | Citations=relevancy or reviews chronologically. Browseable
in custom search. Print or Download-click on Text Only Display, then IE-F/P or F/S. Internal- email button. Can't Mark Records. |
| Newspaper Archives | See EBSCO. | ||
| Newspaper Source | See EBSCO. | ||
| Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Basic | See EBSCO. | ||
| Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive | See EBSCO. | ||
| OmniFile FT Mega | See WilsonWeb. | ||
| O*Net (WWW) | None | None | Search by occupational title, keyword or code. Can limit to occupational category. Print or Download: IE-F/P or F/S. No email or marking records. |
| Paperbase/PIRA | See Health and Safety and Risk Abstracts. | ||
| Physics Journals | * truncation | Yes | Same method of printing as JStor. Uses "quotes" for phrases.
No email, record marking, downloading. |
| Primary Search | See EBSCO. | ||
| Proceedings | See FirstSearch. | ||
| Professional Development Collection | See EBSCO. | ||
| Project Muse | * truncation | And Or Not Near | Basic and Advanced Search available. Articles in PDF.
Print IE-F/P in Acrobat Reader. No email, downloading or marking records. |
| ProQuest | * single character ?multi character, word root | And Or Not | Databases: ABI/Inform, Ethnic Newswatch, Genderwatch, Hoover's
Company Records, PQ Newspapers, National Newspapers, Chicago Sun-Times,
Star Tribune, Wisconsin Newsstand, . Removes stop words from search. Print/Download-click on "Print Article," "here," then IE-F/P or F/S. Internal-email button. For more help see ProQuest Special Instructions. |
| PsycInfo (EBSCO) | See EBSCO. | ||
| PubMed | * truncation | Y + field searching | Extensive help. Public version of Medline. Print or Download: IE-F/P or F/S. No email. Can Mark Records. |
| Readers Guide FT | See WilsonWeb. | ||
| Regional Business News | See EBSCO. | ||
| Science Online | * truncation | Use "quotes" for phrases. Print or Download: IE-F/P or F/S. Email use OE. Can Mark Records. |
|
| Science Citation Index | See Web of Science. | ||
| Science Direct Web Editions | ! Root words * multi character |
None | Browse individual issues. Basic and advanced methods. Uses PDF format. Print IE-F/P. No marking or emailing. |
| Searchasaurus | See EBSCO. | ||
| Social Science Citation Index | See Web of Science. | ||
| Social Science FT | See WilsonWeb. | ||
| Standard & Poor's Corporate Descriptions | See Lexis Nexis. | ||
| Star Tribune | See ProQuest. | ||
| Stat-USA | Word Variations | &=And |=Or @Adj AND NOT | Term weight operators for relevancy. Many document formats-most in
ASCII text, PDF, DOC, WP, ASCII delimited. Some tables difficult to
print use landscape. Phrase search with "quotes." Executable
for USDA export sales. Print IE-F/P, PDF, DOC. No email. Download IE-F/S. Can't Mark Records. |
| Student Research Center | See EBSCO. | ||
| Teacher Reference Center | See EBSCO. | ||
| Tests in Print | See EBSCO. | ||
| Union Lists | See FirstSearch. | ||
| Web of Science | *multi character ? 1 character ?? 2 characters,etc. | And Or Not Same () Nest ""for And, Or, Not, Same when not used as operators | Databases: Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Biological
Abstracts, Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index.
Includes cited references. Limit to 4 users. Easy search
or Full search to limit or do a Cited Reference Look-up. Links to Cited
References, Times Cited, and Related Records (that share at least one
cited reference). Print, Save, Export by first marking records. Click on marked list button. Select fields to include, then choose Print, Save or Email, then IE-F/P or F/S. Export to email. |
| WilsonWeb | *truncation ?wildcard | And Or Not In Near With | Databases: Applied Science FT, Art FT, Biographies Plus, Biological
and Agricultural Index, Business FT, Education FT, General Science FT,
Humanities FT, OmniFile FT Mega, Readers Guide FT, Social Sciences FT.
Can limit to article type: obituary, recipe, children's story;
limit to fields. Click on Print/Save/Email buttons, then Print or Download IE-F/P or F/S. Can Mark Records. |
| Wisconsin Newsstand | See ProQuest. | ||
| World Almanac | See FirstSearch. | ||
| WorldCat | See FirstSearch. | ||
| Worldscope | See FirstSearch. |
Last Updated: 04/07/2008 and Last Revised: 12/20/2001
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