Accessing CSA databases
Conducting a search
Search Results
Editing searches
Truncation and Wildcards
Saving, printing and e-mailing records

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Databases that can be accessed from the Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) interface include:

Accessing CSA databases

From the Library’s Homepage at http:/www.utas.edu.au/library

• Click on Databases in the left-hand menu.
• Click on the alphabetical list for the first letter of the database you require.
• Opens the Advanced Search page.

Conducting a search

In the first row of the Advanced Search page

• In the left box enter your first search term or phrase.
  Variations of this term may be added to the other boxes in the first line. e.g. university or tertiary.
• In the last box select the area of the records you wish to be searched. e.g. author, title, or subject. Anywhere is the default.

In the second row of the Advanced Search page

• In the first box enter your second search term or phrase. eg. policy
  The and between the first and second lines means that both (university or tertiary) and policy must appear in the record.
• From the last box select the area of the records you wish to be searched.

Limits

• You can select a Date Range to be searched or use the default date range.
• You can Limit to Latest Update, Journal Articles only and/or English only.
• You can select a Record format from Short format, Full format, Full -omit refs or Custom format.

Click on the Search button

Search Results

A list of search Results is displayed with the number found in each of the selected database(s).

• Results may be viewed by PublicationTypes – Peer-Reviewed Journals, Books, Conference Papers, etc.
• There is sometimes a link to related Web Sites.
• Duplicate records are removed. The Show Duplicates link below the records will replace them.
• Some records may have a link to the Full Text of the article.

The Local Library link will search the University of Tasmania Library catalogue for the journal or book, etc.

Editing and combining searches

• The search boxes are located at the bottom of the search Results page where they may be edited.
• To Combine Searches click on the link at the bottom of the search Results page.
• Your Search History is shown on the Combine Searches page.

Truncation and Wildcards

Truncation – Use an asterisk (*) after a root word to find all the alternative endings for this word. (e.g. behav* would find behaviour, behavior, behavioural, etc.)

Wildcards – Use a question mark (?) to replace a character anywhere within a word. (e.g. wom?n will find woman and women.)

Saving, printing and e-mailing records

Mark the records that you want to save/print/e-mail by clicking in the box by the record number.

• Click on the Update Marked List link at the top of the page before opening the next search results page.
• Click on the Marked Records link at the top of the screen.
• Click on the Save, Print, Email link above the records.

To Save your records:

• Select which records are to be saved from either the Marked Records or from a number range.
• Select the Record format from either Short format, Full format, Full-omit refs or Custom format.
• Select the Document format from html, Text, RTF, or MS Word.
• Chose a Bibliographic style.

Select either

• Create – to create a bibliography.
• Email – Fill in your email address.
• Save – Select a File Format from PC, Mac, or Unix.
• Print – Select Print Preview and use your Browser’s Print command.

It is also possible to export records to EndNote. (See EndNote help notes)

For more help see the CSA online Help or ask a librarian.