Informit databases
Accessing Informit databases 
Conducting a search
Truncation and Wildcards
Search results
Combining searches
Saving, printing and e-mailing records

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Informit databases

Databases that can be accessed from the Informit interface include:

There are over 80 other databases with Australian content. They can be accessed by clicking on the "Databases" link at the top right of any search or results page and are listed by product, subject or alphabetically.

Accessing Informit 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 Guided Search page. (The recommended search method)

The Guided Search Page

Conducting a search

In the first row of the Guided Search page

• In the left box enter your first search term or phrase. e.g. university
• In the right box select the area of the records you wish to be searched.
  e.g. author, title, or subject - any field is the default.

In the second row

• In the left box enter your second search term or phrase. e.g. tertiary
  The OR between the first and second lines means that either university or tertiary must appear in the record.

In the third row

• In the left box enter your third search term or phrase. e.g. policy
  The AND between the second and third lines means that both (university or tertiary) and policy must appear in the record.

Limits

• You can limit to Full Text Records Only, where available.
• You can select a Publication Year(s) to be searched or use the default, the widest date range.

Click on the Search button

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.)

NB. The Informit Search Quick Tips, which appear on the first search page, suggest further searching strategies.

Search Results

A list of search results is displayed.

• Click on the More Detail link to open the full record of an article.
• Some records may have a link to the Full Text PDF version of the article.

Combining searches

• Click on View Search History tab above the records list
• To combine searches click in the box by the Search Set number
• Select an action from the list on the right side of the page.

Saving, printing and emailing records

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

• Click on the View Marked Records tab above the records list
• Click on the Save, Print or Email buttons at the top right of the list.

To Save or Print your records:

• Select which records are to be saved from a number range.
• Select the field label style from Short Labels, Long Labels or No Labels.
• Select the Record format from either Brief, Brief and Abstract, Citation and Abstract or Complete Record.
• Select the Document format from html, Text, RTF, or MS Word.

To Email - Fill in your email address.

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