[Arizona-students] ASU Data Bases?

[Arielle Silverman]

Hello Allison and list,

    I think that ASU updated its library site, which might explain some of 
the difficulty. It sounds like you have already done the hardest part, which 
is finding the database that you want. I have had similar problems with 
getting the "Search" box to pop up. Some databases are unpredictable and the 
search box only sometimes appears. Academic Search Premier is a particularly 
consistent and accessible database, and it has a lot of full-text articles. 
I'd recommend starting with that. (There is a direct link to the Academic 
Search Premier after you click the "Articles" link on the main library 
page).

    Another tip with databases: Often you have to click the link with the 
name of the database twice before the database actually loads. It's one of 
those things that isn't obvious from looking at the page. So if you can't 
find a search box, try finding a link with the title of the database.

    Finally, I often bypass databases altogether and instead search by 
journal. If you know what journal the article is in, you can find out if the 
journal is available in E-text through the "Journals" link (from the main 
page). Even if you don't know the journal title, it is possible to search 
for a journal by subject.

    Hope this helps, and others with experience with the ASU library site, 
please share your experiences.

Arielle
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allison Hilliker" <allison.hilliker at asu.edu>
To: "AABS List" <arizona-students at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 6:04 PM
Subject: [Arizona-students] ASU Data Bases?


> Hi,
>
> Got a question for the ASU students on this list.  Anyone have any tips 
> for
> navigating the ASU library's online data base system with JAWS?  I need to
> use 'em for about three research projects this semester and am having 
> little
> luck.  I think the sites are probably accessible, just cluttered and
> confusing.
>
> There are certain data bases I get to and can't find the search page.  Or
> maybe it's the search field or link or something.  I don't know.  Some 
> don't
> give me problems, but there are quite a few that do.  ERIC is one of them
> that does give me difficulty, but there are others.  That is just the one
> that first came to my mind as I write this.
>
> Also, if you personally don't know much about the data base system, is 
> there
> anyone you could forward this to that does?  According to my DSS director,
> there are no other JAWS users on West's campus.  So I thought I'd connect
> with some of you guys for tips.
>
> All info is appreciated.
>
> Thanks everyone.
>
> Allison
>
> "The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize 
> the
> strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power."
> --Toni Morrison--
>
>
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