Transcript Database-specific features

The BIDS IBSS Service
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Key Features
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Easy and Advanced searching options
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Options for limiting searches
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Use of subject & geographic keywords
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Obtaining full text articles
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Key features of IBSS
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IBSS extends back to 1951
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Over half a century of key research in the social sciences
Also covers related interdisciplinary subjects
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Over 2 million records in the database
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50% of records added since 1998 contain abstracts
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Links to full text available for articles in over 700 journals
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Easy Search Screen
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Search for words or phrases in the record title, keyword or abstract
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Search for authors or editors
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eg: KEYNES_JM or KEYNES_J* or KEYNES
Year range
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50% of articles added since 1998 contain a searchable abstract
searches can be limited to titles only
select from the pull-down boxes
default is current year plus the previous 3 years
Use ‘redisplay’ button to change results display format
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Choice is: Title only: Title, authors & source (default); Full record
Also use ‘redisplay’ for downloading options
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Advanced Search Screen
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Additional search options
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You may need to scroll down to see all the options
Journal Title or ISSN, Volume and Issue
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Search for the exact journal title or for a word or phrase in the journal title
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Corporate Author
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Book Details
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Keywords - Subject and Geographic
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Search for the exact title, a word or phrase in the title, or the ISBN
Keywords should be selected from the defined list
List obtained by selecting ‘Keywords’ prompt on search form
Searches may be limited by
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Date, Document, Language, Discipline
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Limiting Searches in IBSS
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Limit by date
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Limit by document type
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Choose Article, Book, Review or Chapter
Limit by language of publication
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Select a year range (default is current year plus previous 3)
Or choose material added to the database since a particular date
Select languages from list
Limit by discipline
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Anthropology
Economics
Political Science
Sociology
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IBSS Subject & Geographic Keywords List
• Use the alphabetical list of subject terms
to identify keywords to use in a search
• Full Keyword list obtained by selecting
Advanced Search screen, clicking on
‘Keywords’, and requesting the full list
• MT - major term
LT - larger term
ST - smaller term
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Searching by Subject & Geographic Keywords
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Identify keywords for your search from the keyword list
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Remember Larger Terms (LT) will find more results than
Major Terms (MT) or Smaller Terms (ST)
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Enter your keywords in the Subject & Geographic Keywords
box on the Advanced Search Screen
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eg: adopted children
Geographic keywords may also be entered
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These are typically country names or other major political or
geographical regions
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A Result from a Keywords Search
All hits include Adopted children in the SD field
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Access to Full Text Articles
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Immediate delivery of full text electronic articles from Ingenta and
other sources
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Availability indicated by
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Most articles are in PDF format
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link in results list
View PDF files using Acrobat Reader
Articles can be viewed on screen, printed or downloaded to disk
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Full text material available from wide range of different publishers
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Free access to full text if item is subscribed to
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Articles from non-subscribed journals may be purchased
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