Last updated: 7/17/07
User Guides Database Guides

Database Guides are short handouts which explain the basic features of some of the University Libraries’ reference databases and other electronic resources. Please feel free to contact the Reference Desk for any additional assistance.

  ABC-CLIO User Guide (8/06)

[America History and Life; Historical Abstracts]

  Cambridge Scientific Abstracts User Guide (7/06)

[Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts; Communication Abstracts; EconLit; ERIC; GeoRef; International Pharmaceutical Abstracts; Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts; MLA Bibliography; Oceanic Abstracts; PAIS; Philosopher’s Index; Physical Education Index; Pollution Abstracts; PsycINFO; Social Services Abstracts; and Sociological Abstracts]

  Cochrane Library (Wiley InterScience) User Guide (3/05)

  Compendex (Engineering Village 2) User Guide (7/05)

  Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Digital Dissertations) (8/03)

  EBSCOhost Databases User Guide (8/06)

[Academic Search Premier; CINAHL; Pre-CINAHL; EBSCO Animals; Film & Television Literature Index; Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia; Inspec; Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts; NoveList; Primary Search; Textile Technology Index; and Women’s Studies International. Also available via Providence Public Library: Auto Repair Reference Center and Newspaper Source.]

  FirstSearch Databases User Guide (8/06)

[Alternative Press Index; ArticleFirst; ERIC; GPO Monthly Catalog; MEDLINE; PapersFirst; ProceedingsFirst; WorldCat]

  InfoTrac (Gale Group) User Guide (7/01)

[Providence Public Library and CLAN databases]

  LexisNexis Academic – News User Guide (1/03)

  LexisNexis Academic – Law User Guide (7/06)

  LexisNexis Congressional (5/07)

  MathSciNet User Guide (7/07)

  Mergent Online (5/03)

  Project Muse User Guide (9/04)

  ProQuest Databases User Guide (7/05)

[ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry, National Newspapers, Providence Journal-Bulletin]

  PubMed User Guide (8/03)

  ReferenceUSA — Business (6/03)

  ReferenceUSA — Residential (6/03)

  SciFinder Scholar User Guide (4/02)

  Treaties and International Agreements Online (Oceana) (8/05)

  Web of Science (ISI) (6/05)

  WebSPIRS User Guide (8/04)

[Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS)]

  WilsonWeb Databases User Guide (7/06)

[Art Abstracts; Biological and Agricultural Index; and Readers’ Guide Retrospective.]