Module 5:
Infotrac Searchbank
How to Access Infotrac
How to Search Infotrac

Contents:
Introduction
Module 1: How to Solve an Information Problem
Module 2: Search Techniques
Module 3: SD Library Network
Module 4: Proquest
Module 6: Lexis-Nexis
Module 7: OCLC Firstsearch
Module 8: 
Module 9: 
Module 10: 
Module 11: Internet Searching
Module 12: Evaluating Internet sources
Module 13: Scholarly vs. Popular
Module 14: Citing sources
Module 15: How to Get Material Not Available Online

Module 5: Infotrac Searchbank

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Infotrac is an information service that provides several databases. Most of the databases index magazine and journal articles and provide the full-text of many of the articles online.  Some additional kinds of material (for example, encyclopedia articles, company information) are added in some of the indexes.

Infotrac's eight databases are:

Expanded Academic ASAP  -- a general index (that is, it covers a wide range of topics) to articles that appear in scholarly journals that are likely to be read by undergraduates.

General Reference Center Gold  -- a general index (that is, it covers a wide range of topics) to articles that appear in popular magazines.

General BusinessFile ASAP  -- a specialized index -- that is, it focuses on the specific subject area of business. It includes both general interest business magazines and scholarly journals.

Health Reference Center Academic  -- a specialized index, focusing specifically on the subject area of health. It includes both general interest health magazines and scholarly journals.

Contemporary Authors -- provides biographical and bibliographical information on authors 

Kid's Edition --for grades K-6; 40 full text magazines plus newspaper articles, maps, and reference books for these grades

Junior Edition --for middle/junior high schools; 60 full text magazines plus newspaper articles, maps, and reference books for these grades

Student Edition --for high schools; 185 full text magazines plus newspaper articles, maps, and reference books for these grades

All of the databases may be searched at one time by selecting a ninth database called OneFile.  It contains only journal/newspaper/newswire records, not directory information, nor Investext information, nor full text reference books/pamphlets, etc.

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