Search information in

databases: Infotrac

How to…

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InfoTrac is a widely-used full-text database produced by

Gale. It contains academic journals, magazines and

reference sources for students. You get access to:

o Gale Virtual Reference Library. This is a database of

encyclopaedias and specialised reference sources for

multidisciplinary research.

o General OneFile. This is a one-stop source for news,

magazine, and periodical articles across a wide range of

general interest topics and academic disciplines.

Articles are available in both PDF and HTML full-text.

o JISC FE Custom News. This gives access to many

national and local newspapers.

To get access to this electronic resource off-campus, you need

to have created an Athens Account. If you don’t have one yet,

please contact the LRC Help Desk (020 8394 3055) or email

LRC@nescot.ac.uk

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STEP 1 Log in to Weblearn

Log in to Weblearn at: http://weblearn.nescot.ac.uk/

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STEP 2 Open the database in your course

Go to your course and find the e-resources and e-books

section. Click on ‘Infotrac’ to gain access to the

database.

If you are logging in at college, you can go straight to

Step 4.

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STEP 3 (only off-campus) Sign in via OpenAthens

Enter your Athens username (ness0------) and password.

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STEP 4 Search

Enter keywords in the search box for a basic search (e.g.

computer crimes) and click ‘Search’ button.

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STEP 5 Search Results

Then you get a list of results that match your search.

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STEP 6 Limit the results

You can filter these results using the options on the left

hand side. These options include choosing between

magazine articles, academic journals, books and other

options.

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STEP 7 Bibliographic details

Every article you find includes full bibliographic

information such as article title, author, journal title,

volume, date and number of pages. You will need this

information for your bibliography and references if you

use the article in your assignment.

Author

Date Journal title

Title

Volume

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STEP 8 Open the article

To read the article click on the title.

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STEP 9 Read the article

Once you have opened the document, you can read it

online. There is a set of tools that will allow you to view

the document as a PDF file, print a copy, email it and

more.

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CONTACT DETAILS

Address

North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot)

Reigate Road

Ewell, Epsom

Surrey

KT17 3DS

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Telephone

Welcome desk: 020 8394 3175

Help desk: 020 8394 3055

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

E-mail

LRC@nescot.ac.uk

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