Tips for Using the Periodical Article Bibliography (PAB)
Notes on Searching
Basic Search
Single terms automatically truncate for variant endings (no need for truncation symbol). i.e. mumm will retrieve mummer, mummers, mummering, etc.
Basic Search currently does not search multiple terms across all fields so best to keep searches simple.
For example, in the Periodical Article Bibliography, if you are looking for all of Ray Guy’s articles in the Newfoundland Quarterly magazine, typing Guy, then Ray yields results but adding Newfoundland Quarterly does not (even though there are many). Best to go to Advanced Search.
Advanced Search
Advanced Search allows you to search across fields by providing multiple search boxes. Caution: the order in which you type your terms matters as exact phrase searching is taking place.
For example, in the Periodical Article Bibliography, typing Ray Guy in one box (selecting Author) and typing Newfoundland Quarterly in another (selecting Journal) will yield zero results.
But typing Guy, Ray instead of Ray Guy will yield results as author entries appear in the database as Surname, First Name.
When searching topics, best to enter one search term per box.
For example, in the Periodical Article Bibliography, if searching for articles on school architecture, separating the words by typing school in one box and architecture in another will yield more results than typing school architecture in just one box.
The View button to the right of an entry in a display list brings you to a complete description of the item. Click on the Subject headings to find other relevant material.
Notes on My Saved Items
To save an individual item(s), click the star icon and it will automatically be added to “My Saved Items”.
To save all items displayed on a page, click “Add all to collection” at the bottom of the page.
Remember to empty an older folder that you no longer need before adding new items.
There are options to remove items from a folder and to email the folder.
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Centre for Newfoundland Studies - March 2022