iCat and Business Databases

iCat and business databases

28th April 2012

Finding iCat: from MyKingston

Finding iCat: type in icat.kingston.ac.uk

Using iCat (1)

• Log in first: staff and students with K numbers click on ‘Kingston’

• Search for books, journals, e-journals, e-books – make sure you choose ‘library catalogue’ and not ‘all resources’

• Search for articles – make sure you choose ‘all resources’

Using iCat (2)

• Database list for searching at database level (some are cross-searchable)

• E-journals list for browsing through all our e-journals

• Can also restrict by site or date

Accessing a database

Accessing a database: example, ABI Global Complete

Accessing a database: example, Business Source Premier

Search tips for databases

• Choose which fields you would like to search• Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT)• Search within full text where appropriate• Many services default to ‘advanced search’• ‘Peer reviewed’ option restricts search to

scholarly journals

Cross-searching and subject categories