What is the West Indiana database?
Articles on the West Indies that are found in non-West Indian
journals, chapters from books, conference papers, off prints and
pamphlets are indexed for inclusion in West Indiana Database.
Search strategy
Two search methods are available. You can use a basic search or
advance search form to query the database.
Basic Search
Only words in titles are searched. You may enter one or more words
into the dialog box. You may choose to search on all of these
words or on any word by clicking on the appropriate radio button.
Then click the search button.
Advanced Search
Click on the Advanced form link on the basic search form/free
form to go to that form. You can combine terms using the boolean
operators and,
or , and and
not both within given fields and between these
fields. Fields you may query include title words, author, journal
etc. You may view an index to each selected field by clicking
on indexing, and browsing the A-Z listing on the appropriate letter.
Browse and select appropriate , then click search term
Example
A search using Radical - Titlewords; Caribbean - Titlewords;
Greene - Author, will retrieve information written by Greene with
Radical and Caribbean in the title.
Truncation
The truncation symbol, $,
allows you to search for several words starting with the
same letters.
eg. Subject descriptor search
using Radical$
will search for Radical, Radicalism, Radicalization, Radicals,
etc.
Configuration The
config button on both search forms allows you to select
the format for displaying
Long - Bibliographic details (include author, title, source,
conference, location)
Detailed - Bibliographic details and descriptors
Title - Title only
Citation - Citation
The config button also gives you the option of viewing a select
number of references per page. Click apply, after you have made
your selection. Then click search.
Click
to search West Indiana database
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