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DatabasesThe following quick-start guide has been created for CSUN students and researchers. For more information on using WebSPIRS, consult WebSPIRS Online Help.
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WebSPIRS current version provides access to three databases with additional features of lookup in the Oviatt Library catalog, and possible links to full text articles.
CSUN users (students, faculty, and staff) only
Information about Zoological record and search aids are available from its publisher, Thomson Scientific. See http://www.scientific.thomson.com/support/products/zr/ for useful links to glossaries, search guides, taxonomies and more.
Select the database(s) then submit to bring up the following search screen:
| Boolean | and, or, not |
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| Truncation | ? -- used for one additional character * -- used for many additional characters Examples: wom?n finds woman women ethic* finds ethics ethic |
| Proximity | adj -- finds words next to each other near -- finds words within the same sentence near# -- (# =number) words within # words of each other, any order same -- finds words used in same sentence Examples: dyslexia adj treatments tax near3 reform finds tax reform as well as reform of income tax legalize same drugs |
Clicking the 
link
in each result will indicate whether Oviatt Library owns the item
in print or has electronic access, and provide link to ILL services
if necessary.
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