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Unit 4 Magazines Database Comparison | |
| Search Features | ProQuest Direct | InfoTrac | SIRS |
| Date | default 1999-, 1986-98 backfile | 1980 - | Varies by database |
| Scope | general information | general information | general information |
| Coverage | magazine(900 titles) & newspapers(9) | magazines(1500 titles) & current 90 days of NYTimes,Wall Street Journal | magazines, newspapers, government publications |
| Keyword | yes | yes | yes |
| Subject/topic | yes | yes | yes |
| Phrase searching | yes | yes | quotation marks required |
| Truncation | yes *,? | yes * | yes * |
| Field searching | yes(search wizard) | yes (powertrak) | yes (advanced) |
| Search by publication title | yes | yes | no |
| Chronological results | yes | yes | yes (must be selected) |
| Relevance ranked results | no | no | yes (default) |
| Date specific searches | yes | yes (select limit) | no |
| Boolean operators | yes | yes | yes (must be capitalized) |
| Advanced search features | yes | yes | yes |
| Availability | full-text,abstract or citation | full-text,abstract or citation | full-text |
| yes | yes | yes | |
| How to cite directions | yes - Help | yes - Help Index | yes |
| Limit search to full text | yes | yes (select limit ) | complete full text |
| Create a marked list | yes | yes | yes |
| Help | yes | yes | yes |
| Email:
swharff@nvcc.edu Last updated: Friday, June 15, 2001 |