HSLS Update

Where Should I Search? HSLS Resources Page Upgraded

The HSLS Resources Web page <www.hsls.pitt.edu/resources> has been Web site development with additional features that make it easier to search for HSLS electronic resources. Use the Electronic Resource Title Search on this page to find any HSLS electronic journals, electronic books, or database by its title. This search interface includes pull down menus that incorporate a Boolean model (AND, OR) to locate resources.

For example, would you like to find a list of all HSLS E-Journals that contain both “psychiatry” and “child” in the title?

1. Select HSLS E-Journal from the “Find by title” pull down menu
2. Type psychiatry child in the “Keywords” box
3. Select All keywords are in title from the “Matching” pull down menu
4. Click the “Find Title” button

As part of this upgrade, your search terms are highlighted in yellow on the results list of any Electronic Resource Title Search.

Once an electronic resource title search is completed, another useful feature, Where should I search?, appears on the right side of the Web page. Where should I search? can help you choose and link to an appropriate electronic reference service. The helpful suggestions include:

• Use Electronic Resource Title Search to find an HSLS E-journal, E-book, or database by its title.
• Use PITTCat (Library Catalog) to search for books, journals, and audiovisual materials in all University of Pittsburgh Libraries.
• Use bibliographic databases to search for journal articles.
• Use Site Search to search for documents on the HSLS Web site.
• Use a search engine to search for documents on the Web.
• Where can I get help?

--Rebecca Abromitis