Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts: 

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts Nancy Schaefer Reference Librarian University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries (352) 392-1306 NancyS@library.health.ufl.edu February 6, 2005 /łæŋgwij/ From http://www.sas.ac.uk/warburg/mnemosyne/Word/language.htm

Access: 

Access 1. Use a computer with UF IP address or with a non-UP IP computer, use GatorLink dial up or EZProxy of VPN (See instructions under Off-Campus Access on UF Health Science Center Library homepage – URL below) 2. Go to http://www.library.health.ufl.edu/ 3. Click on either Databases link

Access II: 

If this method doesn’t work for some reason, try the method on the next page Access II

Access III: 

Type in ling and click Search. Or click the L, then scroll to Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts. Finally, click on Connect link Access III

Quick Search : 

Quick Search Default Single search box Year limit from beginning

Truncation: 

Truncation The symbol * replaces any number of characters (letters or numbers--including none) in the middle or end of a word You must have at least 3 characters before you can truncate Examples: articulat* retrieves articulate, articulates, articulated, articulation, articulations behavi*r retrieves behavior and behaviour *fricatives retrieves 0 (>3 characters before the *)

Wildcard - ?: 

Wildcard - ? One ? replaces 1 character in the middle or end of a word. You can have any number of ?s in a search term, each representing 1 character. ? cannot stand for 0 characters. Examples: phone?ic retrieves phonemic or phonetic phone??? retrieves phonetic, phonemic and phonemes glide? retrieves glides but not glide

Phrase searching: 

To search multi-word phrases as phrases (words adjacent in same order as you typed them in), enclose them in quotation marks. Note: You can truncate and use wildcards within the “ ” . Example: “assistive listening device*” Phrase searching

Before / After(retain word order): 

Before / After (retain word order) Before/After Use before or after to search for 2 words in the order typed but not necessarily adjacent: Examples: developmental before disorders retrieves developmental disorders and developmental language disorders ~~~ pathology after speech retrieves speech pathology and speech-language pathology

Proximity connectors that disregard word order but limit distance: 

Proximity connectors that disregard word order but limit distance within # - requires two words to appear within # (any number) of words of each other, in any order Example: speech within 2 noise retrieves speech in noise, speech to noise, noise adaptive speech near – requires words to be within 10 words of each other in any order Example: acquisition near vocabulary

Quick Search Example: 

Quick Search Example

Results: 

Results “Descriptors” = subject headings—they summarize the article in phrases. Click on any to search on all citations with that descriptor in this database.

Search by Descriptor / Link to library journals: 

Search by Descriptor / Link to library journals Click links for electronic access thru either of 2 databases or for library catalog to see what the UF libraries have in print

Edit results: 

Edit results See next slide

View Record: 

From the View Record of a search result (see last slide) you can create a new search. Just click on an Author name hyperlink or in Descriptors checkboxes View Record See next slide

Save / Print / Email: 

Save / Print / Email

Advanced Search: 

Advanced Search 3 “concept lines”, each with 3 search boxes for alternate terms for one concept. Fill in any number of boxes--only 1 box to all 9. For each “concept line”, use the pull-down menu to specify which part of the record you want the search term to be in.

Results lists—organized by format: 

Results lists—organized by format

Alerts: 

Alerts automatically searches all databases selected in the middle of this page for new matching content every week and sends an email that contains up to 250 new records from each database. To save a search as an Alert, click on Search Tools, then Alerts. Alerts

Export Marked or All Results to a Bibliographic Software Program : 

Export Marked or All Results to a Bibliographic Software Program This is the default if you have marked any records

Combining previously-run searches: 

Combining previously-run searches

Work with past searches in History: 

Work with past searches in History

Thesaurus: 

Thesaurus Select “English” in the thesaurus pull-down Type in a single term or phrase Click the radio button if you wish to change the display from the default “Alphabetic Index.”

Thesaurus Display types: 

Alphabetic index –- all thesaurus terms in alpha order by 1st word Hierarchical index – shows relationships between terms ( [+] means the database has more specific terms) Rotated index –- alphabetic list of all thesaurus terms containing typed-in term Thesaurus Display types

Following a Link to More Specific Terms/Searching a Single Thesaurus Term: 

Following a Link to More Specific Terms/ Searching a Single Thesaurus Term Click in checkbox of term desired To search just that term, click [Search] To search this thesaurus term and another simultaneously…

Combining 2 Thesaurus Terms: 

Combining 2 Thesaurus Terms With first term marked (ie laryngectomy), type 2nd term (ie voicing) in the “Browse Thesaurus for” box Click [Go]

Combining 2 Thesaurus Terms (aka Descriptors): 

Combining 2 Thesaurus Terms (aka Descriptors) With the first term marked at bottom of page, click in checkbox of 2nd term Click appropriate connecting term (AND or OR) Click [Search]

Results of Combined Descriptor Search: 

Results of Combined Descriptor Search

Indexes: 

1. Select the desired index. 2. Type in term or use the alphabetic list to move through sections of the index. (Note: Initial articles like THE MUST be typed in!) Then click [Go]. 3. Click checkbox(es) of desired term(s). 4. If searching multiple items simultaneously, click appropriate radio button (AND to require BOTH/all terms in all results, OR to require any one of the terms.) 5. Click [Search]. Indexes 1 2 3 5 4

Remember Terms: 

Click Remember Terms 1. To hold one index item in reserve while you collect an item on a different index page, click checkbox by desired item, then a) click Remember Terms above list and b) reserved item will appear at bottom of screen. 2. Follow Steps 2-5 of procedure from previous page. To search for only articles on which two specific authors collaborated, use AND. To search for articles by either author, use OR. 1b 1a 2 3&4

Limitation of Indexes: 

Limitation of Indexes Warning: The database cannot “remember” terms between indexes.

Searching Multiple Databases Simultaneously: 

Searching Multiple Databases Simultaneously To search for articles in several databases, use the pull-down at Change on Quick or Advanced Searches. Truncate (i.e. begin* for begins or beginning) but don’t use Descriptors…

Multi-Database Search Results: 

Multi-Database Search Results Descriptors vary among databases. Example: ERIC uses “Deafness”; LLBA uses “Hearing Disorders.” For best results, use Descriptors only when searching a single database.

Log Out: 

Log Out Click on the Logout link in the upper left when you finish working in Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts. This assures others access to the database.

Questions? Ask your librarian!: 

Questions? Ask your librarian! Nancy Schaefer NancyS@library.health.ufl.edu (352) 392-1306 Or call the Health Science Center Libraries’ Reference Desk 9am - 5pm weekdays at (352) 392-3585 Or use our Reference Email reference@library.health.ufl.edu Or 9am – 9pm Monday-Thursday, log in to RefeXpress at http://www.refexpress.uflib.ufl.edu