How to use CD-ROMs and other databases

Identifying what you find

Some databases list material other than journal articles, such as books, book chapters and conference papers. To find this material you need to know which part of the record to look at:

	Journals: Search in the library catalogue using the SO: information ie the title of the journal. Journal articles are not listed in the library catalogue.
	Books: Search in the library catalogue using the TI: information i.e. the title of the book.
	Conference papers: Search in the library catalogue using the SO: information, i.e. the title of the conference. Individual conference papers are not listed in the library catalogue.
	Chapters within books: Search in the library catalogue using the SO: information, i.e. the title of the book. While some chapter titles are listed in the library catalogue, most are not.

For more information on identifying different information sources, see the How to decipher and use your reading list tutorial.