How to use Patron BooksInPrint
You
can search Patron
BooksInPrint in various ways by visiting different
'rooms' and browsing over 2,800 subject headings; by
author or contributor jumping to the closest match; or
browse by award from a comprehensive list. Or create a
My Favorites
list where you can create and save a list of favorite
titles to print or email to others—or be the first to
learn about new releases.
Fiction Room.
· Favorite Fiction Series. Browse or search a listing of favorite fiction series, complete with a short description of each and hotlinks for easy searching.
· Recurring Characters in Fiction.
Browse or search over 3,800 recurring characters in fiction.· Fiction Award Winners.
Browse a listing of 80 fiction awards as well as the titles which have won or have been nominated for awards.
Children's Room.
· Favorite Children's Series.
Browse a listing of favorite children's series, complete with a short description of each and hotlinks for easy searching.· Picture Books. Browse over 2,400 children's picture book subject headings based on A to Zoo™: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books by Carol W. and John A. Lima.
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Recurring Characters in Children's Works. Browse or search over 500 recurring characters in children's fiction works.·
Children's Award Winners. Browse a listing of 140 children's fiction and non-fiction awards and the titles of both winners and nominees.
How to use ProQuest *
· Use specific terms.
A search for Bush
will find documents mentioning
· Use exact phrases. To search for an exact phrase, surround that phrase by quotation marks. For example, a search for stem cell research finds documents with any combination of those three words. But a search for “stem cell research” finds documents containing the exact phrase.
· Use operators. Basic operators include AND, OR and NOT. Combining your search terms with operators can make your search more focused. For example, Microsoft NOT Gates finds documents that include the word “Microsoft” but not “Gates”. Microsoft OR Gates finds documents that include the words “Microsoft” or “Gates”. Microsoft AND Gates finds documents that contain both the words “Microsoft” and “Gates”.
Results.
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After typing in your search terms and clicking the search button, a results page appears. You can sort these results by most recent (when it was published) or by most relevant (how accurately it matches your search terms) by selecting your preference in the drop-down menu above the results list.· To view a document, simply click on its title.
· Print a document. To print the document you’re currently reading, click the Print button on the top left of the page.
· Email a document. To email a document, click the Email button right next to the Print button.
· Find similar articles. Click the More like this link below the document title. Select one or more of the options available, then click Search to run a new search using those terms. Options include author, keyword and publication title. If you want to view similar articles from the same author for example, simply check the Author(s) box.
