“Is there life on Mars?” is the question, but what’s the answer you’re looking for? A Google search will provide one set of answers, but are they authoritative? Search the PPLD Catalog and you’ll find a wealth of Science Fiction novels along with some scientific entries. Search popular magazines and you’ll get another perspective. Search academic, peer reviewed journals, and you’ll get yet another. Wouldn’t you like to survey many or all of these options in one fell swoop?
Introducing the PPLD subscription database Info Trac Onefile, provided free to PPLD patrons. This database allows you to search simultaneously more than 4,200 full-text titles; five newspaper indexes — a total of nearly 8,000 titles in all with more than 20 years of backfile coverage from 1980 to present, including magazines, academic journals, books, newspapers, multimedia, and more.
To find Info Trac, go back to PPLD’s homepage, click on Electronic Reference, and then click on the Magazines and Newspapers category. You’ll find it listed alphabetically.
Want to know more? Click here for a quick Power Search online tutorial (Adobe Captivate download required) Further free, online tutorials on the convenient, practical features and use of this resource are listed below. You can access them through the above link. Check it out. You’ll be surprised what you have at your fingertips!
There are also online tutorials available, including:
- Document Options Guided Tour
- How to Cross-Search Guided Tour
- Managing Your Results Guided Tour
- Search Options Guided Tour