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Search information in databases: Computers & Applied Sciences

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 Computers & Applied Sciences Complete collection provides full-text access to literature covering computing and information technology, engineering and related fields including computer animation, games design and music technology.  Subjects covered include computer theory, computer systems, research and development and the social and professional context of information technology.  The collection contains indexes and abstracts to more than 2,200 academic journals, professional publications and other reference sources, with full text access available to over 1,000 journals.

To get access to this electronic resource off-campus, you need to have created an Athens Account. If you don’t have one yet, please contact the LRC Help Desk (020 8394 3055) or email LRC@nescot.ac.uk 2

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ďƒ˜ STEP 1 Log in to Weblearn Log in to Weblearn at: http://weblearn.nescot.ac.uk/

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 STEP 2 Open the database in your course Go to your course and find the e-resources and e-books section. Click on ‘Computers & Applied Sciences’ to gain access to the database.

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ďƒ˜ STEP 3 Sign in via OpenAthens Enter your Athens username (ness0------) and password.

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ďƒ˜ STEP 4 Search Enter keywords in the search box for a basic search (e.g. web development). When you begin typing into the search box a list of possible search options will present themselves.

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ďƒ˜ STEP 5 Search Results Then you get a list of results that match your search.

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ďƒ˜ STEP 6 Filter results Use the filters on the left hand side to make your search more precise by limiting the results to full text articles, publication date, source type, subject or publication title. The list will be automatically refreshed.

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ďƒ˜ STEP 7 Bibliographic details Every article you find includes full bibliographic information such as article title, author, journal title, volume, date and number of pages. You will need this information in your bibliography and references if you use the article in your assignment.

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ďƒ˜ STEP 8 Open the article To read the article click on the link to the PDF document.

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ďƒ˜ STEP 9 Read the article Once you get the PDF document, you can read the article online, minimise or maximise the size and navigate by using the arrows. You can also print a copy or save it to your computer or memory stick.

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