54 - Vol. They contain the full text of the paper which can be searched by subject. Most periodicals contain their own index, but the best way to search for information in several titles at once is to use the general abstracts and indexes. These provide references to articles from an extensive range of journals in their subject area which saves searching through individual journals and also provides references to articles not held by the Library. Many abstracts and indexes also provide coverage of a wider range of resources such as books and audio-visual materials.
Abstracts also contain summaries of the resources.
Printed abstracts and indexes are shelved in alphabetical order on the end bay of the rolling stack and can usually be searched by subject or author. CD-ROM versions offer a wider range of search methods as well as the opportunity to combine search terms to perform a complex search. It is also possible to search a wider date range at once and to print or save the references. It is important to realise that, like the printed versions, CD-ROM abstracts and indexes provide only references and not the full text of the resources themselves. 1987 - Covers the applied social sciences including social services and health care.