ingenta covers both the popular magazine literature and the core research journal literature for many disciplines. The database includes approximately 15,000 journals from a consortia of libraries.
ingenta does not have exceptional depth in the science areas. The database does not include any subject headings or controlled vocabulary. Keyword searching is searching only title words (and infrequent abstract information). Author searches are not part of the keyword search approach.
The use of this electronic tool will not provide comprehensive coverage.
Non-Yale researchers located on campus may find additional free access to the following databases helpful: unlimited access databases
"I was surprised to learn recently that UnCover does not index all authors of each paper, but has a 3-author per record maximum. I did some test searches, and found that it is not simply the first three authors listed on each paper, either, but apparently the 1st, 2nd, and *last* author! (I phoned UnCover's customer service to confirm this rather bizarre practice, but they weren't sure if it is always the case.) If there are more than 3 authors associated with a paper, the others are omitted from the citation.
This limitation is not mentioned in the UnCover User's Guide or in their promotional literature, but it's worth keeping in mind when searching."
Shaun J. Hardy Librarian Carnegie Institution of Washington phone: (202) 686-4370 x2562 DTM - Geophysical Laboratory fax: (202) 686-2419 5241 Broad Branch Road, N.W. Washington, DC 20015 e-mail: hardy@dtm.ciw.edu
Consider subject-specific journal indexes or contact a librarian for further clarification or for identification of other information sources outside the scope of this resource.
created by: david.e.stern@yale.edu
last modification date: August 17, 2001