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Searching Orbis for Electronic Resources

Orbis, Yale University Library's online public access catalog, contains catalog entries for electronic resources held by Yale University Libraries. These resources include CD-ROMS, electronic journals and online databases. The following search strategies can be used to retrieve the catalog entries for these materials. Note: Orbis is not case sensitive.

CD-ROMS

CD-ROMs held by Yale University Libraries can be retrieved in Orbis by author, title or keyword searches. All CD-ROM titles held by Yale University Libraries can be found by means of the following subject search:

S=CD ROMS


This search will generate an alphabetical index of all CD-ROM titles in the catalog. A keyword search can be used to refine a search for these titles. For example, the following search can be used to find CD-ROM titles that pertain primarily to economics:

K=ECONOMICS AND CD ROMS


This search will return fewer entries than the previous search but will be more precise. Additionally, this keyword search can be restricted by location. For example:

K=ECONOMICS AND "CD ROMS"; Limit Collection By Library of Interest


This search will result in an index of catalog entries for CD-ROM titles about economics housed in the Social Science Library. About Orbis provides additional information for structuring keyword searches.

ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

Catalog entries for electronic journals can be found in Orbis by author, title or keyword searches. Additionally, all electronic journal titles can be found by means of the following subject search:

S=ELECTRONIC JOURNALS


This search will generate an alphabetical index of all electronic journal titles in the catalog. A keyword search can be used to refine a search for these titles. For example, the following search can be used to find electronic journal titles that pertain to economics:

K=ECONOMICS AND "ELECTRONIC JOURNALS"


This search will return fewer entries but will be more precise.

ONLINE DATABASES

Catalog entries for online databases can be found in Orbis by author, title or keyword searches. Additionally, all catalog entries for online database titles can be found by means of the following subject search:

S=ONLINE DATABASES


This search will generate an alphabetical index of all online database titles in the catalog. A keyword search can be used to refine a search for these titles. For example, the following search can be used to find online database titles that pertain to economics:

K=ECONOMICS AND ONLINE DATABASES


This search will return fewer entries but will be more precise.

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