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Sociological Abstracts

Learn how to search for composite author names effectively in English language databases to find all variations. Use author indexes and combine search results with OR for accurate results.

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Sociological Abstracts

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  1. University Library Sociological Abstracts Author search with composite name next = click

  2. Approach • Author names generally occur in various spellings • English language databases are inconsistent concerning prefixes • Use the author index to find all variations of the name

  3. vries,j First search last name (without prefixes), first initial Search for author: John de Vries

  4. Return to the indexes

  5. .. to search the author index..

  6. de vries,j … with: last name (with prefix), first initial

  7. Once more to the author index …

  8. devries,j … for the remaining variation devries, j (without space)

  9. Finally, you have to combine your searches

  10. Combine search results with OR

  11. Final result

  12. Summary • Use the author index to find variations for an author name • Search prefixed names in English language databases both with and without prefixes • Be alert to typing errors and missing initials or first names

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