What are INDEXES & ABSTRACTS?
Indexes and abstracts can be used to locate articles on a specific topic. • Indexes provide citations to articles. A citation for an article includes the full title of the article, the title of the journal, book or conference proceeding where the article appears, the author(s), the date published, and the pagination. • Abstracts include a summary of the article. Indexes and abstracts can be searched by AUTHOR, SUBJECT or KEYWORD. The Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) subscribes to print and electronic indexes. The electronic version of an index is usually more up-todate. If you are doing comprehensive research, always check the date coverage of an index, since the electronic equivalents of print indexes do not always cover the same time period.