Routledge Reference Resources: Product Walk-through
Your guide to sourcing information using the Routledge Reference Resources.
Routledge Reference Resources Home Page
When you are logged-in, the home page looks like this:
The main search and browse functions are:
Search - the Search box is available in the top pane on every page of the site and, in many cases, provides the quickest way to access specific information.
Type key words or names into the box, then click SEARCH or press Enter.
Advanced Search - here you can refine your search criteria and specify to search particular titles, subjects or search for names in headings and bibliographies.
The Advanced Search page can be accessed by clicking the ADVANCED SEARCH button in the navigation bar of any page
Browse Books - browse by book title
Click the BOOKS button in the navigation bar of any page
Browse Entries - browse by entry title
Click the ENTRIES button in the navigation bar of any page. Browse the entry headings within whole database in A-Z sequence
Browse Subjects - browse by subject area
Click the SUBJECTS button in the navigation bar of any page
Other information on the homepage includes reviews, credits, forthcoming product information and link through to our contact details.
Search Results Page
The Search Results summary pages are reached by using either the Search box or the Advanced Search page.
Each summary page indicates the total number of results found and a numbered list of results in descending order of correspondence to the complete search criteria. Results are displayed in pages containing 10 hits each.
To enable navigation of search results, links to each summary page of results can be found (where appropriate) at the foot of every summary page.
Each result in the list consists of the hit ranking number, a hyperlink to the entry page where full details can be found, and contextual information about the result: an extract from the entry, the title of the book in which it was found and the word-count of the entry.
Clicking on the hyperlink at the start of a search result takes you to the relevant entry page. Search terms are highlighted on entry pages.
The entry pages for a set of search results can be browsed (without returning to the summary page) by clicking the NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons.
Refine Search
If the number of results for a particular search is too high, it is possible to refine the results (without starting your search again) using the options on the left-hand side of the results summary page.
By Book
Below this heading is a list of the books within which search results were found. Each title is followed by a parenthesized figure indicating the number of results found in that book. Selecting a title from the list restricts the search results to that book.
By Length
Search results can be restricted to either longer articles (500 words and over) or shorter articles (under 500 words) by clicking one of these options below the By Length heading. The number of results found in each category is indicated by a parenthesized figure.
By Subject
Below this heading is a list of the subject areas within which search results were found. The subject terms are the same as those used in the subject classification (see Browse Subjects). The number of results found in each subject is indicated by a parenthesized figure. Search results can be restricted to a particular subject by clicking that subject in the list.
Advanced Search Page
The Advanced Search page can be accessed by clicking the ADVANCED SEARCH button in the navigation bar of any page.
Enter your search term in the Search for bar. Tick the boxes labelled Headings, Full Text and/or Title of work in a bibliographic reference to indicate the sections of the site content that you wish to search. Tick the boxes corresponding to the book titles you want to include in your search, or tick Select All.
When you have finished specifying the full criteria for your search, click the SEARCH button at the bottom of the page or press the Enter key to proceed with the search.
Search Types
The default search type is Boolean. Pattern (spell-check) searches can be performed by adding ~ before the search term.
Entry Page
Every entry page in the site comprises these main elements:
Title
Breadcrumb Navigation - this is a path indicating the position of the current page within the Resource and how you got there
E.g. Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements « Entries A-Z « A
Next and Previous entry links on right hand side - move to the next or previous entry in the title you are currently viewing
Email this entry - to send the content of any entry page by email, click the EMAIL THIS ENTRY item on the page in question.
Next result, Previous result and Back to results buttons on left hand side - will appear if the page was reached via a search
Related Entries - other related entries within the title you are viewing
Browse Table of Contents - displays the table of contents for the title you are currently viewing. All items in the Table of Contents are hyperlinks and can be used for browsing
Entry Details - Entry details appear near the middle of the screen
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Browse Books
To browse a list of all the book titles included in your subscription (independently of the subject resource they belong to), click the BOOKS button in the navigation bar of any page.
Click a letter in the A-Z line to see the list of titles beginning with that letter, or click Next or Previous to see the next or previous page of titles. The first and last book in each list is indicated at the start of the list.
Alternatively, type the first few letters of a title in the bar labelled Browse, then click GO or press the Enter key to go immediately to the appropriate browse page.
Click the required book title to view the title page for that book.
Browse Entries
To browse a list of entry headings from all books, click the ENTRIES button in the navigation bar of any page.
Click a letter in the A-Z line to see the list of entry headings beginning with that letter, or click Next or Previous to see the next or previous page of entries. The first and last entry in each list is indicated at the start of the list.
Alternatively, type the first few letters of an entry heading in the bar labelled Browse, then click GO or press the Enter key to go immediately to the appropriate browse page.
Click the required entry heading in the first column to view the content of that entry. The second column indicates the book in which each entry appears.
Browse Subjects
To browse the book titles by subject, click the SUBJECTS button in the navigation bar of any page.
A hierarchical subject classification is displayed on the left-hand side of subject browse pages. The initial view of the classification comprises a number of broad, top-level subject areas.
To display subjects at the next level down, click a subject term. Continue to browse the classification in this way until you see the subject term you are interested in. The currently selected subject is graphically distinct from other terms in the classification.
When a subject is selected, a list of book titles relevant to that subject is displayed in the centre of the page. Clicking a title takes the user to the title page for that book.
Books are classified under as many different subject terms as are appropriate.