WRS -- WebFeat

This week's Resource Spotlight is on a brand new resource now offered by the library: WebFeat.

Webfeat allows you to search over 100 separate databases at once. You can select which databases to search, or search them all. You can limit your search to full text only, or to a publication date range. WebFeat allows upto three terms combinable by AND, OR, or NOT. You can search by keyword, author, title, abstract, or subject. You can also limit your search to General Reference, Arts & Humanities, Biological Sciences, Business, Government, Sciences & Technology, or Social Sciences, as well as to subcategories of each. In addition, you can search the catalogs of the entire Louisiana Academic Library Information Network Consortium of academic libraries across the state.

The results page shows the number of citations found in each database searched, with a description of the database coverage and a link. Clicking on the link takes you to the list of citations, with a link to full text if available. Clicking on "View" takes you into the database searched, with access to each of that database's unique features.

WebFeat is an exciting new resource that promises to streamline the searching process and provide more complete results to a query. As always, feedback on this resource is greatly appreciated.