Library Research Database
- David Schmidt
- Michael O'Brien (Unlicensed)
User Front-End Overview
The Research Database allows for the updating of links students can use to find specific resources. They include the following categories:
The front-end for this database can be found by users at www.sandiego.edu/law/library/find-resources/research-databases/.
The image to the right depicts the front-end.
Search Options
Users can search for database titles, subjects, alphabetically by title's first letter, or can click on one of the category links.
Management Back-End
To add or edit entries to the course description database, go to http://www.sandiego.edu/law/library/find-resources/research-databases/.
Login using your USDOne user name and password.
Manage Databases
Use the icons to the right of an entry to edit and delete the corresponding database description entry.
Click on Add Database to add a new entry, then edit all the necessary fields.
Find a Database by Name, Vendor, Access, or Format
Entries can be filtered by name, vendor, access level, or format.
Use any of the filter fields to filter the list by the associated critera. Type search criteria into the field and press Enter.
The list will be parsed by the search criteria, displaying entries which only include the criteria.
Multiple criteria across multiple filters can be used simultaneously.
Clear fields or return dropdowns menus to All to return to the full list.
Use the icons to the right of an entry to edit and delete the corresponding database description entry.
Editing an Entry
Name: Name of the resource.
Vendor: Publisher name.
URL (include the http:// in your URL): Link to the resource.
Access: Stipulates the user's access level required to view the material.
USD Only - Must have a USDOne login name and password.
LRC Login - Must have a specific LRC login granted only to School of Law faculty, staff, and students.
Registration Required - An extra step which requires users to be registered before viewing the material.
Open Access - Available to everyone.
Categories: A way for users to see a menu of different listings which all share a common subject matter.
Tax Law
Foreign and International Law
California Law
Federal Law
Historical Law
News/Reports/Reviews/Legal Commentary
Description: The description of the resource.
Dates covered: If the resources has a volume number based on dates.
Format: How the resource is stored.
Full text - If it's a full paleobook.
Partial full text - If it's only an article from a paleobook.
Citation only - If it's only a snippet of a paleobook.
E-books - A digital entry so that you can save it in the cloud so it's never lost, can easily do a Control + F or a Command + F to find words, quotes, or sections, which also makes it super easy to travel or move since any small smartphone can access it, and you can store notes which can also be searched without having to make a whole bunch of terrible highlighter marks all over the thing that then comes off on your fingers and ruins your manicure game.
Audio - If you wanna get lazy about it.
Related resources: Any of these things.
Related Resources URL (include the http:// in your URL): URL for related resources.
Video Tutorial URL (include the http:// in your URL): URL for videos.
Recommended Mobile App (Apple) (include the http:// in your URL): URL for iOS app.
Recommended Mobile App (Android) (include the http:// in your URL): URL for Android app.
Last update (Please enter date in format YYYY-MM-DD): Date of last update.
Click the Update button to save and publish changes to the live website.