Help Guide for Electronic Indexes

General Information Printing, Saving and E-mailing Results Who has access to what?  Where can I get more help? Library Computer Use Policy - Thomas Cooper Library Ask a Librarian General Information The Electronic Resources web page allows you to locate and access databases that have been purchased by the University Libraries for research purposes. There are two ways to access a database: Choose from the Subject Areas listed and select one of the suggested databases, or Choose an index from the Alphabetical List of all the electronic databases held by the University Libraries. Note: If you are using these databases in the Thomas Cooper Library, your records will print to the Computer Lab on Level 5. The charge is 10 cents per page (See Printing below). Who has access to what? Most of the online databases listed are accessible across the USC Columbia Campus. However, some may be available only in a library or at specific workstations. The following icons indicate any access restrictions:   Available for authorized USC Columbia Campus students, staff, and faculty only.   Available for authorized USC System users - Columbia and System Campuses students, staff, and faculty.   Available only in one of the Columbia Campus Libraries   Unrestricted Access- Free internet database USC Columbia Campus Access Electronic resources in this category can be accessed on the Columbia Campus from any computer that has been connected to the USC backbone (libraries, computer labs, residence halls, or on campus offices). Off Campus Access The University Libraries proxy server enables off-campus access to many of these resources and to the Libraries electronic journals for authorized USC COLUMBIA students, faculty and staff. Instructions on how to use this service are available on the "Off Campus Access" web page. USC System Campus Users Some databases are available to all USC Campuses.  Please refer to the other USC Libraries web pages for more details on which electronic resources are available at your campus. For further access information on any of the Electronic Resources, please refer to the database's "about" page, located to the right of the title. Example:  America: History and Life   [ About ] Printing, Saving and E-mailing Results You can save or print your search results from any of the databases available on the Electronic Resources web page.  Some databases offer you the option of e-mailing the records.  Instructions vary depending on which database you are using. If you are using these databases in the Thomas Cooper Library, your records will print to the Computer Lab on Level 5. The charge is 10 cents per page.  **Before you print, always use the Print Preview feature to see how long your printout will be.** Please note that the following instructions for saving to disk are for the public workstations at the Thomas Cooper Library. Other computers may require somewhat different instructions. You can save records on either formatted IBM floppy disks, CD-R/CD-RWs or USB removable drives.  The information will be saved in ASCII text format. Once you have your results, you can use the disk at home, in your office, or in a computer lab to print the results or import them into a word processing document. Please ask at the Reference Desk for additional help with printing, saving or e-mailing records. Where can I get more help? If you have questions about using any of these databases, please come to the Reference Desk or e-mail the Librarians for assistance. For Business indexes, call the Business Library, 777-6032 For Government Documents indexes, call the Government Documents Desk, 777-4841 For Health and Science indexes, call the Science Reference Desk at 777-3151 For Music indexes, call the Music Library, 777-5139 For Social Sciences and Humanities indexes, call the Reference Desk at 777-4866 Library Computer Use Policy - Thomas Cooper Library See also the University's Student Guidelines for Responsible Computing. Library computers serve as access points for databases which assist USC faculty and students in their library research and class assignments. Librarians also use these computers to teach electronic resources to groups and individual patrons. These uses have priority over any other use by patrons.  The use of E-mail at library computers should be related to library research and class assignments. The computers in the Computer Lab on Level 5 are available to USC students for word processing, E-mail, and other Internet applications. Library computers may not be used for unlawful communications including threats of violence, obscenity, child pornography and harassing communications as defined by U.S. and S.C. laws. Users may not display on library computers web sites that are in violation of Article 3 of Chapter 15 of Title 16 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, i.e. obscene or child pornography web sites. Should you need to access materials in this category for legitimate research, you may contact the Library administration for an appropriate arrangement. Downloading software from the Internet onto library computers, altering settings or files, and tampering with computer security in any way is strictly prohibited and may result in disciplinary or legal proceedings. Conducting for-profit business at library computers is not allowed, nor may library computers be used for commercial transactions. Users are responsible for retrieving materials printed from library computers in a timely fashion and for paying for any charges incurred (10 cents per page). Food and drink (including water bottles) are strictly prohibited at library computers. All regulations stated in the Student Guidelines for Responsible Computing (http://www.sc.edu/csd/responsible.html) are applicable to the use of library computers. WARNING  CONCERNING  COPYRIGHT  RESTRICTIONS The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Sec. 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair Use Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include - (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.