iCat is Kingston University's online library catalog that allows students and staff to search for books, journals, e-journals, and e-books within the library collection. It also provides access to various business databases for searching articles and other resources. The document provides instructions on how to log into iCat, search within it or individual databases, and tips for effective database searching including using Boolean operators and filtering searches to peer-reviewed results. It also explains how to cross-search multiple databases at once or browse them by subject category.

1. iCat and business databases
28th April 2012

2. Finding iCat: from MyKingston

3. Finding iCat: type in icat.kingston.ac.uk

4. Using iCat (1)
• Log in first: staff and students with K numbers
click on ‘Kingston’
• Search for books, journals, e-journals, e-books
– make sure you choose ‘library catalogue’
and not ‘all resources’
• Search for articles – make sure you choose ‘all
resources’

5. Using iCat (2)
• Database list for searching at database level
(some are cross-searchable)
• E-journals list for browsing through all our e-
journals
• Can also restrict by site or date

6. Accessing a database

7. Accessing a database: example, ABI
Global Complete

8. Accessing a database: example,
Business Source Premier

9. Search tips for databases
• Choose which fields you would like to search
• Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT)
• Search within full text where appropriate
• Many services default to ‘advanced search’
• ‘Peer reviewed’ option restricts search to
scholarly journals

10. Cross-searching and subject categories