Entering Authors||Separate author names with ";" if there are two or more authors. Author names will be rearranged to conform to the style you have selected (e.g., Chicago, APA) when you transfer or export them.&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\OOne author: Surname, Givenname&&Two or more authors: Surname, Givenname; Surname2, Givenname2; Surname3, Givenname3 . . .&&\o- Enter the work type (e.g., ed., trans.) in the next field.&&- When you enter a new name, Scholar's Aid records the name. Press the down arrow key to see them. Press Enter key to insert the selected name into the field.
Entering Work type||Do not use parentheses or capitalization.&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\Oed.&&eds.&&trans.&&\o- You can edit the list of options by using the InputAid. Click the InputAid button with a volt image in the Speed bar.
Entering Article Title||Only the first letter of the title should be capitalized. Quotation marks are not necessary.&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\OThe transitional experience of Japanese immigrants&&The distance and presence in Augustine's \UConfessions\u&&\o- You can mark book titles within the article title by highlighting them and selecting the popup menu command "Title Mark." To bring up this menu, click the right mouse button.
Entering Title||Everything between "Article Title" and "Publisher" should be inserted here. Do not capitalize every word.&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\O\UThe poetics of sexual myth: Gender and ideology in the verse of Swift and Pope\u. Women in Culture and Society Series&&\UNew York Times Magazine\u, 20 October, 42&&\o- The "Women in Culture and Society Series" in the above example can be inserted in the next field, "Misc."&&- If there is the title only in the field, you do not have to mark the title.&&- You can mark the title by highlighting it and selecting the the popup menu command "Title Mark." To bring up this menu, click the right mouse button.
Entering Miscellaneous data||The contents of this field will immediately follow the title when a bibliographical entry is generated from your data.&&You can therefore use this field to contain data you do not wish to appear in the Title field of your record.&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\OVol. 4, \UVariability within and among natural populations\u&&With the collaboration of Jean de Sturler&&Edited by W. G. T. Shedd. Vol. 1, \UAids to reflection\u
Entering Publisher||Enter Publication data with no brackets.&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\OWashington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution
Entering Year||Enter Year of Publication. Even if you included this information in the title field, you should enter it again here.&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\ODecember 1990&&1878&&ca. 1500
Entering Additional data||Enter everything you wish to follow publication data, such as information pertaining to articles in encyclopedias or similar reference works. Do not capitalize every word.&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\OEncyclopedia: S.v. "African Negro art," by James A. Porter&&Encyclopedia: S.v. "Kaneru yakusha," "Sosori."
Entering Source type||Select one from a list of pre-defined types.&&You can modify this list by using InputAid. Click the InputAid button with a volt image in the Speed bar.
Entering Short Footnote||SA automatically generates a possible short footnote entry when you select the popup menu command "Update field" (Click right mouse button to bring up the menu), or when you click the Reset button (the small dot beside the box). In the event that the entry that SA proposes is not to your liking, you can modify it. &&Use the popup menu command "Title mark" or click the Title button to mark the title if necessary.
Entering Parenthetical Reference||Scholar's Aid automatically generates a possible parenthetical reference entry when you select the popup menu command "Update field" (Click right mouse button to bring up the menu) or when you click the Reset button (the small dot beside the box). In the event that the entry that Scholar's Aid proposes is not to your liking, you can modify it.
Entering Bibliography, Footnote, and Reference List items||This box displays your data in three different formats: as bibliographical, footnote, and reference list entries. You can cycle through these views by clicking on the Rotation button beside the box.&&Scholar's Aid automatically generates appropriate entries when you select the popup menu command "Update field" (Click right mouse button to bring up the menu) or when you click the Reset button (the small dot beside the box). In the event that the entries that SA proposes are not to your liking, you can modify them.&&To mark titles, use the popup menu command "Mark title."
Entering Subject||Enter whatever subject keywords you like. Separate them with ",".&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\Ochristianity, religion, theology&&africa, art&&\o- When you enter a new keyword, Scholar's Aid records it. Press the down arrow key to see them. Press Enter key to insert the selected name into the field.&&- You can facilitate your work by using InputAid to store keywords that you use often. Click the InputAid button with a volt image.
Entering Description||Enter descriptive data pertaining to your source (e.g., price, pages, abstract).
Entering Call Number||example::&&\OBL36 H24 1997
Entering ISBN||example::&&\O89-85662-03-1
Entering Location||Enter the current location of your source. You can use InputAid to store commonly repeated locations. To bring it up, click the InputAid button with a volt image in the Speed bar.&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\OMy Library&&School Library
Entering Date Obtained||The date format you use here must conform to the format you have selected in the Preferences dialogue box. You will be reminded of this with a floating hint. &&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\Ommm-dd-yy: Nov-30-97&&mm/dd/yy: 11/30/97&&dd-mm-yy: 30-11-97&&\o-
Entering Place Obtained||Enter the place where you obtained the source. You can use InputAid to store commonly repeated places. To bring it up, click the InputAid button with a volt image in the Speed bar.&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\OUTS book store&&Doyoung's library
Setting the First Author Name||The name of the first author is formatted by means of this setting.&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\OSurN, GivenN: Na, Doyoung&&GivenN SurN: Doyoung Na&&Initial GivenN SurN: D. Na
Setting the Next and Following Author Names||All author names following the first are formatted by means of this setting.&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\OSurN, GivenN: Na, Doyoung&&GivenN SurN: Doyoung Na&&Initial GivenN SurN: D. Na
Setting List Authors Upto||Specify a numeric value for this field.&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\O3: Scholar's Aid lists up to a maximum of three authors. If there are more than three authors, only the name of the first author appears, followed by the formula "and others" (or whatever other formula is specified in the next field).
Setting More Authors||Use this field to specify the formula used to indicate a number of authors exceeding that defined in the "List Authors Upto" field.&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\Oet al. (APA)&&and others (Chicago)
Setting Author Name Connectors||You should specify three connectors separated by ';': the first connector will appear 'between two authors', the second 'between more than two authors', and the last 'before the last author'.&&\cff0000example:\c000000 " and ;, ;, and " produces &&\OOne author: Author1&&Two authors: Author1 and Author2&&Three or more authors: Author1, Author2, . . . , and AuthorLast
Editing Template||Each field is bracketed with '{}'. Arrange fields to customize output (printing, exporting).&&\cff0000example:\c000000&&\OSuppose a record contains: "Na, Doyoung" in the Author field, "Using Scholar's Aid" in the title field and no Publication data.&&"{Author: {Author}}" will produce "Author: Doyoung Na" if you set the first author format as "GivenN SurN", "Author: Na, Doyoung" if you it "SurN, GivenN".&&"{Publisher: {Publisher}, {Year}}" will produce nothing because there is no data for the publisher.&&You can also use "if" clauses.&&"if({Publisher})Publisher: {Publisher}else No publisher endif" will generate "No publisher" because the Publisher field is empty in this case.&&\o- To see the result click the Reset button (the small dot).&&- To add a new template, click the New button (marked with a plus sign) on the Speed bar.&&- To rename a template, click the Update button (marked with a check sign) on the Speed bar.&&- To cancel your editing, click the Cancel button (marked with a X sign) on the Speed bar.&&- Templates are automatically saved when you exit the Style Editor. To save without exiting, click the Save button (marked with the image of a diskette) on the Speed Bar.
To See Preview||Click the Reset button (the a small dot).&&You can click the Previous and Next buttons to view the output generated from other records.
Searching Sources||Scholar's Aid can search sources in a number of ways.\n&&1. Search by author:&&\OSimply type the last name of the author. As soon as you type the first letter, Scholar's Aid locates the nearest matching record. Continue to type until Scholar's Aid homes in on the first work by the author you are looking for.&&If you want to display all (and only) those entries containing the name of the author, type as much of the name as is necessary to render it distinct from all the others in the Catalog, and then click the Filter button (marked with the letter "F").&&\o&&\o2. Searching using AND and OR operators:&&\OType any keywords combined with AND or/and OR and press the ENTER key. If SA finds a matching record, it will highlight it; otherwise, it will display the message "Not found."&&If you find matching records, you can filter them by clicking the Filter button (marked with the letter "F").&&\o\cff0000example:\c000000&&\Oafrica and art&&(africa or asia) and art&&(africa or asia) and (art or music)&&(africa and asia) or (art and music)&&(africa and asia) or (america and europe) or (mars and jupiter)&&\o&&3. Filtering sources by Location:&&Select a location by clicking the Location Box.\n&&4. Setting Search Parameters:&&Select one or more of three parameters to confine your search to specific fields: Bibliographical data, Subject keywords, and Description.
Selecting and Navigating Sources||You can navigate by clicking on records in the Catalog list or by using your mouse to drag the box in the Scroll bar. You can also use your arrow keys and the PageUp and PageDown keys.&&\OTo select multiple records, place the highlight on them and press the SPACE bar. Selected entries will be identified with a different color (You can specify the color in the Preferences Box). You can export or print the subset of records you have selected.&&To simultaneously unselect all the items you have marked, use the popup menu command "Clear selection"&&To modify a record, double click a Catalog entry to go to the Record View.&&To update the source of a note in the NOTES, select the popup menu command "Link to current note".
Displaying Data||This box can be customized by editing the "Catalog Display" template in the Style Editor. To open the Style Editor, select "Tools|Style Editor"
Entering Article volumn number and page||If you are using APA style, the volumn number should be in the Title field because APA requires volumn number underlined.&&Example (Chicago)&&\O20 (March 1990): 325-29 (article in a journal)&&n.s. 8 (1996): 154 (numbered by issue ,not volumn)&&20 October 1998, 43 (article in magazine)&&27 March 1970, 23(W) and 34(E) (article in newspapers)&&\oexample (APA)&&\O185-194&&(2), 20-36 (paginated by issue)&&p. A12 (daily newspaper article)&&pp. A1, A4 (daily newspaper article, discontinuous pages)&&(1, Serial No. 231) (monograph with issue number and serial number)
