Trent University Library: Database description

Repère: Information at a Glance

Resource Type	Online index with citations, and links to full-text where available.
Subject Area	Multidisciplinary (French language only)
Availability	Trent - Access available to any valid Trent user, using their Novell Password in the Library, or at home through the PROXY SERVER.
How to Access	Click Here to Connect to Repère For off campus access, learn how to use the proxy server
Description	This database indexes approximately 600 French language journals with some full-text availability. Journals indexed are from Québec, elsewhere in French-speaking Canada, France, Belgium, and Switzerland. Repère includes the full-text of about 50 Québec journals. There are currently about 410,000 entries in total with coverage from about 1980 onwards. For a description in French click here.
Notes	Search options are: Basic (Simple) String starting with (Commence par…) Advanced (Élaborée) – includes limit by material audience and place of publication The red arrow starts your search (lancer or modifier). Note that the second subject search box says “vedettes-matière” this is a controlled vocabulary subject heading (like LCSH but for French). When you get a hit for full-text there is the phrase “Texte integral:” at the end of the citation, with either an image of a book (Repère), or a book with a globe (Internet). When you go to the citation “Version imprimable” is the print-friendly option.
Coverage	1980 - Current
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Last modified: April 27, 2007
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