Help with Sage E-Books

Below are instructions for searching, printing, and e-mailing when using the Sage Knowledge-book interface.

In August 2012 Sage released a re-designed Web site for their reference books collection.

Browsing

Options for browsing through the contents of an e-book are listed in tabs beneath the item's title 

For an encyclopedia, the options include:

• an alphabetical list of entries;
• a subject index;
• a reader's guide, essentially a very broad subject index -- click on plus signs (+) to open the list of entries;
• front/back matter (introduction, preface, appdenixes, etc.).

For a handbook, the only option will be the table of conents.

Searching

Searching for words within the contents of this e-book and others in the Sage collection is a 3-step process:

1. enter your search term(s) in the "Search" box in the upper-left corner of the page;
2. after viewing the results, use the "Refine by Type" options on the right side of the page to select "Chapters" and "Entries" and click "Go";
3. after viewing those results, click on "Available to Me" ont he right side of the page.

You can search for forms of a term by using an asterisk (*) to substitute for missing letters. Example: cognit* finds cognitive, cognition, etc.
To find entries containing two or more words, connect them AND.   Example: gay AND discriminat*

To search for synonyms, connect them with OR.    Example:  (gay OR homosexual*) AND discriminat*
To find entries containing a multi-word phrase, enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "standardized test*"

Printing and E-mailing

When you are veiwing an individual article or chapter, options above and to the right of the entry will include:

• printing;
• e-mailing;
• download (PDF);
• and others.

For more information, see the "Help" option at the very top of the page.