Sociological Abstracts Author search with composite name University Library next = click

Approach Author names generally occur in various spellings English language databases are inconsistent concerning prefixes Use the author index to find all variations of the name

vries,j Search for author: John de Vries First search last name (without prefixes), first initial

Return to the indexes

.. to search the author index..

de vries,j … with: last name (with prefix), first initial

Once more to the author index …

devries,j … for the remaining variation devries, j (without space)

Finally, you have to combine your searches

Combine search results with OR

Final result

Summary Use the author index to find variations for an author name Search prefixed names in English language databases both with and without prefixes Be alert to typing errors and missing initials or first names