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

2. 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

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

10. Return to the indexes

11. .. to search the author index..

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

15. Once more to the author index …

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

19. Finally, you have to combine your searches

20. Combine search results with OR

21. Final result

22. 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