CASonline is part of BILD's Current Awareness Service
It is a searchable database containing references to over 40,000 journal articles, books and pieces of research covering all aspects of learning disabilities. These are grouped into 150 topic categories and cover more than 20 years of publications. The database is added to monthly.
CASonline is particularly useful to students and researchers who need a reading list of material on a particular topic. Many of the articles listed can be obtained from BILD as a photocopy.
The full database is available as a subscription service. You can try it here by using this sample version. This version contains references to over 2500 journal articles published between 2000 and 2007 on the following topics. BILD Members will find a more extensive sample available in the member's eServices area.
New in January 2008: CASonline is now hosted on a high-speed server which should result in much improved response times.
Topics in the sample version:
ABUSE/BULLYING
ASSESSMENT
AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER
CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR
EDUCATION
SOCIAL ISSUESHow to try CASonline
How to order photocopies
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How to try CASonline
Click here to search CASonline
Click the link to go to the CASonline search form. CASonline will open in a new window - when you have finished, close the window to return here.
Once in the CASonline search form, you need to enter your search criteria. You can enter some or all of the following. The more you enter, the narrower your search will be.
CATEGORY - you can narrow the search down to a category by making your
choice from a drop-down list.
ARTICLE TITLE - you can search article titles for a particular word or
phrase by typing it into this part of the search form.
ARTICLE DETAILS/ABSTRACT - instead of searching the title, you can search
for a particular word or phrase in a brief abstract of the article by typing it
into this part of the search form. It is not recommended that you search both
article title and details in the same enquiry as the required text would have to
appear in both for the article to be included.
JOURNAL - you can narrow the search down to a particular journal by
choosing it from a drop-down list.
PHOTOCOPY? - choosing "Available from BILD" from the drop-down list
limits the search to articles where BILD can supply a photocopy.
AUTHOR - entering all or part of an author's name limits the search to
matching authors.
Click the "Search" button to conduct the search. The results will be displayed on screen. You can view more details of an article by clicking the "View" button alongside the article information.
Other links let you return from the details screen to the list, or to start again with a new search.
Printing a list
To print your list, we recommend that you set the orientation to
landscape using Print Setup which, in Microsoft Internet Explorer, is one of
the items on the File menu. Then print by clicking the Print button at the top
of your browser or choose Print from the File menu.
If you encounter a problem using CASonline, please let us know - information@bild.org.uk
Click here to search CASonline
How to order photocopies
Photocopies of articles marked as "Available from BILD" can be supplied
subject to the following copyright restrictions, as required by the Copyright,
Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All requests must be made on an order form which includes a copyright
declaration signed by the person originating the request.
Only one article from any one issue of a journal will be supplied at a time. If
more than one article is requested from a single issue, BILD are not allowed to
supply the additional articles.
BILD can accept orders for up to 8 articles on one order.
Photocopies cost £2.75 each (£2.34 plus 41p VAT at 17.5%) to cover
administration, postage and packing.
Orders must be pre-paid. They may be ordered
online or on an order form - this can be downloaded here -
pdf format
Word format
To order, make a note of the article reference numbers from your search and
enter them on the order form, remembering to sign the declaration. Provide
credit card details or include a cheque, and send the order form to
BILD
Campion House
Green Street
Kidderminster
DY10 1JL
For help, telephone BILD's Library and Information Service on 01562 723014 or email information@bild.org.uk
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