Database Guides : New and Updated Resources

Basic Search - Filters in clickable boxes underneath search bar

• Full text
• Peer reviewed
• All time (or choose specific dates)

Advanced Search - adding filters before your search

Choices under Filters include:

• Full Text
• Peer Reviewed
• Publication Date

Choice under Search options include:

• Search modes
  • Proximity, all, any, SmartText, Natural Language
• Expanders
  • Apply related words
  • Search within the text
  • Apply equivalent subjects 
• Publications
  • Identify journals / magazines covered by the index
• Subjects
  • View / search a list of subjects covered by the index

Results - Filters in clickable boxes underneath search bar

• All filters
• Full Text
• Peer Reviewed
• All time (or choose specific dates)
• Source type (academic journals, magazines, books, etc.)

Results - Source type filter in clickable box below search bar

• Academic Journals
• Magazines
• News
• Reviews
• Trade Publications
• Books
• etc.

Results - All filters

Additional filters might include:

• Databases (when searching more than one)
• Subject (including thesaurus or major headings in some databases)
• Publication (journal name)
• Language

Results - get full text

Use the Access options button to get the PDF or Online full text when available.

Use the Search for full text to try to link to the article PDF available in another library service, or to get a sign in / request form to request a copy of the article from the library.

The Search for full text replaces the Find It! button. 

Article record - Save, cite, folder, share, download

Use the quotation marks to create a citation to this article.

Article record - Citation tool

Click the quotation marks to create a citation for an article.

Be sure you select the citation style required for your classwork.