Searching ACM

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The ACM Digital Library

□“Full text collection of every article published by ACM, including over 50 years of archives.”

□Includes academic journals & conference proceedings

The Guide

□“Bibliographic collection [books] from major publishers in computing with over 945,000 entries.”

□Check the Library Catalog, MOBIUS, ebrary, & ILL to obtain copies.

Searching the Digital Library

□From the initial search screen click Go to the ACM Digital Library.

Using Advanced Search

□Click the Advanced Search link.

Narrowing a Search

□Enter cryptography on the first line[all of this text (and)]to retrieve 3,348 results

□Enter cryptography identity on the first line to retrieve 1,135 results

□Enter cryptography identity recognition on the first line to retrieve 118 results

Refining a Search

□Enter the words medical pharmacy doctor hospital on the second search line[any of this text (or)

□Retrieve 26 records that are focused on the medical aspects of this subject

Type your own search statement

□Click Refine these results with Advanced Search

Change Your Search

□Highlight cryptography and identity and recognition and type identity in their place

□Your new search will look like this:

Continue to Refine the Search

□You can continue to refine the search by clicking Refine these results with Advanced Search and entering additional search terms connected with the operator and

□Identity and (medical or pharmacy or doctor or hospital) = 1,348 articles

□Identity and (medical or pharmacy or doctor or hospital) and recognition = 392 articles