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Slide 2 Utilizing the John Wright Library Academic Reference for navigating the electronic resources Click on this icon to hear specific instructions on each slide Slide 3 John J Wright Library https://intranet.laroche.e du/Library/ https://intranet.laroche.e du/Library/ Clicking on the picture to the left will hyperlink you directly to the site. Off course you are always welcome to physically visit the library Slide 4 Electronic Databases Next click on the Electronic Databases button Slide 5 Electronic Resources Resources commonly used are: Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost), Access World News, Book Collections: Nonfiction, CINAHLHealth Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCOhost), Medline(OCLC)/Medline EBSCOhost, National Library of Medicine Click Here !!! Slide 6 Log in Slide 7 Resource Pages Slide 8 Wright Library Full Text Journals For a list of all the Full- Index Journals you can click This will give you the a complete list of all online journals and e- books available. Slide 9 Specifics of Wright Library E-Journal Searching by Journal Searching by Title Finding the title Slide 10 Search by Journal Search for specific journals by typing in name This will give you a list of available databases that will search this journal. Remember.You will have to go back into the library electronic resources choose the appropriate database and search from there. Slide 11 Search by Subject Search to see options for journals by subject search Select the subject area ex: medicine and health science. Then select a more specific topic. This will give you a list of the journals that cover this subject. Slide 12 Results The results for this type of subject search will generate a list of topics specific to your search and the databases that you can find those topics in. Slide 13 DATABASE SEARCH Slide 14 Down to the Databases Selecting the databases Searching the databases Finding articles Slide 15 Getting to the Database 1 st : Select you subject area 2 nd : Select your electronic resource Finally: Select your service Slide 16 EbscoHost Integrated Search Slide 17 General Search Select the database(s) you want to search Slide 18 A Basic Search Basic Search Slide 19 Search Results Narrow your findings by using the Refine Results section at the left of the page. Slide 20 A Basic Search that is anything but basic. Slide 21 Advanced Search Most common type of search. Allows multiple terms to be used. Can make the search even more specific by changing the and to another qualifiers like not or or Advanced Search Slide 22 SearchGenerate Results Slide 23 Narrowing it down Slide 24 Alternative Search Fields Slide 25 Searching by Author Slide 26 Adding limiters Slide 27 Request of an Article To request an article from the library, contact: Caroline Horgan in the Wright Library Caroline.horgan@laroche.edu Subject line ILL for online student Include title, author, volume, issue number, date and page numbers Slide 28 Final thoughts Searching for references/resources is a skill that you develop with practice Try several search options. Advanced Basic Alternative If you are struggling. Slide 29 Where to go for help???? Library guides http://libguides.laroche.ed u/ http://libguides.laroche.ed u/ Library staff 412-536-1063 Instructor Via email Office phone during office hours