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STUDENT CENTER
EBSCO HOSTOnline Research Databases
Learning how to use it
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Access it from the Library’s webpageDigital ResourcesLGHS website Library EBSCO Host
Refer to the pink password handout for the appropriate credentials
Once signed in, select a Database Center:
• Academic Research Center – a general set of databases that will satisfy most of you research needs
• Literary Reference Center – use to research authors and their works
• Points of View – for researching multiple sides of an issue
• Student Research Center – geared towards High School research
• Science Reference Center – for access to scientific research
• Advanced Placement – focused on AP courses
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Starting your Research
Recommendations:
• Type your query and click on Search
• You can restrict your search to one or more Databases clicking on Choose Databases
• Try the Basic Search first and once you are familiar with it, move on to Search Options or Advanced Search
Each database center comprises a few databases that the school subscribes to. For this example we chose the Academic Resource Center.
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The First Results
Initially you will get too many results.
It’s time to narrow your search
Recommendation: limit the publication date to the last 20 years or so
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Refining your Search
Use the various limiters offered to get to a reasonable amount of results.
Your refined search and all limiters appear at the EBSCO “Breadbox”
Once you have reached a reasonable amount of results, it’s time to start collecting sources
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After reading the abstract, if you decide that it is an article worth reading, add it to a folder
Collecting Sources
You can access an abstract of the article just by hovering your mouse here
Recommendation: continue this process until you have collected 7 to 9 articles.
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The Research
Open your folder to see a list of the articles selected
Then click on the article’s title to open it
or
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The Article When you open the article you will get • The bibliographic
information (you will need this to generate the MLA citation on NoodleTools)
• HTML Full Text, which includes only the text from the article
• PDF Full Text, which provides the article exactly as it was originally published, with pictures, graphs, etc.
Bibliographic information
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Finishing your Research
Once you are finished reading, go back to your folder:• select the articles you don’t need and delete them• select the articles you’ll use and e-mail them to yourself or print them.
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Remember:
• All Database Centers are accessed and used in a similar way
• Refer to the NoodleTools handouts to manage your research
• Need help? Look for Ms. Cozzella at the Student Center
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