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Searching UCN Databases
Finding Journal Articles Through Ebsco
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Can search by keyword, title or author. Use the radio buttons to change the search type.
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Limiting by Full Text, Year
Narrow your results by clicking the box labeled•Full Text•Peer Reviewed•Library Collection•Date
• Drag or type a new date
Limiting by Source Types
This limiter will narrow results by publication type.
Academic journals is usually selected.
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Journal Article
• This article is available in both html format and pdf format.
• Each format has different options.
HTML Format
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Audio controls speed, accent & highlighting
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Save-save article to your hard drive / flash drive
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LinkSource
LinkSource Links you to article from non-Ebsco databases
Links you to interlibrary loan form
Interlibrary Loan
• Fill in the form (only starred items need to be filled in).
• The database will automatically complete the citation information.
• Click on the submit button. The request will be sent to our ILL librarian to process.
• Articles will be e-mailed to you as soon as they arrive. Usually takes ten days to two weeks.
Interlibrary Loan Form
Submit button
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Citation information automatically supplied
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• Can save searches or articles
• Can create web based lessons using Ebsco Page composer
• Personal account information not shared
• Information deleted after 18 months non-use
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Right A-Z Publications – all journals indexed in databases
Databases by Subject – search databases by subject
Databases A-Z – Databases listed alphabetically
Aska-A-Librarian: email link to ask library staff a question
Help – EBSCO help files
Library Home – link to library home page
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