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Using Student Research Center
Presented by the Leach Library Reference Staff
What is Student Research Center?
A database created by Ebscohost to cater to the needs of middle and high school students.
Provides access to numerous Ebscohost databases in a single, reliable, easy-to-use, location.
Subject matter includes current events, history, science, and health.
How do I get started?
Visit the Leach Library database page: http://www.londonderrynh.org/library/library_005.htm
Click on Ebscohost andenter the password
Contact the reference desk for the password.
Getting Started
This will take you to the page listing the library’s Ebscohost databases
Click on Student Research Center
How do I search the database?
Start a “basic search” by entering keywords into the find box.
Limit or expand yoursearch by checkingor unchecking content sources (i.e. magazines, newspapers, etc.)
Keyword Search Results
Basic keyword searches will often bring back thousands of items.
In this example, “wetlands” brings back over 14,000!
Filter Results Using Tabs
Click on the tabs to reduce the number of items to a manageable number.
Clicking on “Radio & TV News Transcripts” reduced results to 119.
What is an “Advanced Search?”
Allows you to limit your search so you don’t get too many items, which can be overwhelming and confusing.
Get started by clicking on “Advanced Search”
Advanced Search Interface
Limit search to a specific field
Limit by document type
Search by reading level, if desired
Sample Advanced Search
Subject search for “Wetlands”
Include only“magazines”
Limit readinglevel to only grades 6-8
Advanced Search Results
This advanced search returned only 92 items
Further narrow results by clicking on subject headings.
Search Results
Click on title for article abstract
To go directly to full text click on “HTML Full Text” or “PDF Full Text”
Sample Article Abstract
Articles can be emailed from this screen
