EBSCO provides access to more than 1,200 full-text journals licensed from various publishers. Abstracts for another 2700 titles are provided in the CINAHL and ERIC indexes. Access to this collection is limited to authorized Michener users.

HOW TO BEGIN:

• From any PC at The Michener Institute, click on the LRC E-Journals & Indexes icon on the Novell-delivered applications menu, then select Journal collections - Ebsco.
• For remote access, go to the LRC Electronic journals and indexes page and select Ebsco. When prompted, enter your GroupWise ID and password. Note that many fulltext articles are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free from www.adobe.com

Select the most applicable database(s) by checking the box next to each database name. Click on Continue to display the search screen. The databases may also be selected from the search screen by clicking on the Choose Databases tab.

HOW TO FIND ARTICLES: BASIC SEARCH

Basic Search Modes

Standard Search allows you to create a very broad or very narrow search by using Boolean operators (AND, OR and NOT) to string or combine search terms together.

• The AND operator combines search terms so that each result contains all of the terms. For example, type electronic and resources to find articles that contain both terms.
• The OR operator combines search terms so that each result contains at least one of the terms. For example, type college or university to find articles that contain either term.
• The NOT operator excludes terms so that each result does not contain any of the terms that follow the NOT. For example, type kidney not bean to find articles that contain the term "kidney" but not the term "bean".

All Words (AND) automatically implies the Boolean operator of AND between each term.

Any Words (OR) allows you to enter a phrase or sentence that describes what you are looking for. Note that Full Text is also searched when available. Articles retrieved contain one or more of your search terms. Your search results are returned in order of relevance. For example, type online course chats to find articles that contain "online," "course," "chat." Stop words such as "a" and "the" are excluded from the search.

Exact Phrase allows you to enter the word or phrase you want to find. Articles are retrieved if all of the words are present exactly as you entered them. Stop words are excluded.

Creating a Basic Search

1. On the Search Screen, enter your search terms in the box labeled: "Find:"
2. Select from available search options to adjust the focus of your search. Select limiter options to narrow your search or select expander options to broaden your search (Note: expanders are not available with the Any Words search mode). Below are some common options:
   • Full Text - limits search results to full text articles
   • Magazine/Journal/Publication - limits search results to articles from a specific title
   • Also search for related words - expands search results to include synonyms and plurals
   • Also search within full text of the articles - expands search results by finding your term(s) within the full text of the articles
3. Click the Search Button to begin searching.

Wildcard (?) and Truncation (*) Use the wildcard and truncation symbols to create searches where there are unknown characters, multiple spellings or various endings.

• The wildcard is represented by a question mark (?). To use the wildcard, enter your search terms and replace each unknown character with a ?. EBSCOhost will find all instances of that word with the ? replaced by a letter. For example, type ne?t to find results containing "neat", "nest" or "next". EBSCOhost does not find "net" because the wildcard replaces a single character.
• Truncation is represented by an asterisk (*). To use truncation, enter the root of a search term and replace the ending with an *. EBSCOhost will find all forms of that word. For example, type medic* to find the words "medical" or "medicine".

Searching by proximity is a way of searching for two or more words that appear a specific number of words apart in the article(s). The proximity operators must contain a letter (N or W) and a numeric value to specify the number of words that may appear between the terms. The proximity operator is placed between the words which are to be searched, as follows:

• Near Operator (N) In the following example, "N5" will find the words if they are within five words of one another regardless of the order in which they appear. For example, type online N5 education to find results that would match "online education" as well as "education: an online model".
• Within Operator (W) In the following example, "W8" will find the words if they are within eight words of one another and in the order in which you entered them. For example, type online W8 education to find results that would match "rating online education tools" but would not match "education: an online model".