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[hidetoc]EBSCOhost offers a variety of comprehensive databases ranging from general collections to specially designed, subject-specific databases for business, education, psychology, hospitality, medicine, and history.
Basic Search and View Articles
Step 1 - Start at the Library Home Page
Step 2 - Select Indexes and Databases.
Step 3 - Select EBSCOhost under Major Vendors.
Step 4 - Select EBSCOhost Web.
Step 5 - Place a check mark next to the databases to be searched. Several can be searched at once; ex: Academic Search Elite and Professional Development Collection.
Step 6 - Click the Continue button at the top of the list.
Step 7 - Search the database(s).
- Type in the search topic (ex: bullying and high school students)
- In the Limits section (below the search box) a search can be limited by publication (periodical title), published date, scholarly (peer reviewed) articles, etc.
- Click on Search.
Step 8 - View Articles.
- Citations are displayed in the Results List in reverse chronological order (newest first).
- Click on the blue underlined article title to view an abstract summary and other document details: article title, author(s), periodical title (source), date, volume, issue number, article page and length of article.
- If the article is not of interest, click on Result List (upper left) to go back to the search results.
- Symbols and Notes:
- Full Text is available; click on the icon.
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HTML Full Text = Web Page -
PDF Full Page = Image (Need Adobe Acrobat Reader downloaded to your computer) -
Linked Full Text = PDF or HTML text in a different EBSCOhost database.
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- The Notes section indicates if the Stout Library has the periodical.
- Notes "This title is owned by UW-Stout" = The article is in the library's Periodicals Collection. Distance Education students can request these materials.
- Notes = If the Notes field is blank, the article is not available in print format at Stout. The article can be requested from another library through interlibrary loan.
Not all articles are full text. Click "Find it!" to generate a menu that may provide the following options:
- A link to the full text article in another database.
- A link to the Stout Library Catalog to search for holdings in the library's Periodicals Collection.
- A link to the ILLiad form to request the article from another library (interlibrary loan).
- A link to Google, the search engine. Occasionally, some articles are free full text on the Web.
- A link to the Ask a Librarian form, if you have a question.
- Full Text is available; click on the icon.
Marking Multiple Records to Retain
To retain the citation and full text (if available), multiple records may be marked from multiple pages of the results list and added to a folder.- As the results list is viewed, click the Add button to the right of the title.
- Folder contents may be reviewed at any time by clicking on the Folder Has Items icon on upper right.
- Folder content options include: Print, Email, or Save. Only those records in the folder, including full text if available, will be printed, e-mailed or saved.
Print, E-mail, or Save an Article from EBSCOhost Databases
Internet Explorer (IE) is the Internet browser used on the library's computers. The following procedures must be used for printing, e-mailing, and saving, or problems will subsequently occur. This is due to EBSCOhost being frames oriented while IE is not. These procedures also apply when using IE on personal computers. The only difference occurs while saving from the File, Save browser menu functions which are configured to the computer that is being used.
Use the Print/E-mail/Save buttons or links of EBSCOhost whenever possible -- not the browser toolbar (e.g. Internet Explorer) commands.
Print:
- HTML Full Text
- Display the article.
- Click on the Print button located above or below the article.
- Check the boxes for HTML Full Text (when available) and Detailed Citation and Abstract.
- Click on the Print button and a new window will appear. The full text article will be displayed without frames.
- From the browser toolbar, the Print option menu appears. Select the Printer and click on the Print button.
- PDF Full Text
- Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on the computer used to retrieve the article.
- Select PDF Full Text and the article will be displayed in the Adobe Acrobat reader.
- Use the printer icon immediately above the article within the Adobe Acrobat software frame.
- Be sure to select the printer if different than the default listed.
- Click OK.
E-mail:
- HTML Full Text
- Display the article.
- Click on the E-mail button located above or below the article.
- Type in full e-mail address, e.g. smithp@uwstout.edu.
- Check the boxes for HTML Full Text(when available) and Detailed Citation and Abstract.
- Type in a subject (optional).
- Click Send.
- PDF Full Text
- Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on the computer used to retrieve the article.
- Display an article in PDF Full Text.
- Click on the E-mail link located above (right) the article.
- Check the boxes for PDF as a Separate Attachment (when available) and Detailed Citation and Abstract.
- Type in full e-mail address (ex: smithp@uwstout.edu).
- Type in a subject (optional).
- Click Send.
Save:
- Insert a formatted, 3 1/2" Floppy Disk in the A drive, a Zip disk in the Zip drive (Removable Disk), Jump Drive (USB port), formatted CD-R disc, or save to the campus server (H drive).
- HTML Full text format:
- Display an article.
- Click the Save button located above or below the article.
- Check the boxes for HTML Full Text (when available), HTML link(s) to article(s) and Detailed Citation and Abstract.
- Click on Save. The full text article will be displayed without frames.
- From the browser toolbar, click on File, then Save As. The Save As menu appears.
- Select a drive, 3 1/2" Floppy Disc, Removable Disk (Zip), Jump Drive, CD-R or H drive.
- Type in a file name, e.g. education articles
- Under "Save a type," select Text file. This format works best when saving HTML articles.
- Click on Save.
- PDF Full Text format:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on the computer used to retrieve the article.
- Select PDF Full Text and the article will be displayed in the Adobe Acrobat reader.
- Click on the Floppy Disk Icon from the Adobe Acrobat toolbar.
- Select a drive, 3 1/2" Floppy Disk, Removable Disk (Zip), C drive, Jump Drive, CD-R or H drive.
- Type in File Name.
- Click on Save.
- To retrieve an article:
- Click on My Computer.
- Double-click on A, Zip, C, Jump, CD-R or H drives.
- Double-click on the filename.
Journal Title Search
To locate articles on a topic from a specific journal title, use the following steps:
Step 1 - Start at the Library Home Page (http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/).
Step 2 -Select Indexes and Databases.
Step 3 - Select EBSCOhost under Major Vendors.
Step 4 - Select EBSCOhost Web.
Step 5 - Place a check mark next to the database to be searched; ex: ERIC.
Step 6 - Click the Continue button at the top of the list.
Step 7 - Search the database(s).
- Go to Limit Your Results section in the middle of the page.
- Type the name of the journal in the Publication search box; ex: Education Digest
- Click on Search.
Step 8 - View Articles.
- Citations are displayed in the Results List in reverse chronological order (newest first).
- Click on the blue underlined article title to view an abstract summary and other document details: article title, author(s), periodical title (source), date, volume, issue number, article page and length of article.
- If the article is not of interest, click on Result List (upper left) to go back to the search results.
- Symbols and Notes:
- Full Text is available; click on the icon.
- HTML Full Text = Web Page
- PDF Full Page = Image (Need Adobe Acrobat Reader downloaded to your computer)
- Linked Full Text = PDF or HTML text in a different EBSCOhost database.
-
- The Notes section indicates if the Stout Library has the periodical.
- Notes "This title is owned by UW-Stout" = The article is in the library building's Periodicals Collection. Distance Education students can request these materials.
- Notes = If the Notes field is blank, the article is not available in print format at Stout. The article can be requested from another library through interlibrary loan.
- Not all articles are full text. Click "Find it!" to generate a menu that may provide the following options:
- A link to the full text article in another database.
- A link to the Stout Library Catalog to search for holdings in the library's Periodicals Collection.
- A link to the ILLiad form to request the article from another library (interlibrary loan).
- A link to Google, the search engine. Occasionally, some articles are free full text on the Web.
- A link to the Ask a Librarian form, if you have a question.
- Full Text is available; click on the icon.
Advanced Search
For more detailed searching, click on Advanced Search at the top of the page. Here searching can be done by combining topic terms, author, article title, or ERIC accession number.
Step 1 - Start at the Library Home Page (http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/).
Step 2 - Select Indexes and Databases.
Step 3 - Select EBSCOhost under Major Vendors.
Step 4 - Select EBSCOhost Web.
Step 5 - Place a check mark next to the databases to be searched. Several can be searched at once; ex: Academic Search Elite and Professional Development Collection.
Step 6 - Click the Continue button at the top of the list.
Step 7 - Click on the Advanced Search tab.
Step 8 - Search the database(s).
- Ex: Author Search.
- In the search box to the immediate right, pull down the menu (down arrow) and select AU author (Note several other options!)
- Type McLeskey. (author's last name)
- Click on Search.
- Additional Limits for Full Text only, Peer-Reviewed journals, Publication Type, etc. are also available on the Refine Search tab.
- Citations are displayed in the Results List in reverse chronological order (newest first).
- Click on the blue underlined article title to view an abstract summary and other document details: article title, author (s), periodical title (source), date, volume, issue number, article page and length of article.
- If the article is not of interest, click on Result List (upper left) to go back to the search results.
- Symbols and Notes:
- Full Text is available; click on the icon.
- HTML Full Text = Web Page
- PDF Full Page = Image (Need Adobe Acrobat Reader downloaded to your computer)
- Linked Full Text = PDF or HTML text in a different EBSCOhost database.
-
- The Notes section indicates if the Stout Library has the periodical.
- Notes "This title is owned by UW-Stout" = The article is in print format in the library's Periodicals Collection. Distance Education students can request these materials.
- Notes = If the Notes field is blank, the article is not available in print format at Stout. The article can be requested from another library through interlibrary loan.
- Not all articles are full text. Clicking "Find it! " generates a menu that may provide the following options:
- A link to the full text article in another database.
- A link to the Stout Library Catalog to search for holdings in the library's Periodicals Collection.
- A link to the ILLiad form to request the article from another library (interlibrary loan).
- A link to Google, the search engine. Occasionally, some articles are free full text on the Web.
- A link to the Ask a Librarian form, if you have a question.
- Full Text is available; click on the icon.
Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) Search
ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, contains citations and abstracts from both education journals and documents, such as, curriculum guides and conference proceedings. An EJ accession number categorizes its journal citations. An ED accession number categorizes citations to its educational documents.
The advanced search used in conjunction with the Refine Search tab is powerful because the search may be limited to search for only journals, for only documents, by educational level, by publication type (ex:curriculum guides, theses), etc.
Step 1 - Start at the Library Home Page (http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/)
Step 2 -Select Indexes and Databases.
Step 3 - Select EBSCOhost under Major Vendors.
Step 4 - Select EBSCOhost Web.
Step 5 - Place a check mark next to ERIC.
Step 6 - Click the Continue button at the top of the list.
Step 7 - Click on the Advanced Search tab.
Step 8 - Search the database(s).
- Ex: Author Search.
- In the Find search box, type McLeskey. (author's last name)
- Click on Search.
- Ex:Search for Journals Only
- In the Find search box, type a keyword or phrase (ex: distance learning)
- Proceed to the Refine Limits menu under the search boxes.
- By Journal or Document, highlight Journal Articles
- Do not limit by full text when searching ERIC journals. Only the documents are full text in ERIC. Full text for ERIC journals are only available through the HTML links, PDF links or Find it! linking service; marking the Full Text option can eliminate that option.
- Click Search at the top of the page
- Ex: Search for Documents Only (ex:curriculum guides)
- In the Find search box, type a keyword or phrase (ex: bullying)
- Proceed to the Refine Limits menu under the search boxes.
- By Journal or Document, highlight Document
- By Publication Type, highlight Guides - Classroom Teacher (Other publication types are available.)
- Click Search at the top of the page.
- NOTE: Not all documents are available full text online; some are only available in a special microfiche collection in the Library's Reference Area and some are books which may be in the library's collection. For further assistance, e-mail Ask a Librarian or call 715-232-1353.
- Ex: Document Number Search
- Every document in ERIC has a 6-digit accession number, starting with ED. Many ED documents are full text online. This accession number can be searched in ERIC.
- In Advanced Search, type the accession number into the search box ERIC Number (ex: ED477608)
- Immediately to the right, pull down the menu (down arrow) and select AN Accession Number (Note several other options!)
- Click Search at the top of the page.
- NOTE: Not all documents are full text online; some are only available in a special microfiche collection in the Library's Reference Area and some are books which may be in the library's collection. For further assistance, e-mail Ask a Librarian or call 715-232-1353.
- Citations are displayed in the Results List in reverse chronological order (newest first).
- Click on the blue underlined article title to view an abstract summary and other document details: article title, author(s), periodical title (source), date, volume, issue number, article page and length of article.
- If the article is not of interest, click on Result List (upper left) to go back to the search results.
- Symbols and Notes:
- Full Text is available; click on the icon.
- Full Text from ERIC = PDF Image (Need Adobe Acrobat Reader downloaded to your computer)
- HTML Full Text = Web Page
- PDF Full Page = Image (Need Adobe Acrobat Reader downloaded to your computer)
- Linked Full Text = PDF or HTML text in a different EBSCOhost database.
- The Notes section indicates if the Stout Library has the periodical.
- Notes "This title is owned by UW-Stout" = The article is in print format in the library's Periodicals Collection. Distance Education students can request these materials.
- Notes = If the Notes field is blank, the article is not available in print format at Stout. The article can be requested from another library through interlibrary loan.
- Not all articles are full text. Click on "Find it!" to generate a menu that may provide the following options:
- A link to the full text article in another database.
- A link to the Stout Library Catalog to search for holdings in the library's Periodicals Collection.
- A link to the ILLiad form to request the article from another library (interlibrary loan).
- A link to Google, the search engine. Occasionally, some articles are free full text on the Web.
- A link to the Ask a Librarian form, if you have a question.
- Full Text is available; click on the icon.
Remote Access to the Library Resources via an Internet Service Provider
This symbol indicates restricted library resources for use by UW-Stout students, faculty and staff.
When accessing library resources using an Internet Service Provider (ISP) such as America Online, Airstream or a local provider, a username and password prompt will appear.
A Stout e-mail username and password is required. Distance Education students and students taking short term/weekend classes may not have activated e-mail accounts. If a Stout e-mail account is not activated, follow the Remote Access Instructions or contact Ask5000 help desk (telephone) 715-232-5000 or ask5000@uwstout.edu.
Remote Access Instructions are available for additional information, ex: connectivity problems.
Last Updated: 06/13/2008 and Last Revised: 3/24/04
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