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Utilizing the John Wright Library

Click on this icon to hear specific instructions on each slide. Utilizing the John Wright Library. Academic Reference for navigating the electronic resources. John J Wright Library. https://intranet.laroche.edu/Library/

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Utilizing the John Wright Library

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  1. Click on this icon to hear specific instructions on each slide Utilizing the John Wright Library Academic Reference for navigating the electronic resources

  2. John J Wright Library • https://intranet.laroche.edu/Library/ • Clicking on the picture to the left will hyperlink you directly to the site. • Off course you are always welcome to physically visit the library 

  3. Electronic Databases • Next click on the Electronic Databases button

  4. Electronic Resources • Resources commonly used are: Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost), Access World News, Book Collections: Nonfiction, CINAHLHealth Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCOhost), Medline(OCLC)/Medline EBSCOhost, National Library of Medicine Click Here !!!

  5. Log in

  6. Resource Pages

  7. Wright Library Full Text Journals • For a list of all the Full-Index Journals you can click • This will give you the a complete list of all online journals and e-books available.

  8. Specifics of Wright Library E-Journal Searching by Journal Searching by Title Finding the title

  9. Search by Journal • Search for specific journals by typing in name • This will give you a list of available databases that will search this journal. • Remember….You will have to go back into the library electronic resources choose the appropriate database and search from there.

  10. Search by Subject • Search to see options for journals by subject search • Select the subject area ex: medicine and health science. • Then select a more specific topic. • This will give you a list of the journals that cover this subject.

  11. Results • The results for this type of subject search will generate a list of topics specific to your search and the databases that you can find those topics in.

  12. Database search

  13. Down to the Databases Selecting the databases Searching the databases Finding articles

  14. Getting to the Database • 1st: Select you subject area • 2nd: Select your electronic resource • Finally: Select your service

  15. EbscoHost Integrated Search

  16. General Search Select the database(s) you want to search

  17. A Basic Search Basic Search

  18. Search Results • Narrow your findings by using the Refine Results section at the left of the page.

  19. A Basic Search that is anything but basic….

  20. Advanced Search • Most common type of search. • Allows multiple terms to be used. • Can make the search even more specific by changing the and to another qualifiers like “not” or “or” Advanced Search

  21. Advanced Search Search Generate Results

  22. Narrowing it down

  23. Alternative Search Fields

  24. Searching by Author

  25. Adding limiters

  26. Request of an Article • To request an article from the library, contact: • Caroline Horgan in the Wright Library • Caroline.horgan@laroche.edu • Subject line “ILL for online student” • Include title, author, volume, issue number, date and page numbers

  27. Final thoughts • Searching for references/resources is a skill that you develop with practice • Try several search options. • Advanced • Basic • Alternative • If you are struggling….

  28. Where to go for help???? • Library guides • http://libguides.laroche.edu/ • Library staff • 412-536-1063 • Instructor • Via email • Office phone during office hours

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