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Using ScienceDirect: Use ScienceDirect to find full-text articles and citations in many areas of science and in other subject areas as well.

At the library's website, use the pulldown menu and select "Science Direct".

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Click on the "Search" button.

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Type one or more search terms into the search boxes.

1. You can combine words using "and", "or", or "not".

2. Be sure to click on a " Subject" to narrow the search; your search will be refused if it brings back too many articles.
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1. You can change the search to search in different areas of the article, such as the Title or Author.

2. " Full Text " searches the full text of all the articles for your words.

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This is what your search results look like.

1. Each item represents an article. It may be "full text" (the full article), or it may just be the title, author, etc. (citation) with a summary of the article (abstract).

2. You can look at the information by clicking on the blue links.
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1. If the information says " Abstract", then you will only get a summary of the article. If you want the entire article, you can order it (free) at Morrisville State College Library through InterLibrary Loan (ILL). (Click here for more information on InterLibrary Loan.)

2. If the information says " Article", then you can click on the word " Article" to see the entire article.

3. Clicking on " Journal Format-PDF " will show you the entire article exactly as it appeared in the magazine/journal (with pictures, graphs, etc.)
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1. After clicking on the blue link, this is what you will see. The abstract or article begins at the bottom of your screen.

2. You can now print out your article by clicking on the button at the top of the screen.

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Now you can either: Click here to search Science Direct,
or pick one of these article database tutorials to learn more:

EbscoHost Masterfile Select (many topics)
InfoTrac OneFile (many topics)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (opinions on controversial issues)
Health Reference Center (health topics)
Literature Resource Center
FirstSearch(article titles/authors only)
Nursing Index (CINAHL) (article titles/authors only)

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This tutorial was developed was Angela Weiler,Bibliographic Instruction Coordinator, Morrisville State College Library, Morrisville,N.Y. It was made possible by a grant from the Morrisville State College AlumniAssociation.

(Last update: January 2004)