EBSCO for Science Research

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The Intelligent Alternative
Why go ANYWHERE else?
Getting Started as Researchers
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• Stephen Banister
• Director
• Debbie Houk 537-6951
• Technical ServicesLibrarian
• Bill Harroff 537-6952
• Reference Information Technologies Librarian

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This tutorial will cover the basics in
using the Librarys online resources

• Major Topics Covered
• EZ Search
• Database List
• MLA Style the Basics
• Tutorials

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Navigation Organization
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Holman Library WebPages act as an Information
Gateway

• Menu to resources and services
• Subscriptions to over 60 electronic databases
• Databases available 24 / 7
• Most provide one-click access to FT articles
• Proxy server for off campus access
• Authenticates McKendree affiliation
• Allows access from anywhere on the web
• Establishes compliance with licensing agreements
• Guides to resources by division, major program
• Online support for requesting reference help,
  interlibrary loan, renewing materials,
  instruction and other service assistance

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Off Campus Access

• IMPORTANT All students, faculty and staff
  will need to use their Student ID / Datatel
  numbers as their passwords to access the Holman
  online databases.
• The fastest way to find your ID number is via
  the Intranet. From on campus, type intranet into
  your browser, such as Internet Explorer then
  select My Personal Info and the Datatel
  appears. From off campus, type
  http//intranet.mckendree.edu log in select My
  Personal Info and the Datatel number displays.
  You will also find your Datatel / Student ID
  number on any official financial statement from
  the University, any pay stub, or your professors
  have your Datatel IDs on their class rosters.

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Evaluating Information
Are your sources Relevant? Reliable? Objective?
Current? Appropriate? Suitable? Authoritative?
This is where general Internet sources show
their weaknesses
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Searching is EZ
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EZ Search Options
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EZ Search Results
Click on the links to retrieve the articles
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EZ Search FT Articles
Always select VIEW for the most complete
information
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Article Appears (if available in full text)
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You may search individual databases one by one
or in groups without using the EZ button
Try the Database List
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Precise, definitive searches with the best
connections are accomplished within the
individual database search engines
For instance, select the EBSCO Databases for
high quality research
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Academic Search Premier is your best single
source for full text, scholarly research
articles, but it covers all fields and
disciplines
You may select as many EBSCO databases as you
think appropriate, such as
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Typical EBSCO Search Strategy
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EBSCO Result List
Varieties of Full Text OptionsHTML, PDF
Linked Full Text
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Varieties of Full Text PDFs include EVERYTHING
the author intended
PDFs include all primary source charts,
graphs, tables, photographs and words
included by the writer
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Click on the title of an article to see the
abstract, the subject headings assigned, the
bibliographic information, and links to the full
text article (when available)
Each EBSCO citation or article includesPrint,
Email, Export and Save Options
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Hooray for EBSCO!!!
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Email Options are Secure Easy to Use
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STYLE Cite Your Sources Properly

• Let the reader know whose thoughts are being
  used to make the point and provide the
  appropriate documentation
• Avoid plagiarism
• Do your own work
• Give credit where credit is due
• Do not copy someone elses work. Its fraud!
• No person shall submit as his own to an
  instructor any work which contains ideas or
  materials taken from another without full
  acknowledgment of the author the source.
  McKendrees Academic Integrity Policy

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The Benefits of Citing Properly

• Many students do not seem to realize that
  whenever they cite a source, they are
  strengthening their writing. Citing a source,
  whether paraphrased or quoted, reveals thatthey
  have performed research well and synthesized
  thefindings into their own argument. Using
  sources showsthat a student is engaged in "the
  great conversation," theworld of ideas, and that
  the student is aware of otherthinkers' positions
  on the topic. By quoting (and citing)writers who
  support the student's position, the studentgains
  strength for the position. By responding
  reasonably to those who oppose it, the student
  shows that there are valid counter arguments. In
  a nutshell, citing helps make the essay stronger
  and sounder.

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Using, for example, MLA Style

• Modern Language Association Style
• Copies of the Handbook are on reserve at the
  front desk in the library
• Guides are also online

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Tutorials
Tutorials are available any time and cover almost
every one of our databases
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Precise, definitive searches are best
accomplished within the individual database
search engines
For instance, select I-Share for high quality
books, DVDs more
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Circulation

• Collections
• Books
• Reference
• Periodicals
• Government Documents
• Juvenile/Curriculum
• Special
• DVDs, Videos, Audio CDs, CD-ROMs, eBooks
• Circulation Periods / Charges
• 4 weeks for undergraduate students
• 1 week for DVDs, audio CDs media
• Lost materials charged for replacement
• Student overdue fines for reserve materials only

FREE
FREE
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I-Share
Over 32 million items from 75 academic libraries
across Illinois Online requests for material from
an individual library or Universal
Catalog Courier service delivers materials to
the library for pickup by requestor
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I-Share Searching Techniques
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I-Share Reading the Search Results
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I-Share Reading the Record
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Requesting Through I-Share
Borrower ID is 2401100 Student ID / Datatel
Number
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