If you are looking for electronic resources and just dont know where to start

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If you are looking for electronic resources and
just dont know where to start then START HERE

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You can

• Search up to 10 databases simultaneously
• e.g Blackwell Synergy
• and Web of Science
• and more
• Choose between simple or advanced search
• Link to the entire (full text) document

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Getting started

• Select
• Metasearch
• Categories
• Category of your choice
• Sub Category

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Simple Search

• Select
• Simple or Advanced search
• Tick resources to search
• Enter your search terms
• YOU CAN
• Use Boolean operators
• Use the truncation symbol. This is the question
  mark
• ?

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Advanced search

• Select
• Advanced search
• Field to search
• Boolean operator
• AND, OR, WITHOUT
• Enter search terms
• Tick resources to search

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Viewing Results

• Table view
• Brief View - more information that Table view
• Full view fullest record may even contain full
  text

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Next steps

• At this point you can
• Refine your search
• OR
• Click on the SFX button to
• check availability of the article

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Locating the article

• Select database for full text option
• OR
• Check CDU catalogue

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Linking to the catalogue

• If full text is not available -
• search the CDU catalogue for the Periodical
  Title

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Saving and emailing records

• Click on the
• Add Item button
• Select My Space which links you to eShelf
• 
  

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Saving emailing

• Select record by ticking the box next to Authors
  name
• Click on Selected

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Saving emailing .

• From the Selected Records window select
• Save
• or
• Send (to email)
• In Records will be sent by email box select
  Standard

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Exporting to Endnote

• From the Selected Records screen click on Save
• Select Citation Manager