InfoTrac Databases: Basic Searching

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www.fhsu.edu

Click on Forsyth Library

To find the library’s website from the

FHSU home page at www.fhsu.edu:

Mouse over Quicklinks

On the library’s home page:

Click “Find Articles &

Databases”

www.fhsu.edu/library

Important: If you are off-

campus, you must first set up off-

campus access in order to search the databases.

Click Databases

Alphabetical List of Databases

Click

InfoTrac Databases

InfoTrac databases cover

different subjects and can be

searched singly or in

combination.

Click on a title to search that

database, select a

combination, or click

“Continue” to search all of

them at once.

If you aren’t sure which

to choose, try selecting

General OneFile

and Academic OneFile.

These cover nearly

every subject and are

excellent for most

research topics.

Check the boxes and

click “Continue”

at the top

Click “Basic Search”

You can limit your search to only find:

• full-text articles(you can access the complete article) and/or to

• peer-reviewed (scholarly, academic journal) articles,

• and/or those with images (graphs, tables, photos), then search.

Basic Search

Type in one or two of the most

important words in your topic. Connect

two terms with “and” if desired.

Results page

Magazine articles are

automatically shown first.

Make a selection under

“Content Types” to view

others

Your search terms are

shown here:

Click Full-Text or the title to see the article

Note the related subjects listed

here. Click one to bring up a

new list of articles on that topic.

Use the tools in the toolbox to print,

e-mail, etc. You can also translate or

hear an audio version of the article.

Toolbox and Subject Headings

More InfoTrac Tutorials

Advanced Search (2 minutes 16 seconds):

http://www.gale.cengage.com/media/training/PowerSearch/advanced.htm

Subject Guide Search (2:13):

http://www.gale.cengage.com/media/training/PowerSearch/subject.htm

Publication Search (3:15):

http://www.gale.cengage.com/media/training/PowerSearch/publication.htm

One Search (1:10):

http://www.gale.cengage.com/media/training/PowerSearch/onesearch.htm

Working with Search Results (3:23):

http://www.gale.cengage.com/media/training/PowerSearch/results.htm

Click these links to view short video/audio tutorials on the many

other search methods and tools available in the

InfoTrac group of databases.

Forsyth Library Tutorials

Articles & Databases

360 Search: Search multiple databases at once

Using A to Z to find a specific article or journal in electronic format

How to find a print journal or article

How to Read a Citation

Wilson OmniFile database

Researching Companies using Business & Company Resource Center Database

Finding Scholarly, Full-Text Nursing Articles

Children’s Collection

Searching for children’s materials

How to find a children’s book on the shelf

Music

How to Find Music Scores

Requesting Materials: Interlibrary Loan

Questions? Just ask!

Judy Salm

785-628-4537 jasalm@fhsu.edu

MaryAlice Wade

785-628-4342 mawade2@fhsu.edu

Lynn Haggard

785-628-5566 lhaggard@fhsu.edu

Angela Barger

785-628-4529 abarger@fhsu.edu