Search Tutorial for WRT 312

How to find scholarly articles on active reading, effective writing and critical thinking

Step OneGo to www.arbor.edu/whitelibraryClick “Find Articles”

Step TwoSelect the database to use• ERIC is a good one for this assignment

Step ThreeEnter your search terms• To search for an exact phrase, use quotation marks

around the phrase– Example: Searching for “active reading” will return results

containing that exact phrase

Step FourLimit your search• To limit your results to peer-reviewed sources,

select “Peer reviewed” in the Search Options area• If you only want to see results where the entire

text is available online, select “Full text” also

• Once you have selected your limiters, click “Search”

Step Five

Review your results

• The top of the page will display the total number of results

Step Five (cont’d)The icon next to the result indicates the source type. The result will contain various links. Clicking on the title will lead to the HTML full text. For other options to view the full text of the article, you can click either full text link at the bottom of the result. PDF is a better option as it can be easily saved for later use and contains page numbers.

Indicates scholarly resource

Link to full article text (HTML)

Link to HTML full text

Link to PDF of article (easily downloaded and saved)

What if my article doesn’t have full text available?

If you do not use the “full text” limiter, you may find results that do not contain a full text link. They will instead have a link that says “Find Full-Text @ SAU.”

After clicking the “Find Full-Text @ SAU” link, a pop-up window will display – click on “Check SFX for availability”

The window that opens will show various options. If SAU does not have electronic full text, we may have a copy in print. The Holding Information will show if SAU has that particular journal, where it is, and for which time periods.

If this section does not appear and the screen only says “Holdings in SAU White Library Catalog,” the library does not have a print copy of the article and you will need to request it via ILL.

Requesting an item via ILL

If SAU does not have the journal in our catalog, you can request the article via Inter-Library Loan (ILL) by clicking on the “Go” button under the ILL section.

“Local Document Delivery System” and ILL are the same thing – the link will take you to the same place

The ILL form will already have the information filled in about the document you need. All you need to do is fill in your first and last name and email address to be notified when the document has arrived.