Online Searching

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Online Searching

• With Infotrac

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Definitions

• Databases
• Scholarly Articles
• Fulltext
• Abstract
• Keyword
• Subject Fields

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Getting to Infotrac  

• Infotrac is a Group of Databases
• Lowell Catholic Web Page
• Academics. Media Center.
• Electronic Resources
• Infotrac at School or at Home with Library Card
• Proceed
• Select Database(s)
• Submit

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SELECTING DATABASES

• Gale Virtual Reference Library-Reference Books
• General Reference Center Gold-General
• Magazines
• Student Edition for High School
• Expanded Academic ASAP-Scholarly
• Articles

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Criteria

• Click Advanced Search
• Entire Document(tx) How much land does
• Entire Document(tx) Tolstoy
• Check Limit to documents with fulltext
• Click Search

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Results

• Print
• Email longer articles
• Download to Computer (Network Name)-longer
• articles

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BOOLEAN OPERATORS

• SET 1 ABCD
• SET 2 DEFG
• SET 1 AND SET 2 D
• SET 1 OR SET 2 ABCDEFG
• SET 1 NOT SET 2 ABC
• AND COMMON TO BOTH SETS
• OR EVERY ITEM
• NOT EXCLUDING SET 2

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Expanded Academic ASAP

• InfoTrac
• Expanded Academic ASAP
• Advanced Search
• Document Title Catcher in the Rye
• Limit to Fulltext
• Search

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Hamlet

• InfoTrac
• Expanded Academic ASAP
• Advanced Search
• Document Title Hamlet
• Entire Document criticism
• Limit to Fulltext

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A Raisin in the Sun

• InfoTrac
• Expanded Academic ASAP
• Advanced Search
• Document Title Raisin in the Sun
• Entire Document interpret (wildcard)
• analy
• Limit to fulltext
• Search

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Results

• Click on Title for Fulltext.
• Toolbox in Upper Right Screen
• Print or Email
• Download. HTML Download. Save or Open.
• Citation Tools. MLA. Save. Open. Print.

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