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Expanded Academic ASAP - InfoTrac Web
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Basic Steps
There are five ways to search: - Subject (default) - Browse listing of subjects, people, products, locations and organizations that contain words you entered
- Relevance - Search for articles by title, author or subject combination
- Keyword - Type words to search for. You can use AND, OR, NOT. Results are sorted by date
- Advanced - Select index then enter search term. Use AND OR NOT to connect the expression (see index examples below in Advanced Search Tips)
- Journal - Your search will find all matches in journal names. To get an exact match on a particular journal, enclose the search term(s) in double quotes.
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Citing Articles
APA Style Example: - Morman, M. T., & Floyd, K. (1999). I love you, man: overt expression of affection
- in male-male interaction. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 38(9-10), 871+. Retrieved August 31, 1999, from InfoTrac Expanded Academic ASAP database: http://infotrac.galegroup.com
For additional APA examples, visit the APA site.
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MLA Style Examples: - Morman, Mark T. and K. Floyd. "I Love You, Man: Overt Expression of Affection
- in Male-Male Interaction." Sex Roles: A Journal of Research May 1999: 871-81. Expanded Academic ASAP. InfoTrac. Babson Horn Lib., Babson Park, MA. 31 Aug. 1999 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com>.
For additional MLA examples, visit the MLA site.
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Advanced Search Tips
Search Syntax
Search Type | Format | Example | Boolean Searching
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( ) to group synomyns or similar terms | ghost* or horror* | | Proximity - Same order | w# | shared w3 values | | Proximity - Any order | n# | memory n5 repressed | | Wildcard (any number of letters) | * | manag* | | Wildcard (only one letter) | ? (question mark) | wom?n |
Segment or Field Searching Databases use different codes to allow you to search by specific field. This can help to narrow your search to a specific publication, author, or date. |
Search Indexes | Labels | Content (some examples included) | | Abstract | ab | Words in abstracts and authors' abstracts | | Author | au | Names of article authors
au nelan bruce w | | Content | ac | "fulltext", "image", or "abstract" | | Date | ce | Publication dates of articles | | Keyword | ke | Words in titles, authors, and Gale Group-assigned index terms | | Refereed | re | Academic or scholarly article
re "ref" | | Subject | su | Words from indexed subjects | | Text word | tx | Words in text of the article | | Title | ti | Words in articles title |
Viewing, Printing & Saving Options
Mark the items you wish to see and then click on Marked List in the left hand column. You can then chose to email or send to printer (be sure to select Full Article if available).
You can print or download at anytime. Scroll to the bottom when viewing an article, and you will see viewing, printing and e-mail options.
To print, go the bottom of the article and select either Browser Print or Acrobat Reader.
To save to disk, click File . . . Save Frame As or copy & paste the text into Word. If Acrobat is available, open and save as a PDF file. Make sure you save to A:\ for floppy disk or C:\ for your own hard drive, change the extension to .txt, and change the file type to "Plain Text". |
Scope
Best place to start for articles on all topics! Provides an index of 2,300 academic and general interest periodicals with full-text articles immediately available for over 1,300 titles. All subjects covered including the arts, humanities, social sciences, and technology. |
| Access Restrictions: | Students, Faculty, Staff, and Walk-In Alumni and Visitors may use. | | List of Titles: | Excel, Word, html or pdf formats | | Years of Coverage: | 1980 to present | | Number of Simultaneous Users: | Unlimited | | Durable links: | Not Available |
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