Citing Articles

MLA Style Examples: McGrath, Thomas. "Color and the Exchange of Ideas Between Patron and Artist in Renaissance Italy." The Art Bulletin June 2000: 298-308. WilsonSelectPlus. FirstSearch. Babson College Horn Lib., Babson Park, MA. 22 June 2001 <http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/>. For additional MLA examples, visit the MLA site.

Basic Steps

Put your search terms in the boxes using drop-downs to identify search areas.  Use the browse index keys to the right of the search boxes to look for alternate search words.  Use limit boxes to cut down your search results.

Advanced Search Tips

Search Syntax

Search Type	Format	Example
Boolean Searching	AND OR ( ) to group synomyns or similar terms	cost recovery AND (research and development OR R&D)
Truncation	*	entrepreneur* (searches for entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, etc.)
Proximity - Same order	w# (up to 25 words)	market w2 share
Proximity - Any order	nX	market n2 share (would search for "share of the market")
Wildcard	? (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	Example
Keyword	kw:	urban+
Abstract	ab:	adoption+
Author	au:	norris
Author phrase	au=	norris kathleen e
Descriptors	de:	religion+
Descriptors phrase	de=	religion general
Institution phrase	in=	wright institute
Language phrase	ln=	danish [use to limit other search terms, browse index for available languages]
Publication date	pd:	1999
Subject	su:	religion+
Subject phrase	su=	religion general
Title	ti:	small aircraft
Title phrase	ti=	preliminary design of small aircraft turbochargers
Year	yr:	1999

Viewing, Printing & Saving Options

Viewing Records results are numbered and listed in the order in which they were added to the database, most recent first. Sorting and Marking Use the Sort icon (for <500 records) to sort by title, author, number of libraries who own the item, or date. You can Mark records to view, email or save to disk. Printing, Saving, and Exporting Use the Print or E-Mail icon to deliver your results. From your browser's toolbar, chose File...Print to print the article or File... Save to download. Click the Export icon to download data bibliographic management programs, such as Endnote or Refwork.  Choose your format and then click Export.

Scope

Dissertations covers masters theses and dissertations including those from Canada, Great Britain, and Europe.  Dissertations are excellent sources for indepth study of academic topics, but they are harder to obtain.

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Updated November 1, 2005 By  Kate Buckley