Home > Odum Library > Learn > How to Research, Evaluate Sources, and Cite > Ed.S. Orientation

Ed.s. Instructional technology Orientation

finding full text-journal articles

Select Databases for Instructional Technology

Education/Multidisciplinary Psyc/Soc Databases

ERIC (2 versions)	Family & Society Studies Worldwide (EBSCOHost)
at EBSCOHost at www.eric.ed.gov	PsycARTICLES (EBSCOHost)
Professional Development (EBSCOHost)	Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection (EBSCOHost)
	PsycINFO (EBSCOHost)
Academic Search Complete (EBSCOHost)	SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCOHost)
Research Library (at ProQuest)	Sociological Abstracts*
	Sociological Collection (EBSCOHost)

	* No full text

Many of these databases are published by EBSCOhost. Databases from the same vendor will have the same interface and can be searched simultaneously. This guide demonstrates how to search one database at a time, how to search multiple databases, and how to search for the full-text of an article if you only have a citation.

NOTE: If you are searching from off-campus you MUST log in using Anywhere Access to get access to Odum Library’s electronic resources.

Anywhere Access Instructions

Go to the Odum Library homepage, http://www.valdosta.edu/library/
Select Anywhere Access (located left side of screen under Main Menu)
Type in your BlazeNet username & password
Select GALILEO

Searching a Single Database—ERIC (at EBSCOHost)

Access GALILEO
Select ERIC (at EBSCOHost) from the Databases A-Z tab
Select Advanced Search tab
Enter in your search terms/subjects into the Find boxes (note the Boolean Operators AND, OR, NOT are available). Select the appropriate Boolean Operators to “connect” your search terms/subjects together
Limit your results by checking the boxes for Full-Text and Peer Reviewed
Select search or press the enter key

Searching Multiple EBSCOhost Databases at the Same Time

Access GALILEO
Select Academic Search Complete from the Databases A-Z tab
Select the Choose Databases tab
Scroll down the list of available EBSCOhost databases and select the following:

ERIC (at EBSCOHost)
PsycARTICLES
PsycINFO
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Sociological Collection
Topic Search
Family & Society Studies World Wide

Select the CONTINUE button
Select Advanced Search tab
Enter in your search terms/subjects into the Find boxes (note the Boolean Operators AND, OR, NOT are available). Select the appropriate Boolean Operators to “connect” your search terms/subjects together
Limit your results by checking the boxes for Full-Text and Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals
Select search or press the enter key

Searching Research Library (at ProQuest)

Access GALILEO
Select Research Library (at ProQuest)from the Databases A-Z tab
Select Advanced tab
Enter in your search terms/subjects into the search boxes (note the Boolean Operators AND, OR, NOT are available). Select the appropriate Boolean Operators to “connect” your search terms/subjects together
Limit your results by checking the boxes for Full-Text documents only and Scholarly Journals, including peer-reviewed
Select search or press the enter key

Searching Sociological Abstracts

Full-text articles are NOT available in this database. Sociological Abstracts results will provide citations and abstracts for articles. This database is useful when conducting a literature review on a research topic. Remember, NO full-text! Once you get your results list, you will then take the citation and search in E-Journals for the full text.

Access GALILEO
Select Sociological Abstracts from the Databases A-Z tab
Select the Advanced Search tab
Enter in your search terms/subjects into the search boxes (note the Boolean Operators AND, OR, NOT are available). Select the appropriate Boolean Operators to “connect” your search terms/subjects together
Limit your results by checking the Journal Articles only box
Select search or press the enter key

Searching for Full-Text Article Availability

Searching in E-Journals is very helpful when you have an article citation (such as, the citations you would receive from searching Sociological Abstracts). This database allows you to search for Journal Titles available in many of the GALILEO databases at Odum Library.

If you are Off-Campus: Go to the Odum Library homepage, http://www.valdosta.edu/library/
Select Anywhere Access (located left side of screen under Main Menu)
Type in your BlazeNet username & password
Select "E-Journals"
Type the name of the Journal you are searching for in the FIND search box
If the Journal is available in electronic format, the title will appear followed by a list of databases the journal is available through, and the years available.
Select one of the available database names
Select the appropriate year of publication
Select the appropriate issue
Select the title of the article (selecting pdf or html full-text will allow you to print)

Please note: sometimes you will see the message referring to an "embargo”. An embargo means the full text is witheld for the stated period of time. E.g., "Embargo 1 year" means the full text for articles published in the last year are unavailable, even if the coverage note indicated full text to the present.

If a Journal Title is not available Online in an electronic database, try searching for a print version in the GIL Catalog. If Odum Library does not have a print copy, you can submit an InterLibrary Loan (ILL) request to have a copy made of an article and sent to you.

Ask Us (Chat Now), Tell Us about the Library web site. This document last modified Tuesday, 24-Jun-2008 08:22:20 EDT Staff