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finding full text-journal articles

There are several ways to locate full-text journal articles at Odum Library. This guide will explain how to search some of the databases available in GALILEO. Use some of the following databases when you are searching for journal articles related to Library & Information Science:

Library Science Databases Multidiscipline/Soc/Psyc Databases

Information Science & Technology Abstracts	Academic Search Complete (EBSCOHost)
Library Literature & Information Science	Research Library (at ProQuest)
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text
LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts

EBSCOhost is the publisher many databases. Therefore, they have the same interface and can be searched at the same time; this capability will save you time when you are searching for full-text articles. This guide demonstrates how to search one database at a time, how to search multiple databases, and how to search for full-text articles if you have a citation for an article.

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—Academic Search Complete

Access GALILEO
Select Academic Search Complete 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)
Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Library Literature & Information Science
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text

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 LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts

Full-text articles are NOT available in this database. LISA 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 LISA 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 LISA). 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 title 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
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“12 month embargo”. This means the most recent issue from the past 12 months are not available Online at this time.

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.

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