Searching Physical Sciences databases

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Searching Physical Sciences databases

• These databases are suitable for topics in
  chemistry, geology, physics, computer science,
  engineering.
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Academic Search Premier Example of a
chemistry search1. Click on the A at Databases
by Name on the Periodical Databases page, and
then the database name link.2. Enter search term
in the box keyword (Select a Field) is the
default, but you can select other criteria
instead, at the drop-down menu.3. Add quotation
marks around each part of your search expression
for an exact match, if desired.4. Select
scholarly journals, a date range, Periodicals at
the Publication Type box, and Articles at the
Document Type box, if desired.
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1. You may narrow your results by clicking on a
link on the left-hand sidebar, if desired.2.
Click on PDF, HTML, or Linked Full Text links to
view full-text articles if no link is shown,
the article is not available full text in
ASPprint citation information and check the
Full-Text Online Journals.3. Print, email, save
or export your citations using your preferred
citation style (for PDF files, click the
Citation link and the orange Cite page icon
for HTML files, click the orange Cite page icon
in the upper right corner).
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GeoRef or Environment CompleteExample of a
geology search in GeoRef1. Click on the G at
Databases by Name on the Periodical Databases
page, and then the database name link.2. Enter
search term in the box keyword (Select a Field)
is the default, but you can select other criteria
instead, at the drop-down menu.3. Add
quotation marks around your search expression for
an exact match, if desired. 4. The default for
Publication Type is Allyou may want to limit to
Serial (another term for periodical or
journal) first, and then go back to All. Be
advised that this database contains significant
material from theses and
dissertations. Golden Library does not own any
theses/dissertations except those written by ENMU
students or faculty, and it is very
difficult to obtain theses and dissertations via
ILL.
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1. You may narrow your search by clicking a link
on the left-hand sidebar, if desired.2. Click on
any HTML, PDF or Linked Full Text links for
full-text articles if no link is shown, the
material is not available full
textprint citation information and check the
Full-Text Online Journals. For non-
periodicals, check the library catalog and place
an ILL request if it is unavailable.3. There is
limited full text in both of these databases it
may be best to do a search of all
earth/environmental databases at
once, to increase your full-text results (see
next screen).4. Print, email, save or export
your citations using your preferred citation
style (for PDF files, click the Citation
link and the orange Cite page icon for HTML
files, click the orange Cite page icon in the
upper right corner).
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Searching multiple EBSCOhost databases
simultaneously, by topic area. Below is an
example of all Earth/Environmental databases
searched at the same time.1. Open either GeoRef
or Environment Complete databases. Click the
Choose Databases link at the top of the
screen, click the Earth/Environment Databases
box, and then click OK.2. To see the list of
databases being searched, click the link at the
top of the screen and the list will be shown
(see next screen). Retrieval instructions are
the same when searching multiple databases.
? Here is the Choose Databases link.
? This link provides the list of databases being
searched.
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Here is the same search term entered with
multiple databases. There are many more
full-text options.
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ProQuest 1. Click the P at Databases by Name on
the Periodical Databases page, and then the
database name link.2. Enter your search term and
select a date range and scholarly journals, if
desired.
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1. Click any Full Text or PDF links to view and
print full-text articles.2. You may click the
Cite link and select a citation style, as well
as print, email or download the information.
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Computers and Applied Sciences Complete1. Click
the C at Databases by Name on the Periodical
Databases page, and then the database name
link.2. Enter your search term in the box
keyword (Select a Field) is the default, but you
can select other criteria instead, at the
drop-down menu.3. When entering two or more
search terms, you may add quotation marks around
your search expression for an exact
match.4. Select scholarly journals, a date
range, Periodicals at the Publication Type box,
and Articles at the Document Type box,
if desired.
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1. Click the PDF and HTML links for full-text
articles. If no links are shown, the article is
not available full-text in this database
check the Full-text Online Journals.2. You may
narrow your results by clicking the links in the
left-hand sidebar, if desired.3. Print, email,
save or export your citations using your
preferred citation style (for PDF files, click
the Citation link and the orange Cite page
icon for HTML files, click the orange Cite page
icon in the upper right corner).