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Interface EBSCOhost
Other databases that share interface BasicBIOSIS, Biological & Agricultural Index, Business Source Elite, Clinical Pharmacology, Communication & Mass Media, EBSCO Animals, ERIC, Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia, Health Source: Nursing/Academic & Consumer, MAS Ultra, Military & Government Collection, MLA Directory of Periodicals, MLA International Bibliography, Newspaper Source, Primary Source, Professional Development Collection, and Regional Business News

Types of searches 

  • Browse subjects - click on the green button Subjects
  • Basic search - keyword, Boolean logic searching; not as many limiters available
  • Advanced search - keyword, Boolean logic searching; all limiters available; use the pulldown menu to limit to particular field
Truncation symbol asterisk *
Output methods print, save to a disk, and e-mail; buttons are at the top of the record or results list. System will even let you e-mail PDF versions of articles, though there may be restrictions as to file sizes in your email Inbox.

Quirks

  • To mark citations, you click on the folder next to the record, to "add to folder." 
  • Subject headings aren't the most consistent.

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