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LibrariansDave Brier (daveb@hawaii.edu) David Gustavsen (dmg@hawaii.edu) Brian Richardson

(richards@hawaii.edu) Sarah Nakashima (sarahan@hawaii.edu) Cheri Ebisu (cherin@hawaii.edu)

1. OneSearch (Articles, Books, and More)

Simple Search

a. Go to the University of Hawaii Manoa Library Website

b. In the Search for books, journals, articles, and more box, enter your search terms

c. On the right, under Tweak my results, click on Books (you get a mix of print & electronic)

Print books: Available at UH Manoa (Call Number) Ebooks: Available Online

d. On the right, under Tweak my results, click on Peer Reviewed Journals

e. On the right, under Availability, click on Available Online (you get all electronic)

f. Click on the title of a record

g. Click on Email > Email the article to yourself

h. Scroll up a bit, click on the icon with the blue Push Pin (Keep this item)

i. Click on Citation > Select the appropriate citation style (the default is APA)

j. On the right, examine the suggested readings in Related reading column.

k. On the left, click the large X to close the title record.

l. On the top upper right corner, click on Guest

m. Click on Sign In > Login with Your UH student ID and password

n. In the upper right, next to your name, click on the push pin and see if your record is saved

o. Access your email

p. In the email from donotreply (Item sent by OneSearch), click on Available Online

q. Click on Full text available via underlined database name.

English 100 Basic Library Instruction Session

Fall 2018

r. On the resulting page, you may have to click on another icon - example: PDF

Too Many Results Too Few Results1. Use Advanced Search 1. Verify that you spelled everything correctly2. Change the search box dropdown menu to 2. Erase unnecessary search terms “Title” or “Abstract” or “Subject” 3. Try different/broader search terms 3.Use quotation marks around topics that are 4. Use the Boolean operator OR between search more than one word [example: terms [example: cars OR automobiles] “emotional support animals”] 5. Remove any limits you may have added.4. Add additional search terms 6. Change the search dropdown menu to Any 5. Limit to peer-reviewed journals field or “All Text” or “Entire Document” 6. Limit by date, subjects or full-text 7. Try a different database

Advanced Search

a. Start a New Search

b. Towards the top of the page on the right, click on Advanced Search

c. In the 1st search box, type your first research topic [example: “sign language”]

d. On the left of the 1st search box, change the dropdown menu from Any field to Title

e. In the 2nd search box, type your second research topic [example: “teaching children”]

f. On the left of the 2nd search box, change the dropdown menu from Any field to Title

g. On the right of the search box, change the dropdown menu from Any Year to Last 5 Years

h. Click on Peer-Reviewed

i. Click on Available Online

j. Click on the title of a relevant record

k. Examine the screen. Each record has a Citation (quotation marks), Email (envelope), Keep this item (push pin), Show actions (three dots)

l. Click on the title of a relevant article

m. Click on Available Online

n. At the Full Text available via link, click on one of the underlined options

o. Note: If No Full text available, click on Request document via Interlibrary Loan

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2. Google Scholar

a. Go to the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library Websiteb. Click on English 100 Studentsc. In the Find box, click on Articlesd. Click on Google Scholar

Search Tips & Features

Google Scholar: exoplanets life filetype:pdf

1. Use quotation marks when searching two or more words in precise order. Examples “gifted and talented” “student success”

2. On your results screen, check off include patents and include citations

3. Under Any time, click on Custom range… and include the years you want

4. At the bottom of each article summary, click on Cited by, Related articles, Cite

5. Add filetype:pdf after your keywords to allow search of only materials with downloadable PDF files. Example: “school lunch program” filetype:pdf

6. Advanced Search: In the upper-left hand corner of the screen, Click on the 3 horizontal bars > Click on Advanced Search

7. In where my words occur, click on in the title of the article.

8. To limit your search to a particular site, try a site: search. site:hawaii.edu “teacher accountability”

9. Sort by date feature .

10. If you find a relevant article, examine the bibliography to find more articles.

11. If you are conducting a literature review, use the phrase “review of the literature” or “literature review” In Advanced Search Title. “review of literature” in the title

What Happens if I Can’t Access the Full Text of An Article?Google Scholar often prompts you to pay for full text articles. Don’t do it! Here are two ways to get it: (1) email the author and ask, (2) Get it through our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Service. To place an ILL request, go to the last page of this handout for instructions.

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3. Government Sources

a. Go to the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library Websiteb. Click on English 100 Students c. In the Find box, click on Government Sourcesd. Click on USA.gov

4. New York Times

a. Go to the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library Websiteb. Click on English 100 Students c. In the Find box, click on Articles d. Click on New York Timese. Loginf. Click on Create Account

5. Honolulu Star Advertiser

a. Go to the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library Websiteb. Click on English 100 Studentsc. In the Find box, click on Articlesd. Scroll down to Newspapers and click on Honolulu Star Advertiser

6. Google & Bing Searching Tips

a. You can limit results to sites with specific domains such as .gov, .edu, .org, .mil Google: smartphones “hearing damage” site:govBing: smartphones “hearing damage” site:edu

b. You can limit results to a particular site .Google: “space food” site:nasa.govBing: “water quality” site:honolulu.gov

c. You can limit results to a particular format .Bing: “organization chart” filetype:pdf Google: europa ocean filtetype.ppt site:nasa.gov

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