No Full Text Article in the Database Search

 

Many articles are available in full text, through the library databases. There are several reasons there might be no full text available on a library database search: a) the journal is only available hard copy in the library, b) a full text license is not available through the library, c) the library has a full text license but not in the specific library database you are using. These instructions are for situation C. (These instructions are for Salt Lake Community College. I wrote similar instructions for SCSU.)

Purpose: How to find a full text article when there isn't a full text in the search results.

In whatever library database you are using, you will always find an article that does not have full text. Review the interface; be sure there isn't an HTML or PDF for full text. Scroll down the page because the full text may be below the source information.
If there is not full text, copy down the name of the journal. In the case of the example, the article is "Applied Artificial Intelligence." In addition, copy down the publication date. In the case of the example, the publication year is Volume 34 2020. Return to the library home page. Click on the Academic Publications icon.
Enter the name of the journal name in the search field. For this example, I use "Applied Artificial Intelligence." Click the Search button.
Review the list of results for the correct journal publication. Click the Full Text Access link to open the available databases. The list will identify database subscriptions with full text licenses. Select the database that has full text for the publication date you require. NOTE: Interlibrary loan may be necessary in the following cases. This example has full text in four difference databases. However, there is no full text license for the most recent 18 months.  The journal publication does not appear in the search results; there is not a full text license available.

All instructions and documentation written by:

Dr. Jason Lawrence, M.S., Ph.D.

Theory and Practice of Professional Communication

Artificial Intelligence writers, Internal Documentation, and Emergent Texts
Visit my Official Blog, my LinkedIn profile, or my Web Page.

Find a School: Southern Connecticut State University

Using Databases to Create Citations

 

While the library databases all have different interfaces, they all share many common functions. One function they share is the ability to save a list of research results in a style of the user's choice. These instructions show how to generate a list of references with the EBSCO Academic Search Ultimate. I choose EBSCO because it has so many brands that comply with the same interface. Ultimately, this function also serves to let the library database set up your citation styled reference for you.

Purpose: Create a list of research results, saved in the style format that matches specific citational standards

Complete a search in the library database search engine.
Review results. Click the folder icon to add useful articles to a folder. These instructions feature only one result; however, this same procedure can be useful for many results.
Click on the Folder View link on the right side of the EBSCO interface.
From the list of results saved to the folder, select the ones most relevant for further research. Click on the checkbox to indicate the articles you wish to select.
The following step is not for printing. However, the step will yield a list of references formatted in a specified citation style. Click the Print link.
Select the Citation Format radial button. Select MLA from the drop down menu. Click the Print button to create a printable page. NOTE: MLA is the citational style for these instructions but other citational styles are appropriate for specific fields of research.
Click on Cancel in the Print dialog box. The printable view still remains.
Copy/Paste the MLA formatted citation to your paper. If there are more than one citation, they selectively copy/paste the citations to insure references retain alphabetical order on the Works Cited page of your paper.

All instructions and documentation written by:

Dr. Jason Lawrence, M.S., Ph.D.

Theory and Practice of Professional Communication

Artificial Intelligence writers, Internal Documentation, and Emergent Texts
Visit my Official Blog, my LinkedIn profile, or my Web Page.

Find a School: Southern Connecticut State University

Accessing SLCC Library Databases

 

Students at the Salt Lake Community College have the same access to library research as do the professors. These instructions lead students through the SLCC library interface to the search tools appropriate for any student's field of study. There are other instructions in the "Research" topic of this website that provide further instructions about using the databases.

Purpose: Access the SLCC online library databases

Click the Current Students link on the header of the SLCC.edu website.
Click on the Library icon from among the icon selections.
The library has so many options on the library's home page. For instance, the primary links are represented by the big blue icons for the library print Catalog or their collection of EBooks. An alphabetical listing of the library databases is available at the Research Databases icon link.    However, for these instructions, you only need to look for a link under the "Help and Info" list of links. Review the list of "Help and Info" links. Click the printed link Research Guides.
The library has organized the databases by the fields of study of professor's on the campus. These instructions will follow the path with the English link; however, students will need to conduct research with a database appropriate for their own field. Click on the English button to continue following these instructions.
The field will expand to provide more options available under the English link. Click the new English link that has appeared in the bullet list.
On the new page, click the large Scholarly Sources icon.
This is the final library page before students will access an English discipline library database. The drop down menu pictured here simply leads to the other areas represented by the icons in previous step of these instructions. Other tabs provide recommendations for students who are in specific classes. The librarians have curated these resources according to student needs. For instance, students in my classes might be interested in only the databases available for their course.
The links are described by the librarians so that users can make informed decisions about their selection.
Be prepared to log in to the SLCC network to prove that you are a registered student.

All instructions and documentation written by:

Dr. Jason Lawrence, M.S., Ph.D.

Theory and Practice of Professional Communication

Artificial Intelligence writers, Internal Documentation, and Emergent Texts
Visit my Official Blog, my LinkedIn profile, or my Web Page.

Find a School: Southern Connecticut State University