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Database
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Vendor
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Dates
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Discipline
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Coverage
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ERIC
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FirstSearch and CSA
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1966-present, with some gaps from 2002-present.
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Education, broadly defined
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- 800-1,000 journals 2004-present
2000+ journals (selectively) 1966-2003.
- Documents/Research reports
Mostly English language |
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Education Abstracts
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FirstSearch
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1983 – present (some abstracts from 8/94 on)
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K-12 and higher education
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- 800+ journals and yearbooks (completely)
English language |
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PsycINFO
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CSA
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1887 - present
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Psychology, broadly defined
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- 1300 journals (selectively)
- dissertations & technical reports
- book chapters & books
World wide coverage |
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ProQuest Research Library
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ProQuest
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Varies title by title. Earliest indexing, mid ‘70s.
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All disciplines
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- 2000 journals and magazines
World wide coverage |
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WilsonSelectPlus
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FirstSearch
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1994 - present
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All disciplines
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- 800 journals and magazines, all of them fulltext within the index interface.
English language |
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Feature
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CSA
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FirstSearch
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ProQuest
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Databases available
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- ERIC
- Education Abstracts
- WilsonSelectPlus
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Research Library (core and all modules)
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Full text?
(also use "Find Text at MSU")
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Links to full text elsewhere.
PsycINFO includes PsycARTICLES.
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Yes from WilsonSelectPlus & ERIC
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Yes, about 50%
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Thesaurus Online?
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Yes, as long as you are searching only one database.
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Some databases. Use Subject Phrase or 
for access
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Topic Guide provides alphabetic lists. Pick the Subjects tab to see
the Thesaurus
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Operators
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Use (parentheses )
to keep concepts together
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Use advanced search screen and/or (parentheses
).
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Use Advanced search screen
- or
- and not
- w/doc (within doc, equivalent
to and in other systems)
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Proximity connectors
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- with for words in the same
field in ERL
- within for words in the same
field in CSA
- near for words in the same
sentence.
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Phrases
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No connector needed, this is the default.
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Use "quotation marks
" or w(ith)
between words
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Two words, no connector needed.
For longer phrases use
"quotation marks "
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Truncation
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Yes,
? for one character, can be
used internally.
* for any number of characters.
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Yes, many options:
use + to find regular plurals.
* at end of word for any number
of characters
? for any number of characters
# for a single internal character
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Yes,
? for one character, can be
used internally.
* for any number of
characters.
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Search fields
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Can search or limit all fields.
Use in with field label or Limit
button in ERL. Use Advanced Search
in CSA.
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Not all fields searchable.
Can select one field to search.
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Use Advanced search.
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Results
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Print, download or email
For Full article use "Find Text at MSU" link
Can choose fields and order.
Can mark relevant
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Print, download or email
For Full article use "Find Text at MSU" link
Can mark relevant, and retrieve list, but full text is one item at a
time. List will have hotlinks to any available full text that will work
for one week |
Print, download or email
For Full article use "Find Text at MSU" link
Can mark list and view only selected. This option allows choice of emailing
or printing just the list or full text as available.
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