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- Full-Text Journal FinderIf you know a journal's title, search Full Text Journal Finder see if UD has full-text access. You can also browse journals by subject
- Tipasa Interlibrary LoanRequest books, articles, and chapters from other libraries. Get them sent to you for free. Your Tipasa login is your UD Network ID and password (for example, mhernandez and 900123456).
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How To use the Guide on Database Tutorials
Welcome to the guide for Database Tutorials.
This guide contains several tutorials for many of our most popular databases. Use the links in the box below to choose the Database. Along with tutorials there may be hints on searching in that particular database as each one is unique. What works in one might not work in another!
Databases with Tutorials
- American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Religion DatabaseThese tutorials demonstrate how to use database search features and access content on ATLA’s databases.
- EBSCOhost DatabasesLink to all EBSCO Tutorials is provided. Please note: the William Blakley Library does not have a subscription to all databases listed.
Also presented are tutorials on how to conduct Basic Search and Advanced Search in selected EBSCOhost databases where William Blakley Library has subscription to. - Gale Group DatabasesThese tutorials feature Basic Search and Advanced Search to access content from Gale databases, and full-text eBooks from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
- JSTORThese tutorials present an overview of JSTOR and provide instructions on how to gain remote- and individual access to its content, as well as tips on how to perform Advanced Search in JSTOR.
- Project MuseThese search guides and tutorials show how to search, save search results, and cite content in Project Muse. Weblinks to Project Muse Video Tutorials are also provided.
- ProQuest DatabasesThis tutorial provides an overview of ProQuest as well as instructions on how to conduct basic and advanced searches. Weblinks to ProQuest Video Tutorials are also provided.
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This guide is created by Marjie Lorica and Melissa Randall and licensed by University of Dallas Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
You may reproduce any part of it for noncommercial purposes as long as credit is included. I encourage you to license your derivative works under Creative Commons as well to encourage sharing and reuse of educational materials.