How to find articles in Wilson Omnifile and its component databases. Created at Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University.

1. WILSON WEB DATABASE COLLECTION
Search one or all of these
databases:
What is it?  Art Full-Text
 Business Full-Text
Wilson Web is a  Education Full -ext
collection of databases  General Science Full-Text
which contains many
 Humanities Full-Text
full-text articles on a
OmniFile Full-Text
variety of subjects. 
 Readers’ Guide Full-Text
 Social Sciences Full-Text
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2. Forsyth Library Homepage
www.fhsu.edu/library
Click “Find Articles & Databases”

3. “Find Articles & Databases” page
Click
Databases

4. Alphabetical List of Databases
Scroll down and
click
Wilson OmniFile

5. Check “OmniFile” to search ALL the collections,
or choose one or more of the collections to search
Click “Database
Descriptions” to
find out more
about each
collection.

6. Advanced Search
#1: Type in your
For a more
search terms. focused
search, you
can change
All-Smart
Search
(keyword
search) to title,
author, etc. if
desired.

7. Step 2: Step 3:
Limit your Click Start
search if
desired

8. Results List when you limit your search
to Full-Text Articles
Usually get fewer results
But the
complete
article is
available
for all 59
results.

9. Results List without limiting to Full-Text
Yields More Results
Some results
do not have No Full-Text Link
full-text
available,
others do

10. To limit or not to limit?
The most efficient  If you do not find
way to search is enough articles,
usually to begin by broaden your search
limiting to Full-Text by removing the limit
to full-text, and/or by
articles only. That way
changing your search
you know you will terms to something less
have access to all the specific.
articles you find.

11. “Get Article” link
Articles that are not full-text in WilsonWeb will have
a “Get Article” link. Click this link to search our other
databases for the full-text of the article.

12. This article was found in the database
Sage Premier

13. If the article is not found,
you will see this screen:
In other databases, the “Get Article”
Don’t give up yet!
function is called “LinkSource” It is possible we
have the article in
PRINT. Ask a
librarian how to
find out.
If we do not have
it in print either,
you can request it
through
http://www.fhsu.edu/library/ill/ Interlibrary Loan
(on-campus
students).

14. For Distance Students
 If you cannot find the full-text of the article you
need by using Get Article/LinkSource, you can
request it through Distance Services:
http://www.fhsu.edu/library/distance
 OR send an e-mail containing the
complete article citation to:
refserv@fhsu.edu

15. Questions? Just ask!
Judy Salm Lynn Haggard
628-4537 jasalm@fhsu.edu 628-5566 lhaggard@fhsu.edu
MaryAlice Wade Angela Barger
628-4342 mawade2@fhsu.edu 628-4529 abarger@fhsu.edu

16. The End
Created by Angela Barger & MaryAlice Wade January 2010
& updated August 2011
 abarger@fhsu.edu mawade2@fhsu.edu 