4. Step Three
Enter your search terms
• To search for an exact phrase, use quotation marks
around the phrase
– Example: Searching for “active reading” will return results
containing that exact phrase
5. Step Four
Limit your search
• To limit your results to peer-reviewed sources, select
“Peer reviewed” in the Search Options area
• If you only want to see results where the entire text is
available online, select “Full text” also
• Once you have selected your limiters, click “Search”
6. Step Five
Review your results
• The top of the page will display the total number of
results
7. Step Five (cont’d)
The icon next to the result indicates the source type.
The result will contain various links. Clicking on the title will
lead to the HTML full text. For other options to view the full
text of the article, you can click either full text link at the
bottom of the result. PDF is a better option as it can be
easily saved for later use and contains page numbers.
Indicates scholarly resource Link to full article text (HTML)
Link to HTML full Link to PDF of article (easily downloaded and
text saved)
8. What if my article doesn’t have full text available?
If you do not use the “full text” limiter, you may find results
that do not contain a full text link. They will instead have a
link that says “Find Full-Text @ SAU.”
9. After clicking the “Find Full-Text @ SAU” link, a pop-up
window will display – click on “Check SFX for availability”
10. The window that opens will show various options. If SAU
does not have electronic full text, we may have a copy in
print. The Holding Information will show if SAU has that
particular journal, where it is, and for which time periods.
If this section does not appear and the screen only says
“Holdings in SAU White Library Catalog,” the library does
not have a print copy of the article and you will need to
request it via ILL.
11. Requesting an item via ILL
If SAU does not have the journal in our catalog, you can
request the article via Inter-Library Loan (ILL) by clicking on
the “Go” button under the ILL section.
“Local Document Delivery System” and ILL are the same thing –
the link will take you to the same place
12. The ILL form will
already have the
information filled in
about the document
you need.
All you need to do is
fill in your first and
last name and
email address to be
notified when the
document has
arrived.
