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Now let’s look at our search results.
Clicking on the article’s title
for more information about
the article.

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Reading the abstract is a good way to
check if the article is relevant to your
assignment.

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Make note of
the author,
article title,
source and year
for your
citations
The Cite button is handy, but beware of
errors in the databases’ attempt to create a
citation. Always check your work.

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If the Full Text is available, the
link will be on the left. Clicking
PDF Full Text (or HTML Full
Text) will bring you to the full
article.

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When the
article opens,
there are icons
in the right-
hand column
that will allow
you to save,
print, or email
the article to
yourself for
further reading
later.

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If the PDF Full Text
link is not
available, click on
Check for Full Text
This checks other collections in our library to see if we
have the full text from another provider

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If we have access
to the full text,
the journal name
will be displayed
as a clickable link.

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Not all articles are available in full text online.
You may want to look for another article in your result list.
Or, if the article is a particularly good one, you can request it from
another university to be delivered to you for free by email via the
Document Delivery link.

9. Please contact the library if you have
difficulty logging in or do not have a
Mount ID barcode
library@msvu.ca
Captain
Crow
Your login barcode is the 14-digit number
found near the bottom of your Mount ID.
The password is usually the last 4 digits of
your phone number.
DOCUMENT DELIVERY LOGIN

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Simply click the
checkbox at the at
the bottom of the
form and click
“submit”.
Once you are logged
in, the form should
automatically fill with
the necessary
information to find
the article.
It may take a few days for the article to be
located and sent, so it pays to start your
research early!

11. SUMMARY
• Select a subject guide that best fits your topic.
• Select a database from the guide – the most frequently used
databases are at the top.
• Break your topic down into key words or ideas
• Adjust the filters to refine your search
• Access Full Text articles using ‘PDF Full Text’, ‘HTML Full Text’, or
‘Check for Full Text’. Articles without full text may still be available
from other universities through Document Delivery, or through
our print collection.
Tip: It is a good idea to run a couple of searches using the different terms
you have encountered while finding articles with your first search.