The document provides instructions for searching article databases through the Mount Library website. It recommends starting with a relevant subject guide to find appropriate databases. Searches should use keywords rather than full topics for better results. Filters can then refine results by publication type, date, and subject. Full text can be accessed directly or requested through inter-library loan if not available. Breaking topics into concepts and searching subject terms leads to more useful articles.
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4. SUBJECTGUIDES
Here you will find a list of all our Subject
Guides.
By picking the subject best related to your
assignment, you will be guided to the
databases most helpful to you.
Guides are sorted
alphabetically.
7. LOGIN
If you are off campus, you need to
login.
Your login is the same as your
Moodle or MyMount login.
If you need assistance, please contact
the Mount Library
(902-457-6250 or library@msvu.ca)
8. EXAMPLESEARCH
These are your search fields.
Example Topic: the impact of
nutrition on school performance in
children.
9. EXAMPLESEARCH
A database search is not like a
Google search.
If we enter the full topic into the
search field…
…we only get 9 results.
There should be more on this topic!
10. EXAMPLESEARCH
Break the topic down into the main
concepts:
We put ‘nutrition’ in the first line
And ‘school performance’ in the
second
Then hit ‘search’.
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2
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11. EXAMPLESEARCH
Over 4000 results. That’s a huge
difference!
Now we can adjust these options on
the left to get the best articles for your
topic.
12. REFININGRESULTS
Many assignments require you to use scholarly (peer-
reviewed) journals.
Clicking this box will remove all the non-scholarly
newspaper and magazine articles.
13. REFININGRESULTS
Perhaps you only wish to see results published within
the last 10 years? You can adjust your publication time
frame here.
With hundreds or thousands of results, it can also be
useful to filter by subject. Click on ‘Show more’, and see
if there is one that relates to your topic.
14. REFININGRESULTS
Adding filters has refined our results.
Clicking any of these ‘x’ buttons will remove that filter
and bring back omitted results.
15. EVALUATINGRESULTS
Now let’s have a look at our search results.
Clicking on the article’s title will bring you to a page
with more information about the article.
16. EVALUATINGRESULTS
Reading the abstract is a good way to check if this
particular article is relevant to your assignment.
If it’s very relevant, it’s also a good idea to see what
subject terms were used.
Searching for other articles with these subject
terms should bring you other useful articles.
17. FULLTEXT
If the Full Text is available, the link will be on the
left. Clicking it will bring you to the full article.
19. FULLTEXT
If the PDF Full Text link is not available, click on
Check for Full Text.
This checks our collections to see if we have the
article.
20. Click on Full Text Available to be taken to the
journal. You may have to click on a few more links
to get the actual full text of the article.
Not all articles are available in full text. If you cannot
find it online, you should 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 by email through Document Delivery
21. You must login to the request form.
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.
Please contact the library if you have difficulty
logging in (902-457-6250, or library@msvu.ca)
22. Once you are logged in, the form should
automatically fill with the necessary information to
find the article.
Simply click the checkbox at the at the bottom of
the form and click “submit”.
It may take several days for the article to
be located and sent, so it pays to start
your research early!
23. • Select a subject guide that best fits your topic
• Select a database from the guide
• Break your topic down into key words or ideas, i.e. “nutrition”, “school”,
“academic performance”, “children”.
• Adjust the filters to refine your search
• Access Full Text articles using ‘PDF Full Text’ or ‘Check for Full Text’. Articles
without full text may still be available to be emailed from other universities.
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.
So, to summarize:
This has been a quick introduction to finding journal articles. For further assistance,
please contact the Mount Library. We will be happy to help!
