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Searching MasterFILE Select: A Tutorial


HOW TO SEARCH BY SUBJECTS

Subject headings group articles together by subject. Use a Subject Search to search subject headings and find all articles that focus on that subject. This search retrieves fewer but more focused articles then a Keyword Search.

To practice a subject search, click here, or read the step-by-step instructions below.

1.

Click on the Subjects button. (Where is this?)

2.

Type in word or words describing the subject.

3.

Select if you want the results displayed Alphabetical or Relevancy Ranked. Relevancy Ranked lists headings according to the frequency of your search term in the subject headings.

4.

Click the Browse button.

5.

All subject headings containing the words you typed are listed. The number of articles for each format  -- periodical, review, newspaper, academic journal, trade, etc. -- is given.

6.

Click on the subject heading you want. Note: Listings labeled "Use" are other subject headings that may also be relevant.

7.

All articles for that subject heading are listed. To see more titles click on the Next link found near the top of the page.

8.

Full text articles are noted with the link "HTML Full Text."  Articles in PDF (which displays the article exactly as it looks in the journal) have a "PDF Full Text" link. A "Linked Full Text" displays the full text article from another EBSCOHost database.

9.

Click on a title to see the citation. Or click on "HTML Full Text" or "Linked Full Text" to read the article. Note: Ask a librarian for help in finding the full text of an article that has only a citation in the MasterFILE Select database.

10.

You can print or email the article.

Search tip:

Search for a person by typing in last name, first name.

To practice a subject search, click here.

To go directly to the MasterFILE Select database, click here.

 

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