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Change: (sometimes listed as MUSE),muse.jhu.edu), click the result title and use your MW login to access the article (remember that our MUSE access only works at school). For results from other sources, like the one above from UChicago Press, click Get it @ VCU Online if that
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Change: of the databases listed... If the name begins GaleGroup, try a Gale PowerSearch with the article title and author.If the name begins LexisNexis, try searching LexisNexis Scholastic for the article. For more information about interpreting Scholar search results, see Google's help page.
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Apr 4 2008, 3:19 PM EDT
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Change: (WorldCat)(WorldCat) to see if the book is available in an area library. If you enter your zip code, WorldCat shows which area libraries have the book, starting with the one closest to you. Library Search is usually more efficient then using the Get it @ VCU
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Apr 4 2008, 3:18 PM EDT
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Change: beside the basic search box to set your preferences to include VCU results in the Library Links feature. Search for VCU, click Find Library,Library, then make sure there's a check beside VCU.SearchingThe first tip is to use the Advanced Search interface if you need to limit
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Apr 4 2008, 3:12 PM EDT
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Change: The higher the number, the more likely the result is a seminal study about the topic. For instance, for the two results from Google Book
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Apr 4 2008, 3:11 PM EDT
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Change: thatwhich may precede it (as in the first result above) because it searches VCU and Richmond area public libraries in one search.For results from JSTOR (like the one above) or muse.jhu.edu (a.k.a. Project MUSE), click the result title and
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Apr 4 2008, 3:09 PM EDT
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Change: book instead. For Google Book results, you can click Library Search (WorldCat) to see if the book is available in an area library. If you enter your zip code, WorldCat shows which area libraries have the book, starting with the one closest to you. Library Search is
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Apr 4 2008, 3:08 PM EDT
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Change: onat the beginning of the last line of the result. More about sourcesFor both examples below, the source is Google Book (books.google.com). Notice that only the first result is marked as a [BOOK] before
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Apr 4 2008, 3:04 PM EDT
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Change: if that link appears after the result title. This will use VCU's Journal Finder to locate subscription databases that include the journal in which the
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Apr 4 2008, 2:24 PM EDT
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Change: (WorldCat) to see if the book is available in an area library. If you enter your zip code, WorldCat shows which area libraries have the book, starting with the one closest to you. Library Search is usually more efficient then using the Get it @ VCU link that
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Change: combining search words or using limiters like intitle: in the basic search box.To research women in the labor force during World War II, your search might look something like this.Search ResultsPay attention to the source of the document or book. This will show up in green
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Apr 4 2008, 2:18 PM EDT
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Change: After entering your search, here are a few tips for scanning the resultsSearch effectively.ResultsPay attention to the source of the document or book. This will show up in green under the result title. For both examples below, the
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Apr 4 2008, 2:16 PM EDT
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Change: green under the result title. For both examples below, the source is Google Book (books.google.com). Notice that only the first result is also marked as a [BOOK] before its title. This can occur because some results (like the second one below) may refer to specific chapters within a book.
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Change: Cross-search several databases, including Google Book, subscription databases containing scholarly journals, and open source archives of pre-prints, using Google Scholar.The first tip is to use the Advanced Search interface which provides access to important limiters like date range.
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