Database Search Techniques: back (Citation Searching) next (Review) Menu
Where is it @ UT Arlington
Library? (1 of 2)
Down:
only have a reference
Assumption: In database, want article

If the database Record says Full Text, Click on that link.
Caveat: Electronic
journal articles have specific ways of
referencing in APA format.
Referencing HTML full text in your paper
requires notation of database used & date
retrieved
Referencing common PDF from a database typically
required only [Electronic version] notation.
SEE the APA manual for complete information;
www.apastyle.org for
overview.
If there is only a Click here for more information link, click on that link
The
Click here for more
information link will open a
new window and offer retrieval options @ UT
Arlington
may lead direct to article; the library catalog;
or interlibrary loan request

What if I'm not in a database but have a citation?
Example:
Colley, A., Todd, Z., Bland, M., Holmes, M., Khanom, N., & Pike, H. (2004). Style and content in e-mails and letters to male and female friends. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 23(3), 369-378.
1.
Check
e-journal
list by JOURNAL TITLE (only if article)
If the title and year is there, find the article and print it.
If the title or
year is not available then go to 2
2. Check catalog by JOURNAL TITLE or BOOK
Author/TItle
(If the title and year is there and electronic,
find the article and print it;
if the title and year is there and indicates it
is a print copy, go to the library and photocopy
the article or check out the book.
If the title or
year is not available then go to 3.
3. Decide if there is time for Interlibrary Loan
4. Decide if a trip to another library is
reasonable
Use
WorldCat.org to identify local libraries,
make sure you have your
TexShare Card and some money, drive to one
of the identified libraries, and photocopy the
article or maybe check out the book.
If not 1, 2, 3, or
4, choose a different article.
Menu:
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Locations;
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Finding
articles (select databases);
Locate materials;
Library Catalog;
Find journals (catalog;
e-journal list);
Find databases;
Database features (Academic
Search Premier;
PsycINFO);
Database search techniques;
Cited Ref Searching;
Where is it @ UTA?;
Review;
How to tell if an article is
scholarly/peer reviewed
More Questions?
Saving to RefWorks
OffCampus?
Cool Word tricks to make
APA formatting easier (.doc)
APA Manual quick
index (.doc)
Helen Hough, Psychology Librarian,
University of Texas at Arlington Library, Box 19497, Arlington,
TX, 76019;
hough@uta.edu
09/26/2006