EBSCO scholarly articles - University of Hawaii

Retrieving Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles from EBSCO

Maui Community College Library

1. Accessing EBSCO Databases

a. From any Internet-accessible computer (on or off campus), go to the MCC Library Homepage at: hawaii.edu/maui/library

b. Under the Resources heading, click Databases & Reference Tools. Once the next screen appears, click EBSCO. The Research Databases screen appears. If you are accessing EBSCO outside of the MCC campus, you will be asked to enter your Student ID number (the barcode number on the front of your Student ID card) and your last name.

c. Click Academic Databases. The list of all EBSCO general databases appears.

2. Selecting Databases to Search

To search a single database: Click directly on the database name, e.g., Academic Search Premier. The search screen appears. To search several databases: Click on the check boxes located to the left of the database names that you want to search. Click Continue. The search screen appears.

3. Performing a Search

To perform a search, enter your search terms (a keyword or phrase) in the Find field and click Search. EBSCO will search for articles containing ALL of your keywords. TIP: more keywords = narrower/more-specific search.

4. Refining a Search

Limiters can be used to refine or focus a search. Limiters: Examples of the most commonly-used limiters for the academic databases include: Full Text, Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals, and Published Date. When you select one or more limiter, that/those limiters focus your search. For example, if you check the Full Text and the Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals limiters, only full text, scholarly articles will appear in the Result List.

Result List Features

The Result List displays the search results (or "hits") according to date (the most recent articles first). The total number of results are displayed above and below the results, on the left side of the screen.

PDF Full Text displays an image of the article (in Portable Document Format) exactly as it appeared in the original publication.

HTML Full Text represents full text availability in the HTML format.

6. Reviewing an Article

To review a journal article of interest or relevance, click on the article title from the Result List. The detailed citation page appears.

? If the citation indicates that the article is available in HTML Full Text--click on the HTML link at the top of the page to access the entire article.

? If the citation indicates that the article is available in PDF Full Text--click on the PDF link at the top of the page to access the entire article.

? Print and E-mail options are also available, from the top and bottom of the detailed citation page.

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