Help for E-Resources/Article Databases

Searching

1. Select database from the UW-Madison Libraries Web site.
2. Click OK.
3. Type a word or phrase in the box next to COMBINED INDEX.
4. Click on SEARCH.

Combining Terms

Use OR to connect similar terms. OR broadens your search.

Example: opera or operetta

Use AND to connect separate concepts. AND narrows your search.

Example: opera and italiana

Truncating Terms

Use * to replace one or more characters at the end of or within a search term.

Example: lab* (retrieves lab, labini, laborda)

Proximity Searching

Not Available

Combining Search Sets

Not Available

Author Searching

1. Type the author's name in any order in the box to the right of AUTHOR.
   Example: carou javier
2. Click on SEARCH.

Journal Searching

To find a specific article:

1. Type the name of the article in the box to the right of TITLE.
   Example: E' possibile la democrazia in Medio Oriente
2. Click on SEARCH.

To browse a specific journal:

1. Type the name of the journal in quotations in the box to the right of TITLE OF PERIODICAL.
   Example: affari sociali internazionali
2. Click on SEARCH.

Displaying Search Results

1. Click on HITLIST.
2. Use the scroll bar to move through records on the page.
3. Click on the brief record on the left side of the screen to display the full record on the right side.

Selecting Records

1. Click in the box to the left of the record to mark it for later printing, downloading or emailing.

Printing Search Results

Printing One Record

1. Click on FILE at the top of the screen.
2. Click on PRINT CURRENT DOCUMENT.
3. Click on OK.

Printing All Records

1. Click on FILE at the top of the screen.
2. Click on PRINT HITLIST.
3. Click on OK.

Printing Selected Records

1. Click on FILE at the top of the screen.
2. Click on PRINT SELECTED DOCUMENTS.
3. Click on OK.

Saving Search Results

Saving One Record

1. Insert removable storage device. (i.e. flash drive, memory stick, 3 1/2" disk ...)
2. Click on FILE at the top of the screen and select EXPORT CURRENT DOCUMENT.
3. Type the file name and extension in the FILE NAME box.
   Example: myfile.rft
4. Select drive from the DRIVE drop down box.
5. Click on OK.

Saving All Records

1. Insert removable storage device. (i.e. flash drive, memory stick, 3 1/2" disk ...)
2. Click on FILE at the top of the screen and select EXPORT HITLIST.
3. Follow steps 3-5 above.

Saving Selected Records

1. Insert removable storage device. (i.e. flash drive, memory stick, 3 1/2" disk ...)
2. Click on FILE at the top of the screen and select EXPORT SELECTED DOCUMENTS.
3. Follow steps 3-5 above.

Exporting Search Results to Refworks

Not Available

Emailing Search Results

Not Available

Beginning a New Search, Exiting, and Getting Help

Beginning a New Search

1. Click on SEARCH at the top of the screen and select NEW SEARCH.

Exiting

1. Click on File and select EXIT.

Getting Help

• Click on HELP for on-screen help.

For further assistance, consult library staff.

Databases Covered by This Guide

• AIDA