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Searching

  1. Select database from the UW-Madison Libraries Web site.
  2. Select KEYWORD from the drop down menu next to IN.
  3. Type a word or phrase in the SEARCH FOR box.
    (Optional) Use Chinese complex or simplified characters.
  4. Click on SEARCH.

Combining Terms

  1. Click on ADVANCED.
  2. Select OR or AND from the drop down menu.

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

Example: one child or birth control

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

Example: gorges and dam

Truncating Terms

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Proximity Searching

Quotation marks around phrases are not necessary.

Example: one child

Combining Search Sets

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Author Searching

  1. Select AUTHOR from the drop down menu next to IN.
  2. Type the author's name last name first in the AUTHOR box.
    Example: chen wen lian
  3. Click on SEARCH.

Journal Searching

To find a specific article:

  1. Select TITLE from the drop down menu next to IN.
  2. Type the article title in the SEARCH FOR box.

    Example: one child family celebrity

  3. Click on SEARCH.

To browse a specific journal:

  1. Select JOURNAL NAME from the drop down menu next to IN.
  2. Type the journal titletitle in the SEARCH FOR box.

    Example: china soft science

  3. Click on SEARCH.

Displaying Search Results

  1. Use the SCROLL BAR to move through records on the page.
  2. Click on NEXT or PREVIOUS to display more records.
  3. Click on title of article to display the full record at the bottom of the screen.
  4. Click on DOWNLOAD PDF to display the full text PDF of the article.
    (Optional) Click on the disk icon to the left of a record to display the PDF.

Selecting Records

  1. Click in the box to the left of the record to mark it for later printing, downloading or emailing.
  2. Click on SAVE at the top of the screen.

Saving Search Results

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Emailing Search Results

  1. Display the PDF of the article.
  2. At the top of the PDF window, click on the EMAIL icon.
  3. Type email address in TO box.
  4. Click on FILE.
  5. Click on SEND MESSAGE.

Emailing All Records

  1. Select records or click on MARK ALL at the top of the screen.
  2. Click on SAVE at the top of the screen.
  3. Click on FILE at the top of the SAVE LISTS window and select SEND.
  4. Select PAGE BY EMAIL .
  5. Close the SAVE LISTS window to return to the full list.

Beginning a New Search, Getting Help, and Exiting

New Search

  1. Type new search term in the SEARCH FOR box.

Getting Help

  1. Click on HELP for on-screen help.

For further assistance, consult library staff.

Exiting

  1. Click on HOME at the top of the screen to return to the UW-Madison Libraries Web site.

Databases Covered by this Guide

  • China Academic Journals