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Proquest

To access the Proquest databases

Slide CSU Homepage

Select "student’ link

Slide CSU Student links

Select "library"

Slide CSU library homepage

Select "databases"

Slide CSU Database page

Select "proquest"

Slide Proquest login

Slide Proquest select database

Select "all databases"

Slide Proquest Search Page

To begin a guided search

Slide Proquest Search Page

Slide Truncation / Wildcard examples

Explain truncation / wildcards

Slide Proquest Search Page

Enter search terms and select and,or,and not,within3,pre/1

(explain boolean searching)

Slide Proquest Search Page

Show how to select from "Basic fields" (abstract)

Slide Proquest Search Page

Show how to limit to "Full text" and "peer reviewed" (tick boxes)

Slide Proquest Search Page

Show date range (but don’t change date – keep it current)

Slide Proquest Search Page

Show how to select article type (but don’t change)

Slide Proquest Search Page

Show how to select publication type - periodicals

Slide Proquest Search Page

Display completed search page – select search

Slide Proquest search results

Display search results – explain symbols beside results and select no.6 photographic image (slide 14) and full text image (slide 15)

Slide Full text article (acrobat)

Acrobat image

Slide Display full text no.6

Full text image

To Email , Print and Save

Slide Proquest search results

Slide Display full text no.6

Full text image

Slide Email option

Slide Print / Save Option

Slide Display full text to print / save

Full text article

Slide Display full text to print / save

full text article again

Basic, publication and subject searches

Slide Basic search page

Slide Publication search

Slide Publication search results

Slide Subject search

Type in "media"

Slide Subject search results page

Slide Subject search results page

Select no.3 ‘To protect and self serve"

Finding articles that are not full text

Slide Subject search results page

Select no.3 ‘To protect and self serve"

Slide Citation

Slide Library database page

Select "catalogue"

Slide Library catalogues

Select "connect to CSU web catalogue"

Slide Search the library catalogue

Slide Catalogue search page

Select "journal search"

Slide Catalogue journal search

Type in journal title "scientific american"

Slide Journal search results

Slide Journal search results

Slide Journal search results