Accessing Online Resources Off Campus
LCC Web Catalog
Go to the Labette Community College Library Web site: http://www.labette.edu/Library
Click on: LCC Library card catalog
Click on: Access card catalog
Type in the first word of the subject, the title, or the last name of the autor.
Click on: the go to button.
Click on the entry to get the record.
Accessing the Online Databases Off Campus
Go to the Labette Community College Library Online Databases page: http://www.labette.edu/Library/pqdoclc.thm
Click on: off campus access link
Type in: your Blackboard id number in the first blank
Type in your Blackmail id number and the first four letters of your last name in the second blank.
Click on: yes in the pop up box. A list of databases will appear.
Click on the database you want to use.
AccessScience
Click on: Subscriber login
Choose: The encyclopedia, the science dictionary
or
Click on: Desired hyperlink
When searching the Encyclopedia or Dictionary:
1. Type in keyword(s), words used to describe the subject being searched. Connect the words with OR and AND. Using OR will give
more hits and using AND will limit the hits
2. Click on "Go" (Results: lists of hyperlinks)
Click on: blue hyperlink to receive desired item.
Retrieve: print or email
First Search (World Cat)
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Click on: World Cat
For basic search:
Type in keyword(s), words used to describe the subject being searched. Connect the words with OR and AND. Using OR will give more hits and using AND will limit the hits
or
Fill in author, title, ISBN or year information.
Click on “search” (Results: lists of materials)
Select items from the results
For advanced research:
Type in search term(s)
Select the fields to be searched
(For example author, title, keyword. Use up to three words or phrases.)
Select limits (i.e. year or format)
Click on “search” (Results: records)
Click on: Blue hyperlink to retrieve material's record.
Gale InfoTrac
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Select: Database by clicking on “Start searching …”
Select: Keyword search
Type in: One to three keywords or words used to describe the subject being search. Connect the words with OR and AND. Using OR will give more hits and using AND will limit the hits
Select: Limits
Limit by date
Limit by full-text availability
Limit by adding more keywords
Limit by journal title
Limit by refereed (scholarly) journals
Click on: Search
Click on: Blue hyperlink to retrieve full text article, citation, and/or abstract.
Retrieve: Print, download, or email.
JSTOR
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Click on: Search
For basic search:
Type in keyword(s), words used to describe the subject being searched. Connect the words with OR and AND. Using OR will give more hits and using AND will limit the hits
Click on “search” (Results: lists of materials)
Select items from the results
For advanced research:
Type in search term(s)
Select the fields to be searched
(For example author, title, keyword. Use up to three words or phrases.)
Select limits (i.e. year or format)
Click on “search” (Results: records)
Click on: Blue hyperlink to retrieve article.
Retrieve: Click on print, download, or email.
Click on: Proceed with printing
Click on: Print icon in the Adobe task bar.
YOU MUST HAVE ADOBE ACROBAT TO ACCESS PAGE IMAGE
Micromedex
(Contact Library for Account Name and Password)
Type in: The user name and password from Library
Click on: Login
Select: The desired database by clicking the corresponding box on the right side of the screen.
Type in: One to three keywords or words used to describe the subject being search. Connect the words with OR and AND. Using OR will give more hits and using AND will limit the hits
Click on: Search
Click on: Blue hyperlink for the desired item.
Retrieve: Print.
Newsbank Newsfile
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Select: Desired database
Type in: One to three keywords or words used to describe the subject being search. Connect the words with OR and AND. Using OR will give more hits and using AND will limit the hits.
Select: Limits
Limit by date
Limit by time frame
Limit by title
Click on: Search (Results: list of articles)
Click on: The blue hyperlink of the desired article.
Click on: Printer friendly
Retrieve: Select print from the menu on the task bar.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
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For basic search:
Type in keyword(s), words used to describe the subject being searched. Connect the words with Or and AND. Using OR will give more hits and using AND will limit the hits.
Select search method (subject, keyword, full text)
Click on search
For advanced search:
Type in search term(s)
Select the fields to be searched
Title/headline
Source
Subject
Keyword
Select: Limits
Date
Document type
Click on: Search (Results: records)
Click on: Blue hyperlink of article.
Retrieve: Click on print or email.
ProQuest Databases
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Select: Database by clicking the down arrow and selecting the data base or choose multiple databases for a general search.
Type in: One to three keywords or words used to describe the subject being search. Connect the words with OR and AND. Using OR will give more hits and using AND will limit the hits
Select: Limits
Limit by date
Limit by full-text availability
Limit by adding more keywords
Limit by scholarly journals
Click on: Search
Click on: Blue hyperlink to retrieve page image, full text article, full text with graphics, citation, and/or abstract.
YOU MUST HAVE ADOBE ACROBAT TO ACCESS PAGE IMAGE.
Retrieve: Print, download, or email using the icons on the Adobe Acrobat Task Bar.
Reference Suite
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Type in: One to three keywords or words used to describe the subject being search. Connect the words with OR and AND. Using OR will give more hits and using AND will limit the hits.
Select: Limits
Limit by date
Limit by resource used
Limit by title
Click on: Go
Click on: The blue hyperlink of the desired article.
Retrieve: Select print from the menu on the task bar.
Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage
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Type in: One to three keywords or words used to describe the subject being search. Connect the words with OR and AND. Using OR will give more hits and using AND will limit the hits
Select:
Type of report
Company name
Ticker identification
Click on: Arrow by the searchbox.
Click on: Blue hyperlink of desired article.
YOU MUST HAVE ADOBE ACROBAT TO ACCESS PAGE IMAGE.
Retrieve: Print, download, or email
TO PRINT PAGES AVAILABLE IN PAGE IMAGE, USE THE PRINT ICON ON THE ADOBE ACROBAT TASK BAR.
Wilson OmniFile Select
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Select: Advanced or basic search from the menu on the left side of the screen.
For basic search:
Type in keyword(s), words used to describe the subject being searched. Connect the words with OR and AND. Using OR will give more hits and using AND will limit the hits
Click on start
For advanced research:
Type in search term(s)
Select the fields to be searched
(For example author, title, keyword. Use up to three words or phrases.)
Limit by
Date
Full text
Page image
Peer reviewed
Document type
Subject
Click on start
Click on: Blue hyperlink to retrieve article.
Click on : Full text or HTML
Retrieve: Print, email, save.
Kansas Library Card
Go to: http://www.kslc.org
Type in: Your pin number and birth date as MM/DD?YYYY
Click on: Submit
Select: The desired database to search
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