1	Search Periodicals Wm. K. Sanford Town Library http://www.colonie.org/library/
2	Getting to the Databases Internet Start Pages Go to: http://www.colonie.org/library/ Click: <On-line Data Bases> Click Ebsco Icon Putting in Your Card (remote only) $000001234 or 9000012345 Click <All Ebsco Databases> Choose a database(s) Note descriptions of data bases and <title> option Click <Continue>
3	Formulating A Search (Part 1 -- Proximity) Simple Search – Just add terms System looks for the terms in proximity More is Less Too few & too simple, Try <dogs> Too many, Try <Italian Corruption in the twentieth century> Better, Try <Italian Corruption> Still Better, Try <Italy Corruption>
4	Formulating A Search (Part 2 – Anywhere) Use of AND, OR, & NOT Try <Italy AND Corruption> Try <Apple AND COMPUTER> Try <Apple NOT Computer> Try <Italy OR France AND Corruption> Searching the Entire Article Click
5	Formulating A Search (Part 3 – Subject & Publication) Click on Subject in Green Bar Try <Civil War> Note the different types of publications Click on Publications in the Green Bar Try <Libraries> using alphabetical Try <Libraries> using Match any words
6	SEARCH BY PUBLICATION Click PUBLICATION Tab Alphabetical (Newsweek) By Subject (Needlework) Match Any (Estate) Choose Publication By Year and issue (Newsweek) Search within (and IRAQ)
7	More Searching Options Put in a search, try <Ukraine> Click Full Text and try search again Click Peer Reviewed and try search again Click Publication and try search again Click Published Date -> use for old ones Search Within Full Text -> and try again
8	Find & Print the Article Do a search (try <iPod> (uncheck options) Some are “Citation Only” Some are Pdf (portable document format) Click one and find the print icon on the pdf bar Linked full text and html Click one and find the print icon.
9	Other Features Saving E-Mail Book Reviews Add to Folder
10	Check Out These Other Data Bases Other Ebsco Business, Academic any lists your have saved Gale Health Reference Business and Company resource Books in Print Learn a Test World Book