Friday February 10, 2012
Library Hours: 7:30am to 8:00pm
Eastern Michigan University Library
Finding Articles using Esearch
Searching
By default, the "Articles & More" tab should be active when you navigate to the library's homepage. If not, simply click it to begin your search.
Type your search terms, or keywords, into the search box and click the "Search" button. If you need assistance in developing keywords, please see the Research 101 tutorial or consult a librarian.
Limiting
The results page is composed of two main sections—a shaded area with options to limit your search and the actual results. To limit to articles, go to the "Content Type" limiter in the shaded area on the left of the screen and select the box next to the "Journal Article" limiter. The page will refresh and display only articles found in the library's collection.
If you would like to further limit to scholarly publications, go to the "Refine Your Search" limiter in the shaded area on the left of the screen and select the box next to the "Limit to Articles from scholarly publications, including peer-review." Once again, the page will refresh and display your modified results.
Further limiting is possible by selecting or de-selecting different criteria, or facets, in the shaded column at the left. Simply click a box directly to the left of a term. If there is a check mark in the box, it is selected.
Clicking the "more options" link at the bottom of the list will bring up a pop-up screen that allows you to select items to include as well as those you wish to exclude.
To limit by "Publication Date," you can either use the slider graphic to set an appropriate range, or input specific dates in the boxes below. When finished, click "Update" and wait for the results to refresh.
Results
By default, items are sorted according to relevance. If you would like to change the sort order, use the drop-down menu in the shaded region at the top of the results.
Sometimes, Esearch will suggest particular databases in which to continue your search. This information will appear highlighted at the top of the results list. Clicking the name will transport you to the particular database.
Icons found in the results indicate the format of the item—e.g. book, journal article, etc.—and full-text availability.
Hovering over a title will open a pop-up, which includes more detailed information about the item.
Click the title to locate the article in the EMU Library's holdings. For articles, this will usually open a FindText+ window. For more information on how to use FindText+, see the Using FindText+ tutorial.
