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- FAQ: What are limiters and how can I use them?
Sometimes limiters are available on an "Advanced Search" page within a database or online catalog Some common and useful limiters include: date of publication, material type, full text, peer-reviewed articles only, language, and more
- FAQ: How can I determine if a journal is peer reviewed?
Apply Peer Review Limiters Finally, if you need to use sources from peer reviewed journals, you may want to try using limiters Some of the library's databases allow users to limit search results to articles that are published in peer reviewed journals
- FAQ: How do I create a permalink to a resource in an EBSCO database?
For the Multi-Search and EBSCO databases, the address bar URL is stable link, or permalink To locate a stable or "permalink" to your selected resource follow the steps below: Perform a search in your selected database Click on the title of the chosen article to bring up its record page Click and copy the URL at the top of the browser Use this URL to retrieve this resource The Open Athens
- How do I conduct an advanced search in the Multi-Search or other EBSCO . . .
The results page has filters or limiters to help you further refine your search results Click on the All Filters button under the search box at the top of the page Filter options will display on the right Options include full text, peer-reviewed, publication date range, source type (ebook, academic journal, magazine, etc ), subject terms
- What is Boolean searching and how can I use it in library databases . . .
Boolean searching is used to help find search results faster and with more precision Boolean searching uses operators: words like AND, OR, and NOT These are logic-based words that help search engines narrow down or broaden search results Using the Operators AND The Boolean operator AND tells a search engine that you want to find information about two (or more) search terms For example
- How do I find a scholarly article? - SNHU Library Frequently Asked . . .
Try using limiters to find articles published in peer-reviewed and or scholarly journals (all peer-reviewed journals are scholarly but not all scholarly journals are peer-reviewed) Some of the library's databases allow users to limit search results to articles that are published in peer-reviewed and or scholarly journals
- FAQ: How do I use the Library Book Searchs Advanced Search?
Enter more search terms or limiters and click the search button to get your results What does the Advanced Search do? Search multiple fields (title, author, subject) at the same time For example: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" AND Angelou, Maya Biodiversity AND conservation Use limiters to narrow down your search For example:
- FAQ: How can I look for certain information, or do research on a . . .
FAQ: How can I look for certain information, or do research on a specific topic in the Shapiro Library?
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