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1. Student Resource Center, Jr. An Overview of A premium selection of reference, with thousands of full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary documents, creative works, and multimedia.

2. TRY IT YOURSELF Open up Student Resource Center Now that you’ve found it, minimize SRC until you need to use it.

3. Use this option when you first start your search and when you know the search terms you want to use.

6. Use this option when you have tried a subject search and did not get enough results.

8. TRY IT YOURSELF Try a subject and keyword search to see the difference in the number of articles. Make sure to use the exact same words for each search. Did you get more results with keyword than with subject? You should have. Once you’ve finished, minimize SRC until you need it again. Search results are not like money- more is not better.

9. Search tip: Pay attention to the results under each tab. (part 1) Don’t just look at the first article that comes up. You wouldn’t just order the first thing on the menu. You have to get what’s right for you.

10. Search tip: Pay attention to the results under each tab. (part 2) Look at the summary of the article and try articles under each tab. Different topics are best explored in different types of articles. You wouldn’t explore Antarctica in a scuba suit. You wouldn’t explore the ocean in hiking boots.

11. This is usually only used when you are looking for a quote, or sometimes a specific phrase from an article you have already read.

12. You have found your complete quote, as well as mention of who said it.

13. Use this to find an article that includes a picture. Note: Adding this to your search will severely limit your results.

14. For example, you might choose the basic level if: -you need the information at a lower content/ reading level. -you are just beginning research on a complicated topic (ex- physics or the history of the Middle East) and just want the basic info. to start with. You can limit the content/ reading level of your results by choosing one of these options.

16. TRY IT YOURSELF Find an article at each of the 3 content levels. Go back to the results you had with either your keyword or subject search. Take a look under each tab until you find an article on each content level. Note: It may depend on your topic. Some topics don’t lend themselves to being written on a very high or very low level. Once you’ve finished, minimize SRC until you need it again.

17. For example, if you have to have a newspaper article for an assignment you can eliminate other search results by checking the box next to news. Choose one or more of these options to limit the type of article your are given.

19. Choose one or more of these options to limit the type of article your are given. For example, if you are looking for the text of a speech, you could search under only primary documents by checking that box.

21. TRY IT YOURSELF Do a search for only one type of article. You will need to start a new search to do this. Once you’ve finished, minimize SRC until you need it again.

22. Use this option when you are still choosing your search topic, or when you have a topic but don’t know which search terms to use.

23. You can always narrow your search even more (even if you used your own search terms) with suggested topics listed on the left.

24. These are the most popular search terms used by students. You might use this list to help you choose a research topic. Use this option when you are still choosing your search topic, or when you have a topic but don’t know which search terms to use.

25. Don’t forget, you can always narrow your search with suggested topics listed on the left.

26. Search tip: Ask for what you want & be specific. You can always be more general later if you don’t get the results you want. Say it’s your birthday and you want an official Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and a thing which tells time. You wouldn’t just ask for a bb gun, would you? You might end up with just anything.

27. Hurricane Hurricane Katrina New Orleans Being more specific gets you fewer, and usually better choices.

28. Now that you are an expert on how to search Student Resource Center Junior, what will you do with your article once you have found it?

29. You can PRINT it. DON’T PRINT IT! Why would you? Just take notes or save or email it to yourself.

30. You can EMAIL it. This is a great way to save the information for later or to share it with your research group.

31. You can SAVE it. You can save it to your server folder, your flash drive, or basically anywhere you can save a document.

32. You can LISTEN to it. This is helpful if you are struggling with reading the article.

33. You can DOWNLOAD AN MP3 VERSION of it. This isn’t the most used feature, but might be used on occasion.

34. You can TRANSLATE it. You can translate the article into another language. Available languages depend on the article.

35. You can CITE YOUR SOURCE. All the information you need for your bibliography is provided for you. You can copy and paste it into your report.