Find Useful Articles Using Expanded Academic ASAP
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| What's in it? |
Magazine & journal articles from 2600 periodicals
on a variety of topics (1980-present). |
| Why use it? |
To find magazine & journal articles on a variety of research topics.
To find useful search words for information research. |
Other Infotrac
Databases |
Computer Database
Computer-related magazines &journal articles from over
150 journals (1980-present)
National Newspaper Index
Citations to articles in 5 newspapers, including LA Times
(1977-present)
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| Get Started |
Start at the UCLA Library Homepage:
Click on the Article Databases button on the left.
Choose Expanded Academic ASAP from the list of Popular Titles.
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| Search |
Click on Advanced Search in the left-hand column
Type search words & click on Search - example:
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| Find More |
Use fewer search words.
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| Find Less |
Use more search words.
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| Display Results |
Pick a useful article.
Click on the link to the right of VIEW or just under it.
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| Focus Search |
View a useful article or the citation for it.
Scroll down almost to the bottom, to View other articles linked to these subjects
Click on VIEW under a useful subject.
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| Evaluate Results |
Sift through results to find the most useful items, by answering these questions:
- Who wrote it? Expertise?
- When was it published?
- For books, who published it?
- For articles, in what publication did it appear?
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Get Articles
Online |
Click on citation links with  on the left
Or, click on 
Note: PDF = scanned article supplied by periodical publisher
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Mark Items
to Print or
Email
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Click on View to the left of number of ciations.
Click in the box to the left of each item you want to print or email.
Click on View Mark List in the left hand column, to see your list of selected items.
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Get Articles
in Library
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Look up the periodical name in ORION2 (http://orion2.library.ucla.edu/)
Find the library name & call number or click on link for online access.
OR, click on 
A new window provides links to full-text and/or to the MELVYL Catalog
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| Tips... |
1. 
at the tope of the screen means you can bookmark your search results to use later.
2. Want to look up singular, plural or root of a word? Truncation & "Wildcard"
symbols:
- Any number of characters: *
EXAMPLE: child*
- One character: ?
EXAMPLE: wom?n
3. Save time - see if a periodical is indexed:
- Click on the Title List in left-hand column.
- Press Ctrl-F simultaneously, type the periodical name (e.g., Newsweek) in the
Find what box, & click Find next.
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Ask a Librarian in-person at a reference desk, by phone, by email...
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Esther Grassian
September 25, 2001
© Regents of the University of California
Permission
is granted for unlimited non-commercial use.
Last Updated: February 11, 2004
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