Tutorials and Reviews

This page will provide you with a review of the library instruction class and tutorials on how to use various library materials.

Searching the Libraries' Catalog

Books can be located using the UNT Library Catalog at http://iii.library.unt.edu

Searching by Subject or Keyword will allow you to find books on various authors and literary works. Keyword searches are best if you are unsure about what you would like to search. They yield more results than Subject searches. Subject searches are more specific and specialized.

To search by Subject, try using the following headings:

• The author's last name followed by a comma and the first name. For example: Shakespeare, William.
• Criticism. This subject heading can be divided further by authors, time periods, and genres.
• Literature History and Criticism

Accessing Academic Search Complete

Academic Search Complete is a multidisciplinary database containing full-text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications.

To open Academic Search Complete, complete the following steps:

• Open the Libraries web page: http://www.library.unt.edu
• Click on the green link that says Electronic Resources.
• Under the section that says “Browse Abstract and Index titles by name,” select the letter “A.”
• Scroll down until you see Academic Search Complete. It should be the 3^rd listing. Select the database.

If you are off-campus, you will need to enter your EUID and password. If you have trouble logging on, try resetting your password at https://ams.unt.edu/password.php

How to find journal articles using Academic Search Complete

To search for articles in Academic Search Complete, enter your terms in the search box. You can limit your results to peer-reviewed using the Limit your results section toward the bottom of the page. Check the box that says Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals.

This section also allows you to specify other limiters, including language, publication, date range, publication type, and more.

A few tips on searching:

• Use the word “and” to separate phrases. This prompts the database to search for articles containing both phrases. For example, if you want to find articles discussing poverty in the United States, try entering the following: poverty and United States.
• If you have trouble pulling up results, try browsing the Subject Terms or removing a few terms. The link for the Subject Terms is listed at the top of the main page.
  

Once you have found articles you are interested in using, click on the full-text link view the article. Most are listed as either HTML or PDF.

Selecting HTML Full Text or PDF Full Text will take you to a separate page where you can view the article and e-mail it to yourself. To e-mail an item to yourself, select the mail icon and it will take you to a page where you can enter your e-mail address and select a citation style for the article.

You may come across an article that does not list HTML or PDF Full Text. Instead, there will be an icon that says Article Linker. Click on this to find full-text versions of an article.

If you locate an article but the library does not have access to it, you can place a request for the article through Interlibrary Loan.

RefWorks Tutorial

RefWorks is a database which allows you to export articles and create citations. You can export articles from Academic Search Complete into RefWorks to create a bibliography. For information on how to use Refworks, go to this tutorial.