2. Use the buttons on the top to navigate through the presentation 1 Next Menu

3. Use the following menu to go to a specific section of the presentation. 1. What are indexes? What are indexes? 2. Accessing the Library Website Accessing the Library Website 3. Search Options Search Options 4. Credits Credits 2 Prev Menu

4.  An index is an archive of online journals or articles.  Allows you to search through abstracts, authors or titles to find an article that suits your needs.  UOIT students allowed to use UOIT’s index subscriptions 3 Menu Prev

5. 4 Go to the UOIT library website: www.uoit.ca/librarywww.uoit.ca/library Next Menu Prev

6. 5 Find Books (click for more information) Find Articles (click for more information)  Can search books or articles.  Click one of the buttons for more information Prev Menu

7.  Library’s advanced search  Can search according to keywords, author, title, subject area, or periodical title. 6 Next Menu Prev

8.  Library’s advanced search  Can search according to keywords, author, title, subject area, or periodical title. 7 Click these links to show books within those categories Click here to see more information about the book PrevNext Menu

9. 8 Allows you to import citation into RefWorks Location of book Prev Menu

10. 9 Find articles by Subject Area (click for more information) Find articles by title/citation (click for more information) Browse magazines, journals or newspapers. (click for more information) Menu Prev

11.  A list of all the subject areas available.  Selecting the subject area you want will give you a list of indexes you can obtain articles from  Select Education 10 Next Menu Prev

12.  List of encyclopedias/dictionaries available at the library  Select one that is of interest.  Can also search through specific indexes as well 11 Prev Menu Click for More Information on Print Sources Click for More Information on Indexes

13.  Selecting one will show you were you can obtain the encyclopedia or dictionary 12 Prev Menu

14.  The major indexes will allow you search through their articles for ones that are of interest to you. 13 Click here Next Menu Prev

15.  Choosing an index will take you to their search engine to find articles  Each index’s search is different. 14 Prev Menu Next

16.  If you know both the article title AND journal title  Enter it into the search fields 15 Enter exact article title Enter journal title Click to Search Next Menu Prev

17.  If multiple records are found, choose the one that you are looking for. 16 PrevNext Menu Click here

18.  If the full text is available, click to get the full text:  Choose a location to download from. 17 PrevNext Menu

19. Find the option to download the article. 18 PrevNext Menu

20.  Note that different indexes have different methods of downloading the article.  You will have to browse a little to find the “download article” link for each index. 19 Prev Menu Next

21.  Magazines/Journals/Newspapers are listed in alphabetical order.  Select an alphabet will allow you to browse through the subscriptions that UOIT has to offer. 20 Next Menu Prev

22.  Clicking on a link will take you to the periodical’s webpage where they publish the articles. 21 PrevNext Menu Click here

23. 22 Click here PrevNext Menu

24. 23  Option to download in HTML or PDF, or both (depending on website) Click here PrevNext Menu

25. 24  This article is available in HTML  Others might be available in PDF. Prev Menu Back

26.  Many thanks to Gavin Lobo, Research Assistant, 2009 for his assistance in the preparation of this learning object. 25 Prev Menu