EBSCOHOST AND YOU Step by step directions on using our EBSCOHOST electronic database… Beth Caldarello bcaldarello@mail.ncmissouri.edu 660-359-3948 x-1322

Tip #1-Databases give you reputable information (instructors LOVE this Go to http://www.ncmissouri.edu/library/ Click on Student Resources. Click on Library. Click on Databases and Articles Look for: General Databases: EBSCOHost Databases

Tip #2-Different databases do different things *Tip #2-Different databases do different things! Next screen you will be asked to log in with your Pirate # and password. Next screen-EBSCOhost Databases (A-Z list) Click select. This tells EBSCO you want to look through all of the resources within the database.

*Tip #3 Quotation marks around 2 or more words keeps those words together during the search. Type in your search words. For example-”Italian sausage” AND ingredients Narrow down your search results by Full Text, year, source type, subject, publication, category (These are located on the left side of the screen)

Truncation is your friend. Parent Truncation is your friend! Parent* in your search box will bring results for: parents parenthood parenting parentage

AND, OR, NOT These three words can make your search bigger or smaller AND-smaller OR-larger NOT-smaller

Tip #4-Email the article to yourself *Tip #4-Email the article to yourself. You will receive the article + the citation. To find the citation icon look on the right side of your screen and use the tools.

Permalink-Special address for your article *Tip #5-A Permalink takes you right back to your article. Email it to yourself! Permalink-Special address for your article

*Tip #6-Citations Why do we do them? To give the authors credit A roadmap back to your information Protect yourself against plagiarism Be sure to make sure they are correct

*Tip #7 Create an account and save! Create an account within EBSCO This allows you to save all of your articles so they are ready and waiting for you when you come back to EBSCO. If you do not have an account your articles will not be saved when you return next time.

HELP!!! Where is a librarian when you need one?? Simply click on Ask a Librarian on each web page within the library. You will be in real time chat with one of the NCMC librarians during regular library hours. If we are not there we will answer your question within 24 hours….I promise!