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Your successful database
searches will identify a mix of full text articles and citations
with abstracts. |
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HTML or PDF
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Each full text database offers a way to format
articles for saving to a disk or printing
in HTML or PDF format. PDF is preferred for your references
because it is formatted like the original publication, making
it easy to cite page numbers. PDF also includes illustrations
and tables that are sometimes omitted from the HTML version.
You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print
PDF documents. |
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Scan Abstracts and Descriptors
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To determine whether a cited article
is relevant to your topic, scan the abstract (summary) provided
on a list of articles or click on "full record" to
view the abstract and citation details. Subject headings or
"descriptors" are also clues to the subject matter
of the article. A descriptor will often lead to articles on
a particular aspect of the topic. |
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For cited articles not available in full text,
look for the "ARTICLE LINKER" button or "Find
It At Averett" link, which appear on the list of articles
or at the bottom of the full record display. Many of the library's
subscription databases are "Open URL compliant," enabling
you to browse to the article in another database or link directly
to it. |
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