 | Why search using the Research Port interface? |
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| How to save articles for later use |
| How to save searches? |
| How do you repeat a saved search? |
| What is "My Databases?" |
| What is "My E-journals?" |
Research Port includes several advanced features including searching in multiple databases while in the Research Port interface, saving articles, saving searches, saving your favorite databases, and saving your favorite e-journals. Each feature is explained below.
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Why search using the Research Port interface?
Whether you access Research Port from on or off-campus, you may search either in the native interface or use the Research Port interface. There are advantages to both options. When you conduct searches in the Research Port interface; however, you may:
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Save your favorite databases for easy access |
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Save your favorite e-journals. |
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Save searches for later use. |
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Save article to read, print and/or email at a later time. |
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Use the Cross search feature to search multiple databases |
Cross Search allows you to search several databases at once even if they are not from the same vendor. To use Cross Search:
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While Research Port is searching, it lists the databases you are searching and the status of each.
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Once the search is complete your results will be displayed. You may then look at your results one database at a time by selecting "View results in other database" or you may combine the results. If you combine the results you may sort them by relevance, title, author, year, or database.
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From this point proceed as you normally would using Find It to locate the full-text of the article.
To save an
article for later use, click on
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If it successfully saves the article, the "Add items" link
will change to
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You retrieve the article(s) by clicking on "My Items" in My Research Port.
You must use the
Cross Search tab to save searches for later use. Click on "Previous Searches."
You will see a listing of the searches you have completed during your current
session. Click on the 
to save the
search. The 
will turn to
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The search is saved until you remove if from "My Research Port."
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1. To repeat a search click on underlined text under
the heading "Query." 2. To review the databases included in the search click on the text under the heading "Databases." 3. To remove a search from your history, click on the
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My Databases allows you to
construct
a customized list of databases. To add databases to your database
clipboard click the
in the database listing. The
will turn to
To access My Databases click on
the "My Research Port" tab, then "My Databases." Clicking on the following
icons 
will allow you to perform the actions
described below:
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You may create a new database
set by clicking on |
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To create a new database folder
click on |
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To rename a database set, click
on |
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To delete a database set, click
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To switch databases sets, use the:
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To switch from one database set to another use the drop down box to select the set you wish to use. |
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To add databases to a database set, click on the
 . This will move the database from
the clipboard to database set. |
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To remove a database from a specific set, click the
 to the right of the database name.To search a particular database, click on the database name. |
My E-journals allows you to quickly access e-journals. You may search for e-journals by the journal's name or by ISSN. (The ability to search by subject is coming in Fall 2004). You may browse e-journals by:
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clicking on a letter of the alphabet (i.e. a,b,c, and so forth) and clicking "GO." |
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typing the start of the journal name and clicking on
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typing a key title word and selecting
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entering the exact title and selecting
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Once you have found an e-journal(s) in which you are interested, you may look at your results in either:
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Brief View
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Detailed View
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For additional assistance contact a Reference Librarian
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and clicking "GO."
and clicking "GO."
and clicking "Go."
to find out in
which databases the journal is found.
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