For all Databases:

• Double check your spelling if your first attempt fails.  Databases tend to be unforgiving when it comes to spelling errors.
• Check in both InfoTrac and EbscoHost for your journal title.  If you are looking for a biology or psychology journal, check BioOne or PsychInfo, respectively.  ProQuest and Lexis Nexis are the best places to look for newspapers.
• If you have questions, contact viersv@ripon.edu
  

Info Trac:

• After you choose which database you want to search (Expanded Academic ASAP or OneFile), select the "Journal Search" option in the left hand margin.
• Type the name of the journal in which your article appears into the search box. Hit enter or click "search."
• A list of journals containing your search words will appear.  Scroll down the list to see if your title is there.  Entries will tell you what issues/dates appear in the database and which dates are available full text.
  

EbscoHost:

• Select EbscoHost Web (top button)
• Click on the database you want to search (Academic Search Elite is  multi-disciplinary)
• Select the second green button at the top of the page: "Publications."
• In the "Browse Publications" search box, type the name of the journal in which your article appears.
• EbscoHost lists entries alphabetically.  Entries will tell you if the journal is available full text in PDF or HTML format and will tell you the dates that are available.
  

ProQuest Newspapers:

• Once you're in ProQuest click on the "continue" button.
• Choose the fourth tab at the top of the page: "Publication Search"
• Type the newspaper title in the search box and hit enter or click on the search button.
• If the newspaper you're looking for is available full text it will appear with the words "Full Text" and the dates full text coverage is available.  If this information doesn't appear after the title, it is not available full text.
  

PsychInfo

• Select the green middle tab: "Advanced Search"
• In the first drop down menu on the right hand side, select "Journal Name" or "Source" and type the journal title in the search box next to that drop down menu.
• In the second drop down menu on the right hand side, select "Author" and type the author's name (or one of the author's names) in the search box next to that drop down menu.
• Often this is enough to narrow down the list of results.  If needed, you can select another field in the third drop down menu.
• If the article is available full text, the entry will indicate if it's in PDF or HTML format.
  

BioOne

• Click the search button at the top of the page. This will take you to their advanced search page.
• In the "Select Journal(s)" box, highlight the name of the journal you want.
• To the right of the "Search Journal(s)" box, you can select the date of the article you want (year and month).
• Alternatively, you can highlight the name of the journal and type in keywords from the title in the search box next to the "Title" search option. Using a few keywords from the title often works better than cutting and pasting the entire title.
• Click "Submit Search" at the bottom of the page.
  

Lexis Nexis

• Click on "Sources" at the top right of the page.
• Type the name of the publication into the search box.
• "About This Title" will tell you the issues/dates available in Lexis and whether it is full text
• "Search This Title" allows you to do keyword and author searches in the publication you selected.
• Unfortunately Lexis Nexis does not have stable links.  Copying the URL for an article does not guarantee that you will be able to access the article through that link at a later time.
  

Questions? Contact Valerie Viers: viersv@ripon.edu.