wilson omnifile tutorial f2011 brief
DESCRIPTION
Tutorial on using Wilson databases by Forsyth Library at Fort Hays State University.TRANSCRIPT
WILSON WEB DATABASE COLLECTION
Art Full-Text
Business Full-Text
Education Full -ext
General Science Full-Text
Humanities Full-Text
OmniFile Full-Text
Readers’ Guide Full-Text
Social Sciences Full-Text
What is it?
Wilson Web is a collection of databases which contains many full-text articles on a variety of subjects.
Search one or all of these databases:
Use your mouse wheel or the left/right arrow keys to advance the slides
Forsyth Library Homepagewww.fhsu.edu/library
Click “Find Articles & Databases”
Click Databas
es
“Find Articles & Databases” page
Alphabetical List of Databases
Scroll down and click
Wilson OmniFile
Check “OmniFile” to search ALL the collections, or choose one or more of the collections to search
Click “Database
Descriptions” to find out more about
each collection.
#1: Type in your search terms.
Advanced Search
For a more focused
search, you can change All-Smart Search
(keyword search) to
title, author, etc. if desired.
Step 2:Limit your
search if desired
Step 3:Click Start
Results List when you limit your search
to Full-Text Articles
But the complete article is available for all 59 results.
Usually get fewer results
Results List without limiting to Full-Text
No Full-Text Link
Some results do not have full-text
available, others do
Yields More Results
To limit or not to limit?
The most efficient way to search is
usually to begin by limiting to Full-
Text articles only. That way you
know you will have access to all the articles you find.
If you do not find enough articles, broaden your search by removing the limit to full-text, and/or by changing your search terms to something less specific.
“Get Article” link
Articles that are not full-text in WilsonWeb will have a “Get Article” link. Click this
link to search our other databases for the full-text of the article.
This article was found in the database Sage Premier
If the article is not found, you will see this screen:
In other databases, the “Get Article” function is called
“LinkSource”
Don’t give up yet!
It is possible we have the
article in PRINT. Ask a librarian how to find out.If we do not
have it in print either, you can
request it through
Interlibrary Loan
(on-campus students).
http://www.fhsu.edu/library/ill/
For Distance Students
If you cannot find the full-text of the article you need by using Get
Article/LinkSource, you can request it through Distance Services:
http://www.fhsu.edu/library/distance OR send an e-mail containing
the complete article citation to: [email protected]
Questions? Just ask!
Judy Salm628-4537
MaryAlice Wade628-4342
Lynn Haggard628-5566
Angela Barger628-4529 [email protected]
The End
Created by Angela Barger & MaryAlice Wade January 2010 & updated August 2011