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Electronic Database Instructions

The best way to learn how to use online databases is by actually going in and using them. Contact Sue Phillips, the Academic Resource Librarian, at suephil@mountainstate.edu for the required usernames and passwords.

ProQuest

ProQuest is an electronic subscription which allows access to a variety of journal and newspaper articles, plus dissertations and theses.

Step 1: Click on the ProQuest link and enter your bar code number from the back of your MSU student ID or provided by the Distance Education Librarian.

• Click on "Login."

Step 2: You can perform a search-by-word (or keyword) function or search by publication title. The search-by-word function allows you to search in either a basic or advanced mode.

• To search a specific journal or newspaper, click on "Publication."

Step 3: Type in your search term(s) and click "Search."

• Your results will appear. To limit your search to a specific type of source, click on the appropriate tab below the search box.
• Once you find which article you want, note that your choice of text format is listed under the citation. Click on your preference. You then have the option of printing or e-mailing the article to your account.

Step 4: There is no official on-screen Log-out button to use when you are finished searching, so click on File and Exit, on the browser bar, or simply click on the tiny x in the upper right corner of the screen.