1. Locating Full-text Articles
Library University Library
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2. Find a Special Article from a Journal
Library Online Catalogue
E-journal Portal
Article Finder
Example: Nehemia Geva, James Mayhar, Mark Skorick, "The cognitive calculus of foreign policy decision making," Journal of Conflict Resolution, vol. 44, no. 4, Aug 2000:

3. Library Online Catalogue
Full text articles can be accessed online via 2 electronic platforms (ProQuest & JSTOR)
Nehemia Geva, James Mayhar, Mark Skorick, "The cognitive calculus of foreign policy decision making," Journal of Conflict Resolution, vol. 44, no. 4, Aug 2000:

4. E-journal Portal You can : 1. Search by journal title;
2. Check alphabetical list;
3. Browse journals by
Subjects.

5. Article Finder

6. Hands-on exercise
Lai, D., & Surood, S. (2008). Predictors of Depression in Aging South Asian Canadians. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 23(1),

7. Search Strategies (1) Use appropriate resources
Library catalogue – various books, journals, video programs, etc. available at the Library
Electronic databases – e-books, book chapters, academic journal articles, news articles, statistics, glossaries and definitions, etc.
Full-text Databases - contains the partial or complete text of works, such as articles, books, etc
Citation Databases - contains descriptive information (citation and subject headings) for publications, such as books, and periodical articles, etc.
Internet resources – facts, news, organizational information, statistics …

8. Search Strategies (2) Identify main concepts
Main concepts can be the name of an author or key words of title
E.g. Media and politics in Hong Kong .
media; politics; hong kong
Choice of search words (related key terms/synonyms)
media, journalism, etc.
politics, political, etc.
hong kong, hongkong, hk

9. Search Strategies (3)
Use appropriate operators (AND / OR / NOT) and wildcards (e.g. * , !)
AND: searches records that mention both search terms, this narrows the search
e.g. media and hong kong (必須同時出現)
OR: finds records in which one or both search terms appear, this broadens the search
e.g. media or journalism (只要任何一個出現)

10. Search Strategies (4)
Wildcards / Truncation: retrieves all variant endings of that word
EBSCOhost: *
ProQuest: *
LexisNexis Academic: !
OPAC: *
e.g. journali* -- retrieves all words that start with JOURNALI such as journalist, journalism, journalistic, etc.

11. Search Strategies (5)
( )Parentheses: gives priority and order in the search statement
e.g. (media or journalism) and hong kong
Be prepared to narrow / expand your search results by using database-specific features / changing your keywords

12. Using Electronic Databases
Full Text Databases
ProQuest, EBSCOhost, WiseNews, Factiva, LexisNexis, Emerald, JSTOR,中國期刊全文數據庫
Citation Databases
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA), MLA International Bibliography, EconLit, Sociological Abstracts
Find Databases by Subjects
WebBridge: Linking up Library-paid Databases and Full-text Contents

13. Access to Databases Click the “E-Resources” tab Select “Databases”
E-Resources consist of databases, e-books, e-journals, and other electronic resources available on the Library website.
Most of the databases can be accessed online in and outside the Library while some can be accessed through dedicated workstations inside the Library only.

14. Demonstration Online Databases Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
ProQuest Research Library
JSTOR
中國期刊全文數據庫
LexisNexis Academic
Factiva

15. Google Scholar (1)
A freely-accessible web search engine indexes the full-text of scholarly literature across disciplines.
Modify the Scholar Preference in Google Scholar
Access:

16. Google Scholar (2)

17. Google Scholar (3)

18. Need Helps? Ask A Librarian Integrated Helpdesk
Integrated Helpdesk

19. ~Q & A~ Thank You!