1. English 115 GoogleScholar/ OneSearch Hudson Valley Community College Marvin Library Learning Commons 1

2. Google Scholar Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. Go to http://scholar.google.com/. On campus, it is set to recognize links to the HVCC databases. http://scholar.google.com/

3. 3 If you are not on campus, click on Settings then click on Library links. Type in Hudson Valley Community College. Check all the boxes and hit Save. Some of the results will link you to our databases.

4. Google Scholar limits results to journal articles and books. Not all information is available for free. Before paying for information, check our catalog and databases—you may have free access there. Google Scholar

5. 5 Some results will be available full text @HVCC. Just click to link to our database. Some sources may require checking the catalog or databases manually. Access to fulltext (not just the abstract or citation) is necessary to use a source for research.

6. Google Books Beware results in Google Books. Sometimes access is to the full book but often it is just to a few pages. Note that on the left it gives you access only if you pay. Check in My library to see if HVCC owns the book.

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8. Hudson Valley Community College Marvin Library Web Page 8 The HVCC Marvin Library web page now defaults to the OneSearch tab. Enter your user id and password whenever prompted.

9. What is OneSearch? 9 OneSearch is a new way to search almost all of the Marvin Library's collections using ONE search box. It's fast and easy -- it's a Google-like search for HVCC library resources! In one search, you can find books, scholarly journal articles, magazine & newspaper articles, and more... How Do I Use OneSearch? Type your keywords into the search box. Just like Google, it will find anything that has all of the words you typed. The search results lead you to the full text of articles or to the catalog to see if a book is available. You can refine your search by format, publication date, etc.

10. Hudson Valley Community College Marvin Library Web Page 10 Here are the OneSearch results for autism. Note there are 221,565 results.

11. Hudson Valley Community College Marvin Library Web Page 11 The first entry may be a Research Starter. Read it for an overview of your topic instead of starting at Wikipedia. Results are accessed by clicking on the title.

12. Hudson Valley Community College Marvin Library Web Page 12 Results may include electronic books accessible by finding the words Click to View.

13. Hudson Valley Community College Marvin Library Web Page 13 Read Online or do a Full Download. The citations provided using Cite Book are not completely accurate. Book titles and databases should be in italics. Months are abbreviated in MLA.

14. Hudson Valley Community College Marvin Library Web Page 14 Books listed in the Dwight Marvin Library Circulating Collection can be found on the shelves of the Marvin Library. Note whether the book is available then write down the call number to find the book. Ask for assistance if needed.

15. Hudson Valley Community College Marvin Library Web Page 15 Add more keywords and limiters to focus your results. Limit to Peer Reviewed Scholarly articles Available in Library Collection published in the last five years to narrow down the search. Results may be HTML Full Text and/or PDF Full Text. Check for Full Text may find the article in another database or suggest the use of Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

16. Hudson Valley Community College Marvin Library Web Page 16 Open the PDF Full Text for a copy of the document as published. Note the Tools on the top to Print or Download. To Email, Add to Folder, Cite, Permalink and Share, use the tools on the right.

17. Hudson Valley Community College Marvin Library Web Page 17 The Cite tool will give you the citations in various formats for your bibliography. Note that the information is rarely 100% correctly cited. Check against examples found on the Cite your Sources page.

18. Try them out! Hopefully, you will better understand your search results now that you know how to use the catalog and databases. These tools can be useful for your future research needs. 18