Boxer Library
You can find full-text articles, as well as articles that you can request through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) by typing them into the “LibrarySearch” box, located on the library homepage.
Once you have clicked search, the article should appear in the search results. Titles with the most highlighted words indicate the closest match.
Below each article, you should notice a button indicating how you can access the article
The “Find it @ RFUMS” button will bring you to the journal(s) where you can access the full text article.
“Access options” will provide a direct link to the PDF full-text.
“Request item” will bring you to our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) form where you can submit an ILL request
In addition to title searching, you can also see what articles the library has available on a general topic by doing a keyword search. LibrarySearch searches all of the databases available through the library simultaneously.
For more complex searches, you can combine multiple search terms together using Boolean Operators. Boolean operators can either refine or broaden your search, depending on which you use. You can combine multiple terms with Boolean Operators by clicking on Advanced Search.
Combining terms using ‘OR’ can broaden your search by looking up variations, synonyms, and similar terms
Combining terms using ‘AND’ can narrow your search by combining different concepts in your research question
The Boolean Operator ‘NOT’ can eliminate a term from your search. NOT, is seldom used, however it can be helpful in finding more relevant articles.
LibrarySearch provides a few different ways to limit your results. Some common limiters you may want to check out are date range, source type, and language. You can find limiting options under “All Filters” under the search bar.
Once you have made a few searches, if you want to combine them, you can click on “Recent Activity” in the left sidebar and check the checkboxes of each search you want to combine with Boolean operators, AND, OR or NOT. This will add your combined searches to the search bar at the top of the page. Click Search to see new results. Searches will clear once you close the window. To save a particular search or combined search, make certain you are logged into MyEBSCO (top right corner) and click the three vertical dots on the results line and select Save and Save again on the next page. This search will now be accessible by clicking “Saved” in the left sidebar.
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Any articles from journals we don’t subscribe to and individual chapters from textbooks we don’t own can be requested through Interlibrary Loan; just find the article in LibrarySearch and select Request Item.
You may need to login to HelixNet.
Then, just double-check that the information is correct and hit Submit Request. Requests are usually filled within 1-2 days, but book requests may take longer depending on where they are coming from.
