Upward Bound- History: What to Do With the Full Text

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Introduction to Online Databases  (2:00)  

Search Strategies for  Finding Articles  (3:50)  

Finding Full-Text Articles  (2:46)  

The Different Types of Articles (Magazines, Journals and Newspapers)  (4:40)  

Scholarly Articles  (3:09)

• Open the PDF Full Text file of the article you would like to use for your research

• Once the PDF file is open, you will see the Tools menue pictured below on the right side of the screen.
• You can:
• print the entire article (printer icon)
• email a copy of the article to yourself (envelope icon)
• generate an approximate citation for the article (sheet of paper icon)

• The citation tool will generate citations in a number of different styles
• Choose the correct one for your class
• DON'T COPY AND PASTE THE CITATIONS INTO YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY.
• compare it to a style guide or another authoritative example to make sure the citation is correct
• If you don't have an APA Style Guide, try using the Purdue OWL.