1. In your web browser enter the following address into the
address box,www.lirn.net. Click on Member Database Access to enter
the authorization page.
2. At the box at the bottom of the page enter your
campuspassword as supplied by your librarian. Click Submit. 3. The
LIRN portal page for your campus will appear with a list of
available resources. 4. Click on Connect to INFOTRAC. 5. A page
will appear that shows the databases under InfoTrac. At the top of
this page is an opening paragraph. Read this paragraph carefully.
It contains instructions on how to search one classification of
data or cross search through several databanks. 6. Using InfoTrac
PowerSearch:Click on Select all cross searchable databases. 7. This
is the main InfoTrac PowerSearchpage. Below the main search box
areoptions that allow you to choose onlydocuments with full text as
well asdocuments with images anddocuments that have been
peer-reviewed.To search:Type pixel into the find search box.Check
the box documents with fulltext.Check the box documents
withimages.Click Search. 8. A list of articles appears. Atthe
bottom of each article istext explaining its contents, inthis case
the article containsthe full text and graphics aswell as a PDF scan
of theoriginal document.Click on the title to view thearticle. 9.
How to Search InfoTrac an example: Open to InfoTrac, click on the
title Computer Database. 10. Enter the word Pixel in the Search
box.Click Search. 11. A listing of articles about pixels will
appear. Scrolldown to one of these titles and click on it. 12. Once
you have found aresource, you have severalchoices.You can: read the
article on line print the article email the article toyourself or
someone else save the article in favoritesfor future reference
oremailing. 13. If you click on Citation Tools, a new window will
pop up withoptions for saving a citation to this article. 14.
Select the style of citation you wish to use, then click Save. 15.
A box will pop up asking you where to save or open the file to.The
citation is saved as an HTM file which can be opened withyour web
browser. From there you can copy the text to paste intoyour
document. 16. Click on Connect to Proquest. 17. A page will appear
that will show ablock for the selection ofdatabases you wish to
use. Clickon this and only the databasesavailable through your
librarywill appear. Your librarysubscription may not contain allof
the databases listed. Select the database appropriatefor your
research. 18. The page will update and you can enter your specific
search titleand use normal search procedures to find what you need.
If you need more search help go to Search Tips. 19. Click on
Connect to eLibrary. 20. Select the database you wish to use, you
can select from:Newspapers, Magazines, Books, Maps, Websites,
Pictures,Audio/Video and Transcripts. 21. You will then be able to
search for a publication under the selected database. 22. Click on
Connect to Credo Reference. 23. A page will appear that willshow a
block for theselection of databases youwish to use. Click on this
and thedatabases available throughyour library will appear. Select
the databaseappropriate for yourresearch. 24. Created by Douglas
Devaux / Mark Wilson, LIRN Office
