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Library databases contain thousands of sources for you to search. Databases have different types of sources, mostly journal or magazine articles, but some databases provide multimedia such as videos or images. The following databases are recommended for researching art. Read the descriptions to locate the best database. Then, click the access link, log in, and search for your topic. When searching, be sure to use as few words as possible to encompass the main points (or keywords) from your topic.

Academic Search Complete

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A full text database covering many different disciplines and subject areas. A great place to start research on any topic.

Input your search terms in different boxes.

Academic Search Complete is a database from a company called EBSCO. EBSCO has other databases that may be relevant to your research, including Humanities Source. All EBSCO databases use the same basic interface and tools, and you can search multiple databases at the same time.

If you would like to search Academic Search Complete and Humanities Source together, first access Academic Search Complete. Next, click the Choose Databases link above the search boxes and check the databases you wish to add in.

You can then do a combined search in your selected databases:

JSTOR

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The best place to start for arts and humanities research. JSTOR includes back issues of thousands of scholarly journals, with an excellent collection of art and humanities journals. You can also limit your search under "Journal Filter" to Music:

Google Scholar

Google Scholar allows you to search for scholarly articles that have been indexed by Google. While many will not be available full text, there are quite a few open-access articles, and you may also set up Google Scholar to connect you to the library databases.

To set up Google Scholar:

Click Settings at the top (the gear icon); this may be under the More menu on the left.
Click Library links in the left menu.
Search for Santa Fe College - Find it @ Santa Fe, add a checkmark, and save it.

Articles with a Find it @ Santa Fe link in the right column have the full text available in one of the library's databases:

Google Scholar from Lawrence W. Tyree Library on Vimeo.

Hello! This video tutorial will demonstrate how to use Google Scholar and how to link database holdings.

Google Scholar is a subset of Google that allows you to search for scholarly information, including articles, scholarly books, and other types of publications. Not everything indexed in Google Scholar has the full text available. However, you can increase your full-text results by adding Santa Fe College as your library. To access Google Scholar, go to scholar.google.com.

At the top left of the page, click the icon with three horizontal lines, and then choose Settings.

On the next screen, click Library links.

On the Library links page, type Santa Fe College in the search box, and press the Enter key. In the resulting list, select Santa Fe College – Find it @ Santa Fe, and then click Save.

Saving your settings takes you back to the Google Scholar search screen. Enter your search in the box provided.

The results list displays matching articles and more. If you see a Find it @ Santa Fe link to the right of an article, the Tyree Library has access to that article. Click the Find it @ Santa Fe link.

Once you click the link, you may be prompted to sign using your Office 365 account. You might not see this screen if you are logged in elsewhere to Canvas or your Office 365 email.

You may be taken directly to the full text of the article or to an intermediary page. On this page, look at the View Online section to see the full text links.

Article options will vary, depending on the database it is part of. All articles should provide the full text.

Articles with other links in the far-right column are freely available online. As with any link to a file found online, be cautious. If you do not recognize the source of the link, you probably should not click it. Instead, contact a librarian for assistance.

If an article does not have a link in the right column, the full text is not currently available. To request a full-text copy of the article, click the double arrows icon.

Next, click the Request it link.

If you are not already signed in, click the Sign in link.

Choose Office 365 and log in with your Office 365 account.

Now you will see the option for an interlibrary loan request. This is the process of requesting that the Library obtain an item for you, which is free.

Fill out your information in the top part of the form. The bottom half should already be filled in with the article information, but you should double check before you submit. Articles are usually available within a week.

This concludes the video tutorial on using Google Scholar. If you have any questions, please contact a librarian:

352-395-5409
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